Essential History: Jacques Derrida and the Development of Deconstruction (Studies in Phenomenology and Existential Philosophy)

"Essential History is clearly written and its scholarship is highly original. It is surely going to get a lot of attention as one of the two or three best books in English on its topic." --Andrew Cutrofello, author of Continental Philosophy: A Contemporary Introduction "[Joshua Kates's] scholarship is excellent. . .Essential History is a very original book. . .in competition with all of the serious works in the field." --Bernard Flynn, Graduate Faculty, New School University "A work of overpowering scholarship, which will not only significantly distance itself from other works in the field, but redefine the very terms of the discussion of the origin and nature of deconstruction for many years to come." --Burt C. Hopkins, Department of Philosophy, Seattle University