A collaborative close reading of &A Thousand Plateaus& by some of the world&s leading Deleuze & Guattari scholars This volume brings together a team of international specialists on Deleuze & Guattari to provide in-depth critical studies of each plateau of their major work &A Thousand Plateaus& It combines an overview of the text with deep scholarship & brings a renewed focus on the philosophical significance of their project&A Thousand Plateaus& represents a whole new way of doing philosophy This collection supports the critical reception of Deleuze & Guattari&s text as one of the most important & influential works of modern theory Key Features Emphasises the philosophical nature of &A Thousand Plateaus& Provides detailed coverage of the text as a whole Brings together cutting edge research from some of the leading lights in scholarship on Deleuze & Guattari An ideal companion to a plateau-by-plateau reading of Deleuze & Guattari&s work Contributors Miguel de Beistegui University of Warwick UKJeffrey A Bell Southeastern Louisiana University USARonald Bogue University of Georgia USARay Brassier American University of Beirut Lebanon Eugene W Holland Ohio State University USAEmma Ingala Universidad Complutense de Madrid Italy Simon O& Sullivan Goldsmiths University of London UKHelen Palmer Kingston University London UKPaul Patton University of New South Wales Australia John Protevi Louisiana State University Baton Rouge USADaniel W Smith Purdue University USAHenry Somers-Hall Royal Holloway University of London UKAudrey Wasser Miami University USANathan Widder Royal Holloway University of London UKJames Williams Deakin University Australia