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Negativity and Revolution: Adorno and Political Activism
. Ed(S): Holloway, John; Matamoros, Fernando; Tischler, Sergio
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paperback. John Holloway et al explore solutions to postmodern political paralysis in the 'negative dialectics' of Theodor Adorno. Editor(s): Holloway, John; Matamoros, Fernando; Tischler, Sergio. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: HPS; JPFC; JPW. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 215 x 135 x 18. Weight in Grams: 318.
How can activists combat the political paralysis that characterises the anti-dialectical Marxism of Foucault, Derrida and Deleuze, without reverting to a dogmatic orthodoxy? This book explores solutions in the 'negative dialectics' of Theodor Adorno.
The poststructuralist shift from dialectics to 'difference' has been so popular that it becomes difficult to create meaningful revolutionary responses to neoliberalism. The contributors to this volume come from within the anti-capitalist movement, and close to the concerns expressed in Negri and Hardt's Empire and Multitude. However, they argue forcefully and persuasively for a return to dialectics so a real-world, radical challenge to the current order can be constructed.
This is a passionate call to arms for the anti-capitalist movement. It should be read by all engaged activists and students of political and critical theory.
The poststructuralist shift from dialectics to 'difference' has been so popular that it becomes difficult to create meaningful revolutionary responses to neoliberalism. The contributors to this volume come from within the anti-capitalist movement, and close to the concerns expressed in Negri and Hardt's Empire and Multitude. However, they argue forcefully and persuasively for a return to dialectics so a real-world, radical challenge to the current order can be constructed.
This is a passionate call to arms for the anti-capitalist movement. It should be read by all engaged activists and students of political and critical theory.
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Pluto Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
256
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New
Number of Pages
256
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780745328362
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V9780745328362
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About . Ed(S): Holloway, John; Matamoros, Fernando; Tischler, Sergio
John Holloway has published widely on Marxist theory, on the Zapatista movement and on the new forms of anti-capitalist struggle. His book Change the World without Taking Power has been translated into eleven languages and has stirred an international debate, and Crack Capitalism is a renowned classic. He is currently Professor of Sociology in the Instituto de Ciencias Sociales y Humanidades of the Benemérita Universidad Autónoma de Puebla in Mexico. Phil O'Keefe is Professor of Economic Development and Environmental Management at Northumbria University. He is also the Director of ETC-UK and co-author with Neil Middleton of Disaster and Development (Pluto, 1997), Redefining Sustainable Development (Pluto, 2001), Rio Plus Ten (Pluto, 2003) and co-editor of Negotiating Poverty (Pluto, 2003). Sergio Tischler is the co-editor (with Werner Bonefeld) of Negativity and Revolution (Pluto, 2008) and What is to be Done? Leninism, Anti-Leninist Marxism and the Question of Revolution Today (2002).
Reviews for Negativity and Revolution: Adorno and Political Activism
'This book could well have been titled 'Reading Adorno Politically.' Using Adorno's work as touchstone and emphasising the originality of his negative dialectics, these essays engage some of the most important debates among contemporary political theorists and activists'
Michael Hardt, co-author of Empire and Multitude 'It is exciting to see how younger generations of scholars continue to work with Adorno's methods and keep his insights alive'
Prof. Detlev Claussen, Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz University of Hannover
Michael Hardt, co-author of Empire and Multitude 'It is exciting to see how younger generations of scholars continue to work with Adorno's methods and keep his insights alive'
Prof. Detlev Claussen, Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz University of Hannover