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First Measures of the Coming Insurrection
Eric Hazan
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Description for First Measures of the Coming Insurrection
Paperback. Eric Hazan and Kamo, arguing against the political right and left, in the form of twentieth-century communism, provide a radical manual for the aftermath of a regime's demise. Num Pages: 144 pages. BIC Classification: HPS; JPFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 113 x 179 x 14. Weight in Grams: 128.
We have witnessed a beginning, the birth of a new age of revolt and upheaval. In North Africa and the Middle East it took the people a matter of days to topple what were supposedly entrenched regimes. Now, to the west, multiple crises are etching away at a ‘democratic consensus’ that has, since the 1970s, plagued and suppressed any sparks of revolutionary potential. It is time to prepare for the coming insurrection. In this bold and beautifully written book, Eric Hazan and Kamo provide a short account of what is to be done in the aftermath of a regime’s ... Read more
We have witnessed a beginning, the birth of a new age of revolt and upheaval. In North Africa and the Middle East it took the people a matter of days to topple what were supposedly entrenched regimes. Now, to the west, multiple crises are etching away at a ‘democratic consensus’ that has, since the 1970s, plagued and suppressed any sparks of revolutionary potential. It is time to prepare for the coming insurrection. In this bold and beautifully written book, Eric Hazan and Kamo provide a short account of what is to be done in the aftermath of a regime’s ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
Weight
128g
Number of Pages
144
Place of Publication
, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781783604098
SKU
V9781783604098
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About Eric Hazan
Eric Hazan is a writer, historian and founder of the independent publishing house La Fabrique. His most recent books in English include The Invention of Paris (2012) and A People's History of the French Revolution (2014). Kamo are a group of anonymous French revolutionaries.
Reviews for First Measures of the Coming Insurrection
This has been a period of many insurrections – from the Arab Spring to the Occupy movements in Greece, Spain and the US – but not of revolutions. Why? First Measures of the Coming Insurrection attempts to answer this vital question by soberly examining the logical space between insurrection and revolution and what it takes to traverse it. It is ... Read more