Goodbye Mr. Socialism

by Negri, Antonio

• ISBN13: 9781583227756
• ISBN10: 158322775X
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2008-09-01
• Publisher: Seven Stories Pr

Summary

One of the world's leading political thinkers addresses the worldwide crisis of the Left.

Author Biography

ANTONIO NEGRI was born in Padua in 1933. He is one of the world’s leading critics of state power and has been actively involved in political movements to transform society. In 1979, he was arrested for his alleged connection to the Red Brigades and sentenced to a term in prison. In 1983, Negri fled into political exile in France and later returned to Italy in 1997, where he voluntarily served his term and was released in 2003. Among his most important works are Empire and Multitude (both with Michael Hardt).

Table of Contents

Goodbye Mr. Socialism	p. 9
Tous ensemble! From the Strike of a Metropolis to the Political Discovery of the Common	p. 33
The Left, Peace, and Nonviolence: The Cruxes of an Unresolved Debate	p. 49
Seattle: The Arrival of the Multitude	p. 63
Chiapas and Political Work in the Net	p. 75
Genoa: Epiphany of the New	p. 93
Migrants, or the End of Workers' Internationalism	p. 103
Iraq: Coup d'Etat in Empire	p. 121
The Commune of Madrid	p. 133
Lula: Governing with the Movements	p. 149
Davos: The Communism of Global Capital	p. 165
China is Near!	p. 189
Iran: But Wasn't God Dead?	p. 199
May Day: A Strange Precariat is Advancing	p. 211
Italy: The Mediocre Anomaly	p. 231
Lexicon	p. 249
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