Declaration [Kindle Edition]

Michael Hardt (Author), Antonio Negri (Author)

Book Description

This is not a manifesto. Manifestos provide a glimpse of a world to come and also call into being the subject, who although now only a specter must materialize to become the agent of change. Manifestos work like the ancient prophets, who by the power of their vision create their own people. Today's social movements have reversed the order, making manifestos and prophets obsolete. Agents of change have already descended into the streets and occupied city squares, not only threatening and toppling rulers but also conjuring visions of a new world. More important, perhaps, the multitudes, through their logics and practices, their slogans and desires, have declared a new set of principles and truths. How can their declaration become the basis for constituting a new and sustainable society? How can those principles and truths guide us in reinventing how we relate to each other and our world? In their rebellion, the multitudes must discover the passage from declaration to constitution.

Editorial Reviews

Review

Praise for Hardt & Negri’s previous books:

"Hardt and Negri are an extraordinarily rare breed: political theorists who actually believe in people, and their power and wisdom to govern themselves. The result is an inspiring marriage of realism and idealism." -Naomi Klein, author of No Logo

"The collaboration between American literary theorist and Italian political philosopher has produced a strange and graceful work, of rare imaginative drive and richness of intellectual reference." -New Left Review

"[Hardt and Negri’s] objective, prudently, is to suggest that social revolution is still eminently possible, and that even in this dark time, the left has every reason to be optimistic." -In These Times

Product Details

• File Size: 306 KB
• Print Length: 118 pages
• Page Numbers Source ISBN: 0786752904
• Publisher: Argo-Navis (May 8, 2012)
• Sold by: Amazon Digital Services, Inc.
• Language: English
• ASIN: B00816QAFY
• Text-to-Speech: Enabled
• X-Ray: Not Enabled
• Lending: Not Enabled
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #59,833 Paid in Kindle Store (See Top 100 Paid in Kindle Store)

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

6 of 7 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars Short and Sweet June 12, 2012

By Daniel Turner

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This tiny volume contains a dense but keen analysis of the current state of global capitalism. It takes the "word on the street" from the current direct democracy movements all over the world and places it upon a solid Marx-influenced theoretical framework. It covers the current relationship of the "multitude" to the means of production and exposes global capitalism's (Empire) shaky foundations. Some have claimed that their earlier work, _Empire_, was like the Communist Manifesto of the 21st century. At 478 pages, that work really doesn't fit the analogy. This work does. But as stated, it transcends the function and format of the manifesto while still holding onto the biting style, not attempting to "reinvent the wheel."

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars Declaration de Hardt y Negri February 21, 2013

By R. Galeano Valencia

Format:Kindle Edition

Excelente reflexión sobre la actual crisis global! Lo mas importante en relacion con los libros anteriores es que ya no esperan el "evento", solo tratan de formular propuestas para cuando este ocurra

5.0 out of 5 stars The Voice of the Intellectual Left March 4, 2013

By Frank C Rac

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This is a very accessible summary to the massive and comprehensive works of Hardt and Negri - leading inexorably to the twin conclusions that we are in a hell of our own making and that there is a way out. It is only from a global and long-term perspective that Citizens of the World can begin to challenge the existing cliched liberal and conservative false authorities. A wonderful book - like a cool breeze on a face red with rage.