Time for Revolution

From the Publisher Time for Revolution explores the burning issue of our times: is there still a place for resistance in a society utterly subsumed by capitalism? Written in prison two decades apart, these two essays reflect Negri’s abiding interest in the philosophy of time and resistance. The first is a central work in Negri’s oeuvre, tracing the fracture lines which force capitalist society into perpetual crisis. The second essay, written immediately after the global bestseller, Empire, provides a conceptual toolbox, deepening our understanding of the two key concepts of empire and multitude. Editorial Reviews – Time for Revolution From the Publisher Time for Revolution explores the burning issue of our times: is there still a place for resistance in a society utterly subsumed by capitalism? Written in prison two decades apart, these two essays reflect Negri’s abiding interest in the philosophy of time and resistance. The first is a central work in Negri’s oeuvre, tracing the fracture lines which force capitalist society into perpetual crisis. The second essay, written immediately after the global bestseller, Empire, provides a conceptual toolbox, deepening our understanding of the two key concepts of empire and multitude. Features – Time for Revolution Table of Contents Table of Contents AcknowledgementsTranslator’s introduction11First Displacement: the time of subsumed being232First Construction: collective time A483First Construction: collective time B544Second Construction: productive time A645Second Construction: productive time B716Third Construction: constitutive time A827Third Construction: constitutive time B918Second Displacement: the time of the revolution W1079Third Displacement: the time of the revolution Y120Afterword127Kairos, Alma Venus, Multitudo139Notes262Bibliography290 Synopsis Negri’s commentary on what he believes is the global capitalist empire is well-known, and these two texts, written decades apart in prison, help to de