Change the World Without Taking Power: The Meaning of Revolution Today

Author:   John Holloway (Benemérita Universidad Autónoma de Puebla)
Publisher:   Pluto Press
Edition:   4th edition
ISBN:  

9780745339337


Pages:   304
Publication Date:   20 March 2019
Format:   Hardback
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This book is a profound search for a theory of social change. Through clearing away the cobwebs of revolutionary socialism, it renews the fight for the ending of capitalism and the construction of a new, fairer world. After a century of failed attempts by radical projects, the concept of revolution itself is in crisis. By asking the deepest questions about the nature of humanity, work, capitalism, organisation and resistance, John Holloway looks sharply at modern protest movements and provides tools for creating new strategies. First published in 2002, this book marked a shift in the understanding of Autonomism, Anarchism and Marxism, addressing the doubts activists had in their own political history and work, and helped form the perspectives of a new generation who are today changing the world.

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Author:   John Holloway (Benemérita Universidad Autónoma de Puebla)
Publisher:   Pluto Press
Imprint:   Pluto Press
Edition:   4th edition
Weight:   0.535kg
ISBN:  

9780745339337


ISBN 10:   0745339336
Pages:   304
Publication Date:   20 March 2019
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print   Availability explained
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Table of Contents

Acknowledgements Preface to the Fourth Edition Preface to the Third Edition Preface to the First Edition 1. The Scream 2. Beyond the State? 3. Beyond Power? 4. Fetishism: The Tragic Dilemma 5. Fetishism and Fetishisation 6. Anti-Fetishism and Criticism 7. The Tradition of Scientific Marxism 8. The Critical-Revolutionary Subject 9. The Material Reality of Anti-Power 10. The Material Reality of Anti-Power and the Crisis of Capital 11. Revolution? Epilogue: Moving Against and Beyond: Reflections on a Discussion Notes Bibliography Name Index Subject Index

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'Change the World without Taking Power has transformed the way we think about radical change. While reading Holloway's masterpiece, if you feel that everything you had previously thought about in relation to Marxism and revolution had been ill-conceived, you are not alone!' -- Ana Cecilia Dinerstein, University of Bath 'A refreshing, thought provoking book ... A must read for every student and practitioner of political science' -- USI Journal 'A beautiful but strange book' -- Antonio Negri 'This is a most compelling book. A must read, and already a classic' -- Werner Bonefeld, The University of York


'A beautiful but strange book' -- Antonio Negri 'A refreshing, thought provoking book ... A must read for every student and practitioner of political science' -- USI Journal 'Change the World without Taking Power has transformed the way we think about radical change. While reading Holloway's masterpiece, if you feel that everything you had previously thought about in relation to Marxism and revolution had been ill-conceived, you are not alone!' -- Ana Cecilia Dinerstein, University of Bath 'This is a most compelling book. A must read, and already a classic' -- Werner Bonefeld, The University of York


'The first edition of this book was published at the time of the Argentine popular rebellion, the second during Occupy Wall Street and the Movements of the Squares...let this edition be the one that ushers in the era of the new commons' -- Marina Sitrin, SUNY Binghamton University 'This book should not only be thought of as a masterful contribution to critical theory in the speculative mode of Hegel, Bloch, or Adorno; it is intended, rather, as a contribution to revolutionary practice. John Holloway is one of the most important revolutionary theorists of our time' -- Andrej Grubacic, California Institute of Integral Studies 'A beautiful but strange book' -- Antonio Negri 'A refreshing, thought provoking book ... A must read for every student and practitioner of political science' -- USI Journal 'This book has transformed the way we think about radical change. While reading Holloway's masterpiece, if you feel that everything you had previously thought about in relation to Marxism and revolution had been ill-conceived, you are not alone!' -- Ana Cecilia Dinerstein, University of Bath 'This is a most compelling book. A must read, and already a classic' -- Werner Bonefeld, The University of York


'A refreshing, thought provoking book ... A must read for every student and practitioner of political science' -- USI Journal 'A beautiful but strange book' -- Antonio Negri 'These pages are among the most powerful and moving in revolutionary thought. Simply magnificant' -- Michael Lowy, Emeritus Research Director in Social Sciences at the CNRS


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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.

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