The Beginning of History: Value Struggles and Global CapitalFrancis Fukuyama may declare the "end of history", and neoliberal capital embraces this belief. However, the diverse struggles for commons and dignity around the planet reveal a different reality: that of the beginning of history. The clash between these two perspectives is the subject matter of this book. This book analyzes the frontline of this struggle. On one side, a social force called capital pursues endless growth and monetary value. On the other side, other social forces strive to rearrange the web of life on their own terms. This book engages with alternative modes of co-production recently posed by the alter-globalisation movement, and it examines what these movements are up against. This passionate account explores groundbreaking new critical political economic theory and its role in bringing about radical social change. This book is a must for all political activists and students of political theory. |
Contents
The beginning of history | 1 |
Value struggles | 19 |
Capital as a social force | 34 |
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The Beginning of History: Value Struggles and Global Capital Massimo De Angelis No preview available - 2006 |
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action activities alter-globalisation alternatives articulation autonomist Marxism beginning of history Bentham biopolitical Caffentzis capital's measure capital's value practices capitalist capitalist markets centre Chapter circuit of capital commons competition conatus conflict constituted context corresponding create crisis defined disciplinary mechanisms discourse discussion economic emerging enclosures example feedback flows fractal panopticon freedom global global South globalisation governance Hardt and Negri Hayek hierarchy homeostasis homeostatic human ibid immaterial labour individual integration interaction labour power law of value livelihoods loops Marx Marx's Marxist means mode of production movement needs neoliberal networks nodes normalised norms ongoing organisational overcoming panopticon perspective policies political practices of capital primitive accumulation privatisation problem problematic problematisation production and reproduction profit question relations of production role singularities social body social cooperation social force social production social relations socially necessary labour society strategies subjects tion value practices value struggles waged and unwaged workers World Bank