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Unlock the transformative power of thought with **The Weapon of Organization**. This essential trade paperback offers a comprehensive introduction to Mario Tronti, a pivotal figure in the **1960s radical political movement** known as operaismo, which laid the groundwork for modern **autonomist Marxism**. Explore the profound insights of Tronti’s **‘Copernican revolution’**, a theory asserting that the struggles of the working class against exploitation drive capitalist development. This revolutionary concept has resonated globally, inspiring **activists and social theorists** across various disciplines. Dive into Tronti's influence on icons such as Antonio Negri and Michael Hardt, and understand how his ideas have shaped contemporary Marxist feminist critiques and social reproduction theory pioneered by thinkers like Mariarosa Dalla Costa and Silvia Federici.
The **Weapon of Organization** compiles invaluable, previously untranslated texts, including personal letters and essays, shedding light on Tronti's far-reaching impact on **social and political theory**. Ideal for scholars, activists, and anyone interested in the evolution of Marxist thought, this book is a crucial addition to your library. With its detailed explorations and engaging prose, readers will gain a deeper understanding of the complexities of labor, capital, and resistance.
**Note**: Shipping for this item is free. Please allow up to 6 weeks for delivery. Once your order is placed, it cannot be cancelled. This brand new edition carries the **ISBN 9781942173229**, published in 2020 by Common Notions.
Note: Shipping for this item is free. Please allow up to 6 weeks for delivery. Once your order is placed, it cannot be cancelled.
Condition: BRAND NEW
ISBN: 9781942173229
Format: Trade paperback (US)
Year: 2020
Publisher: Common Notions
Description:
Mario Tronti was the principal theorist of the radical political movement of the 1960s known in Italy asoperaismoand in the Anglophone world as Italian workerism, a current which went on to inform the development of autonomist Marxism. His “Copernican revolution”—the proposal that working class struggles against exploitation propel capitalist development, which can only be understood as a reaction that seeks to harness this antagonism—has inspired dissident leftists around the world.
Tronti’s influence as a theorist thus already reaches far beyond Italy to activists and writers working in different sectors on different problems historically and geographically. While his imposing and acclaimedWorkers and Capitalhas only recently appeared in English translation, Tronti has influenced many of the most creative social and political theorists of our time.
Antonio Negri and Michael Hardt have long acknowledged the influence of Tronti on their thinking, drawing especially on his inversion of strategy and tactics in their influential collaborations. Tronti’s work in the 1960s also furnished important building blocks for a Marxist feminist critique of unwaged labor—as developed by Mariarosa dalla Costa, Silvia Federici, and many others working on social reproduction theory—as Tronti showed how capitalist control extends beyond the factory to all of society. Fred Moten and Stefano Harney have echoed Tronti’s calls for a radical antagonism “within and against” institutions and the state.
The Weapon of Organizationis a crucial introduction to Tronti, presenting a variety of never-before-translated texts—personal letters,
The **Weapon of Organization** compiles invaluable, previously untranslated texts, including personal letters and essays, shedding light on Tronti's far-reaching impact on **social and political theory**. Ideal for scholars, activists, and anyone interested in the evolution of Marxist thought, this book is a crucial addition to your library. With its detailed explorations and engaging prose, readers will gain a deeper understanding of the complexities of labor, capital, and resistance.
**Note**: Shipping for this item is free. Please allow up to 6 weeks for delivery. Once your order is placed, it cannot be cancelled. This brand new edition carries the **ISBN 9781942173229**, published in 2020 by Common Notions.
Note: Shipping for this item is free. Please allow up to 6 weeks for delivery. Once your order is placed, it cannot be cancelled.
Condition: BRAND NEW
ISBN: 9781942173229
Format: Trade paperback (US)
Year: 2020
Publisher: Common Notions
Description:
Mario Tronti was the principal theorist of the radical political movement of the 1960s known in Italy asoperaismoand in the Anglophone world as Italian workerism, a current which went on to inform the development of autonomist Marxism. His “Copernican revolution”—the proposal that working class struggles against exploitation propel capitalist development, which can only be understood as a reaction that seeks to harness this antagonism—has inspired dissident leftists around the world.
Tronti’s influence as a theorist thus already reaches far beyond Italy to activists and writers working in different sectors on different problems historically and geographically. While his imposing and acclaimedWorkers and Capitalhas only recently appeared in English translation, Tronti has influenced many of the most creative social and political theorists of our time.
Antonio Negri and Michael Hardt have long acknowledged the influence of Tronti on their thinking, drawing especially on his inversion of strategy and tactics in their influential collaborations. Tronti’s work in the 1960s also furnished important building blocks for a Marxist feminist critique of unwaged labor—as developed by Mariarosa dalla Costa, Silvia Federici, and many others working on social reproduction theory—as Tronti showed how capitalist control extends beyond the factory to all of society. Fred Moten and Stefano Harney have echoed Tronti’s calls for a radical antagonism “within and against” institutions and the state.
The Weapon of Organizationis a crucial introduction to Tronti, presenting a variety of never-before-translated texts—personal letters,