| Empire | 
 enlarge | Authors: Michael Hardt, Antonio Negri
Publisher: Harvard University Press
Category: Book
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Sales Rank: 21584
Media: Paperback
Edition: New Ed
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Pages: 478
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Dimensions (in): 9.1 x 6.1 x 1.3
ISBN: 0674006712
Dewey Decimal Number: 325.3209045
EAN: 9780674006713
ASIN: 0674006712
Publication Date: August 15, 2001
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 A work of genius October 8, 2004
3 out of 4 found this review helpful
If you want to understand the contemporary world and the forces affecting the paths of history then start here. Negri's intellect is rigorous and first-rate, his depth of insight outstanding. Normally he writes in a very intellectual style, using technical language and thought that is beyond that of the begginner. Here the writing is more disciplined and coherent, but doesn't lose any of its wealth. His use of historical materialism allows him to endows his work with a strong emprical basis which ensures that is statements are factual and to the point and he doesn't make wooly or doubtful assertions. His analysis of capital and its affects on human life is invigorating in its analysis of past events, prescient in its predictions for our present and future times.
Fierce in its attack, sweeping in its scope April 30, 2002
23 out of 27 found this review helpful
Negri and Hardt will be remembered for this work. Books of this intelligence are difficult to find. This book should hearten democratic and progressive students of Socialism and Marxism. Although the prose and referencing lends itself to the academic reader, this does not blunten the strength of its attack on the undemocratic nature of modern capitalism. Readers that don't have a background in political thought might best wean themselves onto this book by digesting a few other books on the history of political thought. Also reading Naomi Klein's No Logo prior will help clarify the reader on the current state of neo-liberal capitalism. As I said above it is not an easy read, but in the end very rewarding. There is hope for a more democratic, equitable future and it lies with thinkers and doers such as Sn Negri and Mr Hardt.
 A parson's egg of a book. March 29, 2002
14 out of 38 found this review helpful
"Empire" failed to live up to its promise. The prose style was irritating. Brilliantly lucid now, then glib post-modern; did Hardt and Negri take it in turns to write?The substantive issues also recieved uneven attention. The attempt to rehabilitate Marxism really didn't work, and despite some excellent points, the central thesis is flawed, and other avenues remain unexplored. Cooper's take (The Postmodern State) is more coherent and promising.
A pompous and unsuccessful effort to explain post capitalism December 16, 2001
19 out of 59 found this review helpful
This book is beautifully written with carefully crafted sentences, liberally sprinkled with the names of philosophers and economists. However after reading a sentence, a paragraph or a chapter, it is necessary to re-read it to try, unsuccessfully, to discern any rational meaning.
I am writing this as a person with a little education and experience of politics and economics...
 This book is a scholarly work that is very challenging. October 18, 2001
16 out of 23 found this review helpful
Empire offers a view of internationalism in the postmodern era and the onset of globalised Imperialism. I highly recommend it to anyone who is interested in understanding how to combat hidden forms of domination that Negri and Hardt bring to the surface. It's very dense and complicated, but definitely worth it. "Empire" allows readers to recognise current structural powers and where the world economy and foreign powers are headed. Mostly theoretical. Enjoyable.
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