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The Invisible Committee, Robert Hurley

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English

Semiotext(e)
20 October 2017

Politics & government; Political ideologies

Series: Semiotext(e) / Intervention Series

A new political critique from the authors of The Coming Insurrection, calling for a ""destituent process"" of outright refusal and utter indifference to government.

Now is the phantom chapter to the Invisible Committee's previous book, To Our Friends- a new critique from the anonymous collective that establishes their opposition to the world of capital and its law of labor, addresses current anti-terrorist rhetoric and the ferocious repression that comes with it, and clarifies the end of social democracy and the growing rumors of the need for a coming ""civil war."" Now emerges at a time when the Invisible Committee's contestation has found echoes throughout the West, with a collapse of trust in the police, an inept weariness on the part of the political system, a growing urgency for opposition, a return of the theme of the Commune, a vanishing distinction between radicals and citizens, and a widespread refusal on the part of the citizen to be governed. As farcical political elections continue to unfold worldwide like a line of tumbling dominoes, and governments increasingly struggle to reclaim a legitimacy that has already slipped out of their grasp, Now clarifies the Invisible Committee's attitude toward all such elections and their outcome- one of utter indifference. Now proposes a ""destituent process"" that charts out a different path to be taken, a path of outright refusal that simply ignores elections altogether. It is a path that calls for taking over the world and not taking power, for exploring new forms of life and not a new constitution, and for desertion and silence as alternatives to proclamations and crashes. It is also a call for an unprecedented communism-a communism stronger than nation and country.

By: The Invisible Committee
Translated by: Robert Hurley
Imprint: Semiotext(e)
Country of Publication: United States
Volume: 21
Dimensions: Height: 178mm, Width: 114mm, Spine: 11mm
Weight: 188g
ISBN: 9781635900071
ISBN 10: 1635900077
Series: Semiotext(e) / Intervention Series
Pages: 160
Publication Date: 20 October 2017
Recommended Age: From 18 years
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

The Invisible Committee is a collective and anonymous pen name.