{"product_id":"in-praise-of-the-common-a-conversation-on-philosophy-and-politics-9780816647439","title":"In Praise of the Common: A Conversation on Philosophy and Politics","description":"\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003eA publishing event--the history and evolution of Antonio Negri's philosophical and political thought\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA leading Marxist political philosopher and intellectual firebrand, Antonio Negri has inspired anti-empire movements around the world through his writings and personal example. Born in 1933, he was imprisoned in Italy in 1979 and convicted, nearly five years later, on questionable charges of \"association and insurrection against the state,\" whereupon he left the country to teach in France. In 1997, he voluntarily returned to Italy to serve out his seventeen-year prison sentence. He was freed in 2003.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eIn Praise of the Common, \u003c\/i\u003e which began as a conversation between Negri and literary critic Cesare Casarino, is the most complete review of the philosopher's work ever published. It includes five exchanges in which the two intellectuals discuss Negri's evolution as a thinker from 1950 to the present, detailing for the first time the genealogy of his concepts. \u003ci\u003eIn Praise of the Common\u003c\/i\u003e contains two essays by Casarino that expand Negri's most recent work by relating it to the work of other prominent thinkers.\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis is at once a book by Negri and on Negri. It presents, for the first time in English, a major essay by Negri on the \"monster\" as a political figure in the history of Western thought, engaging with discourses of biopolitics, eugenics, and genetic engineering. More candid and self-critical than ever before, Negri provides his wide audience with a rich and revelatory assessment of his controversial, highly influential thought.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Minnesota Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/01\/2008\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780816647439\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 312\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.94lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.94h x 6.02w x 0.77d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003eReference and Research Bk News\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/01\/2009 pg. 178\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Cesare Casarino,Antonio Negri","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52379388543157,"sku":"9780816647439","price":21.21,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_65793e10-e94f-4412-9693-bd35c8a44f33.jpg?v=1774372603","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/in-praise-of-the-common-a-conversation-on-philosophy-and-politics-9780816647439","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}