{"product_id":"9781783600632","title":"Omnia Sunt Communia : On the Commons and the Transformation to Postcapitalism","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eOmnia Sunt Communia\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor(s): Massimo De Angelis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this weaving of radical political economy, \u003ci\u003eOmnia Sunt Communia\u003c\/i\u003e sets out the steps to postcapitalism. By conceptualising the commons not just as common goods but as a set of social systems, Massimo De Angelis shows their pervasive presence in everyday life, mapping out a strategy for total social transformation.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFrom the micro to the macro, De Angelis unveils the commons as fields of power relations – shared space, objects, subjects – that explode the limits of daily life under capitalism. He exposes attempts to co-opt the commons, through the use of code words such as 'participation' and 'governance', and reveals the potential for radical transformation rooted in the reproduction of our communities, of life, of work and of society as a whole.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eReview(s):\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e“De Angelis has applied his considerable academic understanding to his practical experience of communing to advance a critical conversation on social change.” —\u003ci\u003eGreen Left Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“An extraordinary new book.” —\u003ci\u003eCounterPunch\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“As the crises of neoliberal capitalism deepen, Massimo De Angelis offers us a sweeping framework for understanding how commons can provide practical pathways for political and social emancipation. Timely, insightful and hopeful.” —\u003ci\u003eDavid Bollier, author of Think Like a Commoner\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“De Angelis does for the commons in this book what Marx did for capitalism in \u003ci\u003eCapital\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003ci\u003eOmnia Sunt Communia\u003c\/i\u003e will be indispensable to scholars and activists grappling with the most important question of our time: what system, if any, should follow the end of capitalism?” —\u003ci\u003eGeorge Caffentzis, author of In Letters of Blood and Fire: Work, Machines, and the Crisis of Capitalism\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Carefully argued and with a wealth of profound examples, this book is at once expansively curious and politically urgent. De Angelis does justice to the complex heat and light of the commons: our hidden past, our living present and our potential future.” —\u003ci\u003eMax Haiven, author of Crises of Imagination, Crises of Power\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“An ambitious and path-breaking work. While he introduces us to the main theorists of the commons, De Angelis also explores new ground. It makes for a powerful and challenging book that all educators and activists in movements for social justice should read.” —\u003ci\u003eSilvia Federici, author of Revolution at Point Zero: Housework, Reproduction, and Feminist Struggle\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eISBN:  9781783600632\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ","brand":"Zed Books","offers":[{"title":"Hardback","offer_id":40814639644878,"sku":"9781783600632","price":95.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0600\/7029\/7806\/products\/getimage_a3e7560a-37f4-4c29-83db-1e1346e39373.jpg?v=1642759593","url":"https:\/\/pickwickbookshop.com\/products\/9781783600632","provider":"Pickwick Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}