Description: John Holloway et al explore solutions to postmodern political paralysis in the 'negative dialectics' of Theodor Adorno.
Brief description: John Holloway is Professor of Sociology in the Instituto de Ciencias Sociales y Humanidades of the Benemerita Universidad Autonoma de Puebla in Mexico. He is the author of Crack Capitalism (Pluto, 2010), Change the World Without Taking Power (Pluto, 2019) and Negativity and Revolution (Pluto, 2008). Phil O'Keefe is Professor of Economic Development and Environmental Management at Northumbria University. He is also the Director of ETC-UK and co-author with Neil Middleton of Disaster and Development (Pluto, 1997), Redefining Sustainable Development (Pluto, 2001), Rio Plus Ten (Pluto, 2003) and co-editor of Negotiating Poverty (Pluto, 2003). Sergio Tischler is the co-editor (with Werner Bonefeld) of Negativity and Revolution (Pluto, 2008) and What is to be Done? Leninism, Anti-Leninist Marxism and the Question of Revolution Today (2002).
Review Quotes: ""'This book could well have been titled 'Reading Adorno Politically.' Using Adorno's work as touchstone and emphasising the originality of his negative dialectics, these essays engage some of the most important debates among contemporary political theorists and activists'"" - Michael Hardt, co-author of Empire and Multitude ""'It is exciting to see how younger generations of scholars continue to work with Adorno's methods and keep his insights alive'"" - Prof. Detlev Claussen, Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz University of Hannover