Çokluk : imparatorluk çağında savaş ve demokrasi

Hardt ve Negri'nin imparatorluk'u yayimlandiginda, dunyadaki muhalif gucler uzun yillarin ataletini yeni yeni kirmaya, kuresel egemenligin bu yeni bicimini sorgulamaya basliyordu. Kitapta yazarlar, emperyalizm teriminin artik gunumuzu aciklayamadigini, bunun yerine ulus-devletler kadar ulusustu kurum, sirket ve STK'lari da iceren, her yere yayilan bir emperyal agir var oldugunu savundular; bu yeni egemenlik bicimi karsisinda ulusal ve yerel eksenli direnislerin etkisiz kaldigini soyleyip yeni bir enternasyonalizm onerdiler. Imparatorluk'un tamamlayicisi niteligindeki Cokluk, Seattle'dan Irak Savasi protestolarina kadar bu onerinin pratikte denendigi, bircok toplumsal eylemi ve meydan okuduklari kuresel surekli savas halini acikliyor, bir mucadele perspektifi ciziyor.Artik dusmani ve alani belirsiz olan, surekli bir kuresel savas hali icinde yasiyoruz. Bu durum yasamin her alanina yayilip, demokrasinin suresiz askiya alinmasina zemin hazirladi. Bu savas temelinde kurulan yeni somuru ve "In their international bestseller Empire, Michael Hardt and Antonio Negri presented a grand unified vision of a world in which the old forms of imperialism are no longer effective, and the various nation-states, even the most powerful, have to surrender much of their sovereignty to a supranational, multidimensional network of power they call Empire." "But what of Empire in an age of "American empire"? Many say that the unilateral war on terror conducted by the United States proves that old-school imperialism is alive and well. In Multitude Hardt and Negri argue that the reverse is true : the grievous failures of the U.S. project only confirm that using the tools of a previous historical moment to address contemporary problems is a recipe for ever more conflict, insecurity, and instability. The only way for the rich and powerful to maintain their interests and guarantee the global order is to establish a broad collaboration among the ruling powers in a new form of Empire. But such an imperial peace is by no means the solution for the vast majority of the world; such a "peace" really presides over a global state of violence that is progressively permeating all aspects of our society, exacerbating hierarchies, and subverting the traditional possibilities of democratic exchange."--BOOK JACKET.