First Measures of the Coming Insurrection

Eric Hazan

ISBN 10: 1783604093 / ISBN 13: 9781783604098

Published by Bloomsbury Publishing PLC, 2015

About this Item

Eric Hazan and Kamo, arguing against the political right and left, in the form of twentieth-century communism, provide a radical manual for the aftermath of a regime's demise. Num Pages: 144 pages. BIC Classification: HPS; JPFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 113 x 179 x 14. Weight in Grams: 128. . 2015. Paperback. . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: First Measures of the Coming Insurrection
• Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
• Publication Date: 2015
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1783604093
• ISBN 13: 9781783604098
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: New

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Synopsis

We have witnessed a beginning, the birth of a new age of revolt and upheaval. In North Africa and the Middle East it took the people a matter of days to topple what were supposedly entrenched regimes. Now, to the west, multiple crises are etching away at a 'democratic consensus' that has, since the 1970s, plagued and suppressed any sparks of revolutionary potential. It is time to prepare for the coming insurrection.

In this bold and beautifully written book, Eric Hazan and Kamo provide a short account of what is to be done in the aftermath of a regime's demise: how to prevent any power from restoring itself and how to reorganize society without a central authority and according to the people's needs. They argue that neither a leadership reshuffle, in the guise of constitutional progress, nor a transition period between a capitalist social order and a communist horizon will do.

First Measures of the Coming Insurrection is more than the voice of a new generation of revolutionaries; it is the manual for the coming global revolution.

About the Author

Eric Hazan is a writer, historian and founder of the independent publishing house La Fabrique. His books in English include The Invention of Paris (2012) and A People's History of the French Revolution (2014).