After September 11 this discussion of Empires political and legal theories was closely linked with the struggle to redefine Americas place in a changed world. The book was read as a diagnosis of our era and a call for liberatory action, while Michael Hardt was acclaimed as the next Jacques Derrida. Framing the debate about this landmark work, Empires New Clothes brings together leading scholars to make sense of Empires new vocabulary and tackle its claims head on. Does the authors vision accurately describe the power structure of todays world? Do the processes of "globalization" today represent a fundamental break from the past? Is the book really a "communist manifesto" for the new age? Empires New Clothes investigates these and other key issues, giving academics, students, and lay readers a handle on a work that touches the most vital themes of current political, social, and economic life.
Here’s Doug Henwood on Empire, incase your interested
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