From: Matteomandarini-AT-aol.com Date: Wed, 27 Jun 2001 04:29:19 EDT Subject: Re: AUT: Hardt-Negri's "Empire": a Marxist critique, part two --part1_ce.16b1ca0d.286af35f_boundary louis, as far as i can see, N&H are actively critiquing marx's claim that the rest of the world (the 'developing' world) should follow the path of western development which he argued in his india articles and elsewhere prior to 1878. as for supporting anti-colonial struggles, they say that they serve "important progressive functions" (p132). that does not mean that such struggles do not all too often result in a new form of submission. with such a new regime of dominion what is revealed is a "first glimpse of the passage to Empire" (p134). In other words, they are not arguing against the historical importance of such struggles, they are just arguing following the establishment of empire over the last 30-40years, struggles must set their demands differently from when colonialism was the dominant regime of capital. you seem to be generalising a point which is directed at a particular historical conjuncture (i.e. now) and suggesting that they are arguing against the anti-colonial struggles that preceded it. perhaps i am mis-reading you? one can argue whether there has been such a change of regime, but that is another argument entirely. 134E Kinglsand Road, Hoxton, London E2 8DY 020 7613 2993 0776 997 6212 matteomandarini-AT-aol.com --part1_ce.16b1ca0d.286af35f_boundary
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