{"product_id":"general-intellects-mckenzie-wark-9781786631909","title":"General Intellects: Twenty-Five Thinkers for the Twenty-First Century","description":"\u003cb\u003eA guide to the thinkers and the ideas that will shape the future\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhat happened to the public intellectuals that used to challenge and inform us? Who is the Sartre or De Beauvoir of the internet age? \u003ci\u003eGeneral Intellects\u003c\/i\u003e argues that we no longer have such singular figures, but we do have general intellects whose writing could, if read together, explain our times. Covering topics such as culture, politics, work, technology, and the Anthropocene, each chapter is a concise account of an individual thinker, providing useful context and connections to the work of the others. McKenzie Wark's distinctive readings are appreciations, but are also critical of how neoliberal universities militate against cooperative intellectual work to understand and change the world. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e The thinkers included are Amy Wendling, Kojin Karatani, Paolo Virno, Yann Moulier Boutang, Maurizio Lazzarato, Franco \"Bifo\" Berardi, Angela McRobbie, Paul Gilroy, Slavoj Žižek, Jodi Dean, Chantal Mouffe, Wendy Brown, Judith Butler, Azumo Hiroki, Paul B. Pr ciado, Wendy Chun, Timothy Morton, Quentin Meillassoux, Isabelle Stengers, and Donna Haraway.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e McKenzie Wark\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1786631903\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781786631909\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Verso\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/16\/2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 336\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.15lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.10h x 6.00w x 1.00d","brand":"McKenzie Wark","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46451091407103,"sku":"9781786631909","price":26.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_d25c5984-bd3b-4e98-99d5-a3a982deeac4.jpg?v=1735876410","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/general-intellects-mckenzie-wark-9781786631909","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}