Terms of Disorder – Keywords for an Interregnum

In times of intensifying insecurity and turmoil, the book "Terms of Disorder" explores the defining terms in the modern vocabulary of emancipation to test their capacity to name and orient collective action toward abolishing the present state of things. It ranges from communism to leadership and provides a set of interlocking points of entry into the common task of forging a political language capable of navigating our disorientation.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 242 pages
Publication date: 06 July 2023
Publisher: Seagull Books London Ltd

A timely book that delves into the pressing issues of our time, encompassing the excesses of capitalism and the global crisis of leadership. It is widely acknowledged, across diverse political perspectives and across the globe, that we are experiencing a period of escalating insecurity and turmoil. If our era is characterized by transition, the certainty of its direction remains elusive. Momentous transformations in ecology, geopolitics, and everyday life are overshadowed by a pervasive sense of stasis. The boundaries between capital and nature are intricately intertwined, while the outdated model of leadership, dominance, and conflict exacerbates an already dire situation. Despite these challenges, the struggles for liberation persist.

Terms of Disorder takes on this moment by exploring key terms in the modern lexicon of emancipation, with the objective of assessing their ability to name and guide collective action aimed at dismantling the current state of affairs. Spanning from communism to leadership, the eleven keywords addressed in this book offer a framework for interconnected points of entry into the shared endeavor of crafting a political language capable of navigating our disorientation. As Gramsci astutely observed, the interregnum represents a period when new struggles emerge while the old order stagnates. We may find value in Cedric Robinson's call to "choose wisely among the dying."

Dimension: 9 x 6 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781803091778