Machiavelli and Us - Tapa blanda

"Althusser, poised between modernism and postmodernism, meet Machiavelli, poised between the Middle Ages and modernity ... An explosive expression of the vision of revolutionary materialism: the coalescence of materialism and the phenomenon of singularity." - Antoni Negri "This is a fascinating and original work that provides a new perspective on the equally enigmatic figures of Althusser and Machiavelli." - The Front Table

Though only appearing as an occasional reference in the Marxist philosopher's oeuvre, Machiavelli was an unseen constant presence. For together with Spinoza and Marx, Machiavelli was a veritable Althusserian passion. Machiavelli and Us reveals why, and will be welcomed for the light it sheds on the richly complex thought of its author.