Full Description
In this book Krzysztof Nawratek explores the possibility of a post-capitalist city, and in so doing, reclaims and develops the idea of total mobilisation as originally formulated by Ernst Ju nger. Nawratek formulates the idea of 'accumulation of agency' the ability to act, to replace the logic of capital accumulation as a main driver of urban development. He argues that this 'accumulation of agency' operates already in contemporary cities, and should not be seen as essential element of capitalism, but as a conceptual gateway to a post-capitalist world.
Contents
PrefaceAcknowledgements1. Mobilising the Urban2. Territory, Space, Place, and Beyond3. The Spatiality of (Post-)Capitalism4. The House and the City as Capitalist/Post-Capitalist Hybrids5. Top-Down Revolutions. Negative and Positive Autonomy6. 'The Horizon of the Whole' (Against Totalitarianism and Reductivism)7. Borders, Interfaces and Infrastructure8. Nomadism and Partisanship9. Assemblages, Series, and Empire10. City of AgencyIndex
