{"product_id":"poetry-from-the-future-9780141987699","title":"Poetry from the Future","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e''A compelling vision, an urgent necessity, and not beyond reach'' Noam Chomsky\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe past is forgotten, and the future is without hope. Dystopia has  become a reality. This is the new normal in our apocalyptic politics -  but if we accept it, our helplessness is guaranteed. To bring about real  change, argues activist and political philosopher Srecko Horvat, we  must first transform our mindset.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRanging through time and  space, from the partisan liberation movements of Nazi-occupied  Yugoslavia to the contemporary culture, refugee camps and political  frontlines of 21st century Europe, Horvat shows that the problems we  face today are of an unprecedented nature. To solve them, he argues in  this passionate call for a new radical internationalism, we must move  beyond existing ways of thinking: beyond borders, national identities  and the redundant narratives of the past. Only in this way can we create  new models for living and, together, shape a more open and op\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eInfused with a contagious enthusiasm and optimism that never ignores the grim reality of our present, \u003ci\u003ePoetry from the Future\u003c\/i\u003e is a radical call for action. The perfect medicine for left-wing melancholia.—Alfonso Cuarón\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAmbiguous histories, temporal framings that do not follow standard epochs, unexpected combinations of events, are just some of the surprises and unsettlements that  Srecko Horvat gives us in this radically original book.—Saskia Sassen, author of EXPULSIONS\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThese captivating reflections lead us on a journey, painful and inspiring, from the first moments of liberation of Europe from fascist jackboots to the resistance taking form today to the stultifying current occupation of capitalist cultural hegemony and internalized controls.  The culmination is a call \"to project the spirit of this past struggle into the future\" in order to create \"a new nonaligned movement against capital\" - \u003cb\u003ea compelling vision, an urgent necessity, and not beyond reach.\u003c\/b\u003e—Noam Chomsky\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA charismatic Croatian philosopher—Oliver Stone\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOne of the most exciting voices of his generation—\u003ci\u003eDas Freitag\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThank fuck Horvat has taken it upon himself to create new worlds—\u003ci\u003eVICE\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe young Croatian philosopher Srecko Horvat is just as much a doer as a thinker. He is searching for 'the poetry from the future' with impetuous energy—\u003ci\u003eFilosofie Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Penguin UK","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51017579168087,"sku":"9780141987699","price":12.59,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780141987699.jpg?v=1750774008","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/poetry-from-the-future-9780141987699","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}