Living at the Edges of Capitalism

“This is an exciting book, and a very useful—one might even argue, long overdue—addition to the literature on both world-systems and forms of rebellion.”—David Graeber, author of The Utopia of Rules: On Technology, Stupidity and the Secret Joys of Bureaucracy

“This is a very worthwhile project, and it will surely find an enthusiastic and influential audience among the growing throng of readers interested in margins, borders, frontiers, and their meaning for the future of capitalism and the nation state.”—James C. Scott, author of Two Cheers for Anarchism: Six Easy Pieces on Autonomy, Dignity, and Meaningful Work and Play

“Living at the Edges of Capitalism is a clear, well-structured, and interesting book. It considers itself justly as an example of emancipatory scholarship, and it seeks to intervene in debates inspired by the alter-globalization movements and the Occupy movements.”—Peter Linebaugh, author of Stop, Thief!: The Commons, Enclosures, and Resistance

“As a major shift is occurring, internationally, in radical politics from wage struggle or direct confrontation with the state to new forms of resistance, operating outside the logic of state and market, a book like this makes an important contribution to the social sciences as well as to radical politics.”—Silvia Federici, author of Revolution at Point Zero: Housework, Reproduction, and Feminist Struggle
“Offering work of a comparative global analysis of spaces and historical experiences, Grubacic and O’Hearn raise provocative questions about the centrality of exilic space-making within the formation of global capitalism.”—Dylan Rodriguez, Professor and Chair of Ethnic Studies, University of California, Riverside