Читать книгу The Anti-Capitalism Reader - Группа авторов - Страница 6

Acknowledgments

I can’t even begin to formulate a proper thanks to all the people who helped assemble this book of essays. Indeed, given the number of folks involved in this book’s production, rather than indulge in specifics, I’ll try and summarize your value to me in as few words as possible.

First off, I want to thank all of the contributors for putting so much work into their essays. All of you did an absolutely terrific job, using time that wasn’t neccessarily yours to give. In between your jobs, partners, and children, you put in an unbelievable amount of effort into this project.

Secondly, I want to thank a number of generous folks who either made themselves available for interviews or allowed us to reprint their work: Naomi Klein, Slavoj Zizek, Wendy Brown, Ramsey Kanaan, Colin Robinson, Giuseppe Cocco, Doug Henwood, Maurizion Lazzarato, and Thomas Frank. Equal gratitude is extended to Michael Hardt for providing us with the fantastic interview with Toni Negri, and to Kathleen Devereaux for the fabulous French-English translation. Aaron Shuman gets ten free dinners in Oakland for all the article-solicitation assistance he provided. And Charlie Bertsch gets the free Sony 17" for his advice, his energy, and the extremely large number of crucial interviews he pulled out of his proverbial hat for this book.

There’s always the subject of presentation to contend with. No collection of excellent political writing would be complete without equally imaginative artwork. Winston Smith made a dream come true when he generously provided us with the faux Norman Rockwell cover image. Having been a fan of his Dead Kennedys/Jello Biafra album jackets since I was a teenager, it was a great honor to have him contribute this image. Also worthy of high praise are photographers Eric Brown, Lisa Knowles, and Ultra-red, painter Jimmy Chen, and performance artist Tim Gordon, who provided wonderful documentary, impressionistic, and incendiary pieces.

Finally, I want to extend deep gratitude to my publisher Johnny Temple, and to this book’s designer, art director, and contributing photographer, Courtney Utt. This is the second time we’ve done this in a year, kids. Praise be the two of you for putting up with me and investing so much of your hearts, so much of your time, and every ounce of your patience into our shared projects. I adore and respect the both of you immensely. I think that says it all.