Michael Hardt, Antonio Negri. Empire (№ 216635)

The transition to Empire, generated by the decline of the sovereignty of the modern type. In contrast to imperialism, Empire does not create a territorial center of power and does not rely on fixed boundaries or barriers. Is - decentered and deterritorializing, that is, devoid of center and bind to a specific site, a management apparatus, which gradually includes all the global space in their open and expanding boundaries. Mixed Empire manages hybrid identities, flexible hierarchies, and plural exchanges through modulating networks of command. Various national colours on the world map, times of traditional imperialism are blurred and merge into a rainbow of a global Empire.