Ungovernability: Reflections on the Failures of Revolution by Tom Nomad ISBN 9783911720014, 3911720017 instant download

Ungovernability: Reflections on the Failures of Revolution by Tom Nomad ISBN 9783911720014, 3911720017 instant download

The struggle that we need to fight is not simply against capitalism or the state that allows it to function, but it is against a whole ontology of human vision, a concept that the purpose of existence is to fulfill some historical mission, to reach some utopian end, and, thus, to fulfill some truth of existence. It is this world, this world of historical teleology, goals, missions, progress, that we need to destroy, not just its capitalist manifestation. And, at least, at this point, there is no real language to think ourselves through this.
Take a journey into the political analysis of Tom Nomad. An anarchist scholar and tactician, Nomad has been involved in anarchist movements in and around the United States ‘Rustbelt’ for over 25 years. He is the author of numerous books on anarchist and state theory (see titles below). This is the latest book (2025) by Nomad reflecting and analysing the current political situation in the United States for the readers consideration.
Excerpt from the book:
The problem with revolution is not something within revolution itself, in isolation. Rather, the inherent failure of revolution as a model is a result of its fundamental connection to the modernist political project, and it is modernity that needs to be destroyed; we need to burn it all down and learn from the mistakes
Nomad’s earlier books include: The Masters' Tools: Warfare and Insurgent Possibility (2013) and Toward an Army of Ghosts: Immanence, Conflict and Crisis (2017). Nomad has also written for Crimethinc, Its Going Down, Insurgencies journal, Territories and a number of other websites. You can also hear Tom on The Beautiful Idea podcast, where they are a co-host.