The pyramid and the common social reproduction, value praxis, and transformation Massimo De Angelis

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

De Angelis, M. (Massimo), author.

Series:

In common

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Capitalism--Social aspects.

Capitalism.

Social structure.

System theory.

social structure.

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Place of Publication:

London Bloomsbury Academic 2026

Summary:

"How do we change the world? How do we break free from social arrangements that shape our everyday lives yet leave many of us exhausted, stressed, and diminished? These are systems that deepen inequality, fuel armed conflict, damage the environment, and increasingly threaten the conditions of life itself. In this book, Massimo De Angelis explores the system of social cooperation we live in and reproduce every day, capitalism. Rather than analysing it from a distance, De Angelis examines it from the perspective of how people actually live, work, and care for one another, showing how our lives are organised through interconnected domains of value that structure power, labour, and social relations. Crucially, De Angelis argues that change can emerge from within these conditions. By focusing on social reproduction, the everyday practices that sustain life, he identifies a space where collective organisation, struggle, and alternative ways of living can take shape. Drawing on political economy, systems theory, cybernetics, and commons theory, this book offers both a clear diagnosis of our present crisis and a grounded vision for transforming how we live together"-- Bloomsbury Collections

Contents:

Changing the common

Reproductions and the measures of things

Reproductions as social forces

Daily life, social change, and enactment

The subject

Subjectification and the subject-holon

Value praxis or the coupling of the subjects with their exteriority

Domains of value praxis

The pyramid of capital

The level of Gaia Foundation and horizon

The level of the procommons

The meso-level

The meta-level

The mega-level

A brief history of capitalist command since post-second world war

The autopoiesis of the common

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index

Online resource; title from home page (Bloomsbury Collections, viewed August 19, 2026)

Other Format:

Print version: De Angelis, M. (Massimo) Pyramid and the common

ISBN:

9781350541467

135054146X

9781350541443

1350541443

9781350541450

1350541451

OCLC:

1608641523

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license