Assemblage Theory
Assemblage Theory by Manuel De Landa, published by Edinburgh University Press in 2016, offers a comprehensive overview of assemblage theory as initially presented in the works of Deleuze and Guattari. This edition spans 198 pages and is written in English, providing insights into how assemblage theory can be applied across various fields, including economic, linguistic, and military history, as well as metaphysics, science, and mathematics.
In this book, De Landa explores the practical implications of assemblage theory through a series of case studies, demonstrating its relevance in understanding communities, institutional organizations, and urban regions. He further develops the concept by challenging traditional Marxist perspectives, presenting a Leftist politics that emphasizes the dynamics of assemblages. This work serves as a critical resource for those interested in philosophy, metaphysics, and political criticism.
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Manuel DeLanda provides the first detailed overview of the assemblage theory found in germ in Deleuze and Guattari’s writings. Through a series of case studies, DeLanda shows how the concept can be applied to economic, linguistic, and military history as well as to metaphysics, science, and mathematics. DeLanda then presents the real power of assemblage theory by advancing it beyond its original formulation – allowing for the integration of communities, institutional organizations, cities and urban regions. And he challenges Marxist orthodoxy with a Leftist politics of assemblages.
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