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ANTONIO NEGRI
was an Italian philosopher and political activist. Formerly a professor of philosophy at the University of Padua, he was a prominent figure in the left-wing operaismo movement in the 1960s and ’70s. He was best known for his writings on globalization—particularly the highly influential volume Empire (co-authored with Michael Hardt)—but he also wrote on subjects as various as Vladimir Lenin, Baruch Spinoza, and the Book of Job.