A political history of cultural studies, part one: the post-war years -- A political history of cultural studies, part two: the politics of defeat -- Another world is possible: the anti-capitalist movement -- (Anti) capitalism and culture -- Ideas in action: rhizomatics, radical democracy and the power of the multitude -- Mapping the territory: prospects for resistance in the neoliberal conjuncture -- Beyond the activist imaginary: nomadic strategies for the new partisans -- Conclusion -- liberating the collective.