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<<< 1 2 3 4 >>>     sort list by title | author First As Tragedy, Then As Farce Slavoj Žižek From the tragedy of 9/11 to the farce of the financial meltdown—but underlying both is the irrationality of global capitalism. In this bravura analysis of the current global crisis—following on from his bestselling Welcome to the Desert of the... To Die for the People Huey Newton, Toni Morrison A fascinating, first-person account of a historic era in the struggle for black empowerment in America Panegyric Guy Debord An audacious autobiography by the founding and pivotal figure of the Situationist International. Guy Debord's silver-tongue-in-cheek autobiography mixes precision and pastiche in a whirlwind account of philosophy, exploit, and inebriation. From the... Jailhouse Lawyers Prisoners Defending Prisoners v. the U.S.A. Mumia Abu-Jamal Stories of prisoners who learn law to represent—and sometimes win freedom for—fellow prisoners Mexico Unconquered Chronicles of Power and Revolt John Gibler A young journalist's chronicles of Mexican social movements and the powers attempting to repress them. Between Barack and a Hard Place Racism and White Denial in the Age of Obama Tim Wise How Barack Obama's rise is reshaping the meaning of race in the United States today. Wobblies and Zapatistas Conversations on Anarchism, Marxism and Radical History Andrej Grubacic, Staughton Lynd Wobblies and Zapatistas offers the reader an encounter between two generations and two traditions. Andrej Grubacic is an anarchist from the Balkans. Staughton Lynd is a lifelong pacifist, influenced by Marxism. They meet in dialogue in an effort to... The Shock Doctrine The Rise of Disaster Capitalism Naomi Klein At the core of Klein's book is the use of cataclysmic events to advance radical privatization, combined withy the privatization of the disaster response itself. Klein argues that by capitalizing on crises, the "disaster capitalism complex" now exists... Voices of the Chicago Eight A Generation on Trial Tom Hayden, Frank Condon, Ron Sossi Dramatically edited transcripts from the explosive 1969 conspiracy trial are paired with historic contextual writings to provide the essential Chicago Conspiracy handbook Writings For A Democratic Society The Tom Hayden Reader Tom Hayden The best of Tom Hayden's writings from the turbulent 1960s to the Iraq war. Dying To Live A Story of U.S. Immigration in an Age of Global Apartheid Mizue Aizeki, Joseph Nevins The real story -- and human price -- of US/Mexico border enforcement. Great Political Theories V.2 A Comprehensive Selection of the Crucial Ideas in Political Philosophy from the French Revolution to Modern Times Michael Curtis This carefully selected compilation of the significant writings of the great political philosophers, scientists, and thinkers has long been an invaluable guide to the general reader as well as to the serious student of history, political science... Great Political Theories V.1 A Comprehensive Selection of the Crucial Ideas in Political Philosophy from the Greeks to the Enlightenment Michael Curtis As an introduction to political theory and science, this collection of writings by the great philosophers will be of close interest to general readers. It also serves as a basic textbook for students of government and political theory. Such... Poetry As Insurgent Art Lawrence Ferlinghetti After a lifetime, this (r)evolutionary little book is still a work-in-progress, the poet's ars poetica, to which at 88 he is constantly adding. From the groundbreaking (and bestselling) A Coney Island of the Mind in 1958 to the "personal epic" of... <<< 1 2 3 4 >>>