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n e w b o o k s c a t a l o g u e
JULY – D ECEMBER 2013
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on Western TerrorismFrom Hiroshima to Drone Warfare
Noam chomsky and andre VltchekIn On Western Terrorism Noam Chomsky, world renowned dissident intellectual, discusses Western power and propaganda with filmmaker and investigative journalist Andre Vltchek. The discussion weaves historical narrative with the two men's personal experiences which have led them to a life of activism.
Beginning with the New York newsstand where Chomsky began his political education as a teenager, the discussion broadens out to the shifting forms of imperial control and the Western propaganda apparatus. Along the way Chomsky and Vltchek touch upon many countries of which they have personal experience, including Nicaragua, Cuba, China, Chile and Turkey.
A blast of fresh air which blows away the cobwebs of propaganda and deception, On Western Terrorism is a powerful critique of the West's role in the world and a testament to two lives dedicated to humanism, activism and the search for knowledge.
Noam chomsKy is a world renowned linguist and one of America's foremost social critics. He is Institute Professor in the Department of Linguistics and Philosophy at MIT and the author of numerous books for Pluto Press, including Fateful Triangle, The New Military Humanism, Power and Terror and A New Generation Draws the Line.
aNdre VlTcheK is a novelist, filmmaker, investigative journalist and playwright. He is the author of a number of books including Indonesia: Archipelago of Fear (Pluto, 2012) and Oceania (2009). He currently lives and works in East Africa, Indonesia and Japan.
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indonesiaArchipelago of Fear
Andre Vltchek. Foreword by Noam ChomskyPb 978-0-7453-3199-7 £17.99
epub 978-1-8496-4741-0 £17.99Kindle 978-1-8496-4742-7 £17.99
a New generation draws the line'Humanitarian' Intervention and the Standards of the West
Noam ChomskyPb 978-0-7453-3234-5 £12.99
New salvo from the world’s leading dissident intellectual
sePTember 2013 200pp 198mm x 129mm 12 photographs Pb 978-0-7453-3387-8 £12.99 epub 978-1-8496-4937-7 £12.99 Kindle 978-1-8496-4938-4 £12.99
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salvador allendeRevolutionary Democrat
Victor figueroa clark
Series: Revolutionary Lives
This is a political biography of one of the 20th century’s most emblematic left-wing figures - Salvador Allende, who was president of Chile until he was ousted by General Pinochet in a US-supported coup in 1973.
Victor Figueroa Clark guides us through Allende's life and political project, answering some of the most frequently asked questions. Was he a revolutionary or a reformist? A bureaucrat or inspirational democrat? Clark argues that Allende and the Popular Unity Party created a unique fusion which was both revolutionary and democratic. The process led by Allende was a symbol of hope for the left during his short time in power.
Forty years on, and with left governments back in power across Latin America, this book looks back at the man and the process in order to draw vital lessons for the left in Latin America and around the world today.
VicTor figUeroa clarK lectures at the London School of Economics and is the editor of lefthistory.com. His previous works include a history of the Chilean volunteers who fought for the Sandinistas.
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boliviaRefounding the Nation
Kepa ArtarazPb 978-0-7453-3089-1 £18.99epub 978-1-8496-4662-8 £18.99Kindle 978-1-8496-4663-5 £18.99
Voices from the other sideAn Oral History of Terrorism Against Cuba
Keith Bolender. Introduction by Noam ChomskyPb 978-0-7453-3040-2 £12.99w
Epic account of the people’s President
aUgUsT 2013 176pp 198mm x 129mm 8 photos Pb 978-0-7453-3307-6 £12.99 hb 978-0-7453-3308-3 £45 epub 978-1-8496-4935-3 £12.99 Kindle 978-1-8496-4934-6 £12.99
“This is a much-needed account of Allende's
life, showing the consistency of his political project and arguing persuasively that he was always at heart a revolutionary. Figueroa Clark's study shows the relevance of the Chilean experience to current developments in several Latin American nations which have proclaimed '21st Century Socialism' as their goal. Diana Raby Senior Fellow, University of Liverpool
“Figueroa Clark provides an excellent book on
a very interesting Latin American political figure that deserves to be recuperated. JoRge aRRate Chilean presidential candidate for the left, 2009
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sylvia PankhurstSuffragette, Socialist and Scourge of Empire
Katherine connelly
Series: Revolutionary Lives
Sylvia Pankhurst dedicated her life to fighting oppression and injustice. In this vivid biography Katherine Connelly charts Pankhurst's activism from her teens as a member of the Independent Labour Party, to her time as a leading suffragette before the First World War, through to her revolutionary socialist, anti-fascist and anti-imperialist campaigning in later years.
Connelly analyses the frustrating aspects of Pankhurst's political practice: why she did not speak out earlier in the suffragette movement, why she let herself be forced out of the Women’s Social and Political Union and why she ended her days under the patronage of the Emperor of Ethiopia.
This lively and accessible biography presents Pankhurst, despite her flaws, as a courageous and inspiring campaigner, of huge relevance to those engaged in political struggles today.
KaTheriNe coNNelly is a leading member of Counterfire and a regular contributor to its online magazine. She has also contributed to International Socialism and Socialist Review, and is currently conducting doctoral research in History at Queen Mary, University of London.
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how a century of War changed the lives of WomenLindsey GermanPb 978-0-7453-3250-5 £16.00epub 978-1-8496-4849-3 £16.00Kindle 978-1-8496-4850-9 £16.00
leila KhaledIcon of Palestinian Liberation
Sarah IrvingPb 978-0-7453-2951-2 £12.99epub 978-1-8496-4674-1 £12.99Kindle 978-1-8496-4675-8 £12.99
The red suffragette
sePTember 2013 176pp 198mm x 129mm 8 photos Pb 978-0-7453-3322-9 £12.99 hb 978-0-7453-3323-6 £45 epub 978-1-8496-4943-8 £12.99 Kindle 978-1-8496-4944-5 £12.99
“Katherine Connelly has written an important
work on my mother Sylvia Pankhurst. Packed with new historical information which makes her life and times come alive it is a fascinating and very readable biography which does much to explain my mother’s political evolution from Suffragette to Anti-Fascist. RichaRD PankhuRst
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The Poverty of capitalismEconomic Meltdown and the Struggle for What Comes Next
John hilaryCapitalist growth is widely heralded as the only answer to the crisis still sweeping the global economy. Yet the era of corporate globalisation has been defined by unprecedented levels of inequality and environmental degradation. A return to capitalist growth threatens to exacerbate these problems, not solve them.
In The Poverty of Capitalism, John Hilary reveals the true face of transnational capital in its insatiable drive for expansion and accumulation. He exposes the myth of ‘corporate social responsibility’ (CSR), and highlights key areas of conflict over natural resources, labour rights and food sovereignty.
Hilary also describes the growing popular resistance to corporate power, as well as the new social movements seeking to develop alternatives to capitalism itself. This book will be essential reading for all those concerned with global justice, human rights and equity in the world order.
JohN hilary is Executive Director of War on Want.
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What We are fighting forA Radical Collective Manifesto
Edited by Federico Campagna and Emanuele CampiglioPb 978-0-7453-3285-7 £14.99epub 978-1-8496-4762-5 £14.99Kindle 978-1-8496-4763-2 £14.99
decent capitalismA Blueprint for Reforming our Economies
Sebastian Dullien, Hansjörg Herr and Christian KellermannPb 978-0-7453-3109-6 £17.99
Is growth the problem?
ocTober 2013 224pp 215mm x 135mm graphs and tables Pb 978-0-7453-3330-4 £14.99 hb 978-0-7453-3331-1 £45 epub 978-1-8496-4967-4 £14.99 Kindle 978-1-8496-4968-1 £14.99
“Comprehensive in its coverage of changes
in the global economy, insightful in assessing the key dynamics and agents in current struggles, this book goes beyond traditional investigations of similar themes. Not only does it analyse developments but also points to concrete possibilities of alternatives in, against and beyond neoliberal capitalism. A must-read for progressive academics and activists alike! anDReas bieleR Professor of Political Economy, University of Nottingham
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Plane TruthAviation’s Real Impact on People and the Environment
rose bridgerAviation is one of the world’s fastest growing industries. Passenger numbers and cargo volumes are projected to double in the next 20 years. Yet aviation is a fast growing source of greenhouse gas emissions and plans for expansion are met with protests around the world.
Plane Truth shows how new runways and airports gobble up farmland and wildlife habitats and inflict noise and air pollution on communities. It reveals the extraordinary level of subsidy for the industry, from government expenditure on infrastructure to tax breaks, and shows how urbanisation surrounding airports is a growing source of revenue for airport growth. Bridger explains how these revenue streams support aviation in the face of rising oil prices and the global economic downturn.
Plane Truth demolishes industry claims that fuel efficient aircraft and alternative fuels can enable growth without increasing climate change and reveals the symbiotic relationship between aviation and wider socio-economic problems.
rose bridger works on environmental issues in the UK in the areas of policy, practical projects and community development. She has been a consultant for the local food sector and campaigned against air freight expansion for a number of years.
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ecological debtGlobal Warming and the Wealth of Nations
Andrew SimmsPb 978-0-7453-2727-3 £14.99
climate changeSmall Guides to Big Issues
Melanie JarmanPb 978-0-7453-2580-4 £9.99
The global aviation economy
ocTober 2013 256pp 198mm x 129mm Pb 978-0-7453-3032-7 £14.99 hb 978-0-7453-3033-4 £50 epub 978-1-8496-4961-2 £14.99 Kindle 978-1-8496-4962-9 £14.99
“This groundbreaking book shows how we are
paying the cost of aviation and a small minority are reaping the benefit. Make sure you read it! MiRiaM kennet Director of the Green Economics Institute
“An essential read for all who care about future
generations. DeRek Wall Author of The Rise of the Green Left (Pluto, 2010)
“Fascinating and extremely insightful.
liz Mason University of Leeds
“A book packed with detail about aviation not
from an industry perspective. John steWaRt Chair of Airport Watch
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austerity irelandThe Failure of Irish Capitalism
Kieran allen with brian o'boyleIreland has been marketed as the poster boy of EU austerity. EU elites and neoliberal commentators claim that the country’s ability to suffer economic pain will attract investors and generate a recovery.
In Austerity Ireland, Kieran Allen challenges this official narrative and argues that the Irish state’s response to the crash has primarily been designed to protect economic privilege. The resulting austerity has been a failure and is likely to produce a decade of hardship.
The book offers a deeply informed diagnosis of Ireland's current socio-economic and political malaise, suggesting that a political earthquake is underway which may benefit the left. Austerity Ireland is essential reading for students of Irish politics and economics, as well as those interested in the politics of austerity and the eurozone crisis.
KieraN alleN is a sociology lecturer at University College Dublin. His books include Marx and the Alternative to Capitalism (Pluto, 2011) and Max Weber: A Critical Introduction (Pluto, 2004) as well as a number of works on Irish society and politics.
briaN o' boyle is the Economic Programme Director at St Angela's College, National University of Ireland, Galway. He has published a number of articles in International Critical Thought, Cambridge Journal of Economics and Capital and Class.
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Towards a second republicIrish Politics after the Celtic Tiger
Peadar Kirby and Mary P. MurphyPb 978-0-7453-3055-6 £17.99
marx and the alternative to capitalismKieran AllenPb 978-0-7453-3002-0 £16.99
Rejecting the medicine of economic orthodoxy
sePTember 2013 192pp 215mm x 135mmPb 978-0-7453-3401-1 £14.99 Hb 978-0-7453-3402-8 £50 epub 978-1-8496-4955-1 £14.99 Kindle 978-1-8496-4956-8 £14.99
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crucible of resistanceGreece, the Eurozone and the World Economy
Christos Laskos and Euclid Tsakalotos
Crucible of Resistance seeks to challenge the mainstream account of the 'Greek Crisis' and situate it within a broader regional context and ultimately a critique of the world economic system.
Christos Laskos and Euclid Tsakalotos argue that Greece’s exceptionalism is largely a myth. They show how the causes of the Greek crisis lie in key features of the neoliberal economic order, including income and wealth inequalities and the hollowing out of democratic and deliberative institutions. A progressive exit from the crisis, for Greece and the eurozone as a whole, entails meeting head-on the limitations of the neoliberal order.
Crucible of Resistance argues that an effective response means confronting not just neoliberalism, but also the earlier social-democratic Keynesian regime. This book widens out the debate about the crisis in Greece and the eurozone, linking it to socialist and class strategies at the international level.
chrisTos lasKos is an economist, teacher and co-author, with Euclid Tsakalotos, of 22 Things that they tell you about the Greek crisis that aren’t so (2013). He is a member of the political secretariat of SYRIZA, the Greek radical left party.
eUclid TsaKaloTos is Professor of Economics at the University of Athens and a member of Parliament for SYRIZA. He is the co-author, with Christos Laskos, of 22 Things that they tell you about the Greek crisis that aren’t so (2013).
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corporate europeHow Big Business Sets Policies on Food, Climate and War
David CroninPb 978-0-7453-3332-8 £17.99epub 978-1-8496-4898-1 £17.99Kindle 978-1-8496-4899-8 £17.99
first the Transition, then the crashEastern Europe in the 2000s
Edited by Gareth DalePb 978-0-7453-3115-7 £25.00
Vision and strategy from Europe's new left
sePTember 2013 192pp 215mm x 135mm Pb 978-0-7453-3380-9 £15.99 hb 978-0-7453-3381-6 £60 epub 978-1-8496-4952-0 £15.99 Kindle 978-1-8496-4953-7 £15.99
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bad News for refugeesgreg Philo, emma briant and Pauline donaldBad News for Refugees analyses the political, economic and environmental contexts of migration and looks specifically at how refugees and asylum seekers have been stigmatised in political rhetoric and in media coverage.
Through forensic research it shows how hysterical and inaccurate media accounts act to legitimise political action which can have terrible consequences both on the lives of refugees and also on established migrant communities.
Based on new research by the renowned Glasgow Media Group, Bad News for Refugees is essential reading for those concerned with the negative effects of media on public understanding and for the safety of vulnerable groups and communities in our society.
greg Philo is a Professor at Glasgow University, and Research Director of the Glasgow Media Group. He is the author with Mike Berry of More Bad News from Israel (Pluto, 2011).
emma briaNT is a researcher at the Glasgow Media Group.
PaUliNe doNald is a researcher at the Glasgow Media Group.
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borderline JusticeThe Fight for Refugee and Migrant Rights
Frances Webber. Foreword by Gareth PeircePb 978-0-7453-3163-8 £19.99epub 978-1-8496-4771-7 £19.99Kindle 978-1-8496-4772-4 £19.99
more bad News from israelGreg Philo and Mike BerryPb 978-0-7453-2978-9 £16.99
From the renowned Glasgow Media Group
sePTember 2013 216pp 215mm x 135mm Pb 978-0-7453-3432-5 £16.99 hb 978-0-7453-3433-2 £60 epub 978-1-8496-4958-2 £16.99 Kindle 978-1-8496-4959-9 £16.99
“This is an enormously important book that
documents with meticulous scholarship the way in which refugees and immigrants have been stigmatised by the British media. It offers a compelling analysis of what is omitted from media accounts, which voices are left unheard, how simplifications and stereotypes are generated, and the consequences of this prejudiced reporting for immigrant communities who feel themselves to be under constant attack. JaMes cuRRan Professor Goldsmiths, University of London
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churnalism, complacency and collusionA Critical Introduction to Business and Financial Journalism
Keith J. butterickChurnalism, Complacency and Collusion provides a definitive analysis of financial and business journalism - its origins, how and why it developed and how it shapes and influences political debates.
Keith J. Butterick provides a compelling explanation for why big business needs the press and why the press needs big business. The book cuts through the fog of misreporting which occurred during the recent financial crisis, explaining just why so much that passes for financial journalism is inadequate.
Butterick sheds light on an area of journalism which is little understood, revealing the models by which it operates and why business and financial journalism continues to be more successful than other sectors of the print media. It will be essential reading for students of journalism and media studies.
Keith J. buttericK is director of the Huddersfield Centre for Communication Research at the University of Huddersfield and the author of Introducing Public Relations Theory and Practice (2011). He is an award winning business journalist, magazine editor and director of a financial Public Relations consultancy.
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murdoch's PoliticsHow One Man's Thirst For Wealth and Power Shapes our World
David McKnight. Foreword by Robert W. McChesneyPb 978-0-7453-3346-5 £12.99epub 978-1-8496-4858-5 £12.99Kindle 978-1-8496-4859-2 £12.99
The universal JournalistDavid RandallPb 978-0-7453-3076-1 £17.99
Financial crimes
NoVember 2013 248pp 215mm x 135mm Pb 978-0-7453-3203-1 £19.99 hb 978-0-7453-3204-8 £70 epub 978-1-8496-4837-0 £19.99 Kindle 978-1-8496-4838-7 £19.99
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common groundDemocracy and Collectivity in an Age of Individualism
Jeremy gilbertCommon Ground explores the philosophical relationship between collectivity, individuality, affect and agency in the neoliberal era. Jeremy Gilbert argues that individualism is forced upon us by neoliberal culture, fatally limiting our capacity to escape the current crisis of democratic politics.
The book asks how forces and ideas opposed to neoliberal hegemony, and to the individualist tradition in Western thought, might serve to protect some idea of communality, and how far we must accept assumptions about the nature of individuality and collectivity which are the legacy of an elitist tradition. Along the way it examines different ideas and practices of collectivity, from conservative notions of hierarchical and patriarchal communities to the politics of ‘horizontality’ and ‘the commons’ which are at the heart of radical movements today .
Exploring this fundamental faultline in contemporary political struggle, Common Ground proposes a radically non-individualist mode of imagining social life, collective creativity and democratic possibility.
Jeremy gilberT is Professor of Cultural and Political Theory at the University of East London. He edits the journal New Formations and is an adviser to several other journals including Soundings and Social Movement Studies. He is the co-author of Discographies: Dance, Music, Culture and the Politics of Sound (2002) and the author of Anti-capitalism and Culture: Radical Theory and Popular Politics (2008).
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Nature for saleThe Commons versus Commodities
Giovanna Ricoveri. Foreword by Vandana ShivaPb 978-0-7453-3370-0 £14.99epub 978-1-8496-4925-4 £14.99Kindle 978-1-8496-4926-1 £14.99
idiotismCapitalism and the Privatisation of Life
Neal CurtisPb 978-0-7453-3155-3 £21.99epub 978-1-8496-4789-2 £21.99Kindle 978-1-8496-4790-8 £21.99
Consumerism or commons?
NoVember 2013 192pp 215mm x 135mm Pb 978-0-7453-2531-6 £18.99 hb 978-0-7453-2532-3 £60 epub 978-1-8496-4977-3 £18.99 Kindle 978-1-8496-4978-0 £18.99
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After Queer TheoryThe Limits of Sexual Politics
James PenneyAfter Queer Theory makes the provocative claim that queer theory has run its course, made obsolete by the elaboration of its own logic within capitalism. James Penney argues that far from signalling the end of anti-homophobic criticism, however, the end of queer presents the occasion to rethink the relation between sexuality and politics.
Through a critical return to Marxism and psychoanalysis (Freud and Lacan), Penney insists that the way to implant sexuality in the field of political antagonism is paradoxically to abandon the exhausted premise of a politicised sexuality.
After Queer Theory argues that it is necessary to wrest sexuality from the dead-end of identity politics, opening it up to a universal emancipatory struggle beyond the reach of capitalism's powers of commodification.
James PeNNey teaches cultural theory at Trent University, Canada. He is the author of The Structures of Love: Art and Politics beyond the Transference (2012), and The World of Perversion: Psychoanalysis and the Impossible Absolute of Desire (2006).
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capitalism's New clothesEnterprise, Ethics and Enjoyment in Times of Crisis
Colin CreminPb 978-0-7453-2814-0 £19.99
slavoj ZizekA Critical Introduction
Ian ParkerPb 978-0-7453-2071-7 £21.99
Groundbreaking intervention in queer studies
december 2013 224pp 215mm x 135mm Pb 978-0-7453-3378-6 £18.99 hb 978-0-7453-3379-3 £65 epub 978-1-8496-4986-5 £18.99 Kindle 978-1-8496-4987-2 £18.99
“Penney is correct to state that queer theory
is now at a crucial turning point, when the only option is to undertake a radical and thorough critique of its presuppositions and present state. No other critics have undertaken such a project at the present time. PRofessoR clive thoMPson University of Guelph
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The Politics of islamophobiaRace, Power and Fantasy
david Tyrer
Series: Decolonial Studies, Postcolonial Horizons
Despite its emblematic place within contemporary racism and its increasingly important position in defining relations between states and ethnicised minorities, Islamophobia remains a contested, frequently unrecognised and largely under-theorised form of racism.
The Politics of Islamophobia provides a definitive contribution to these debates, offering a theoretically sophisticated account which draws upon a series of substantive case studies to position Islamophobia as an expression of racialised governmentality.
By taking into account connections across different national contexts, and by moving beyond the limiting framing of the 'War on Terror' which has dominated recent debates, this book offers a new perspective on the study of Islamophobia.
daVid Tyrer teaches Sociology and Criminology at Liverpool John Moores University. He is the co-author of Race, Crime and Resistance (2011).
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The islamophobia industryHow the Right Manufactures Fear of Muslims
Nathan Lean. Foreword by John L. EspositoPb 978-0-7453-3253-6 £12.99epub 978-1-8496-4747-2 £10.99Kindle 978-1-8496-4748-9 £10.99
a suitable enemyRacism, Migration and Islamophobia in Europe
Liz Fekete. Foreword by A. SivanandanPb 978-0-7453-2792-1 £17.99
Unravelling a poisonous ideology
NoVember 2013 162pp 215mm x 135mm Pb 978-0-7453-3131-7 £21.99 hb 978-0-7453-3132-4 £70 epub 978-1-8496-4874-5 £21.99 Kindle 978-1-8496-4875-2 £21.99
“This book provides a new framework of political
and social theory which will facilitate the interrogation of Islamophobia drawing on complex, multi-level analysis. It includes new substantive material on the operation and logics of Islamophobia in a variety of national contexts. ian laW Professor of Racism and Ethnicity Studies at the University of Leeds and author of Racism and Ethnicity: Global Debates, Dilemmas, Directions (2010)
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The Threat of LiberationImperialism and Revolution in Zanzibar
amrit WilsonThe Threat of Liberation returns to the tumultuous years of the Cold War, when, in a striking parallel with today, imperialist powers were seeking to institute ‘regime change’ and install pliant governments.
Using iconic photographs, declassified US and British documents, and in-depth interviews, Amrit Wilson examines the role of the Umma Party of Zanzibar and its leader, the visionary Marxist revolutionary, Abdulrahman Mohamed Babu. Drawing parallels between US paranoia about Chinese Communist influence in the 1960s with contemporary fears about Chinese influence, it looks at the new race for Africa’s resources, the creation of AFRICOM and how East African politicians have bolstered US control. The book also draws on US cables released by Wikileaks showing Zanzibar's role in the ‘War on Terror’ in Eastern Africa today.
The Threat of Liberation reflects on the history of a party which confronted imperialism and built unity across ethnic divisions, and considers the contemporary relevance of such strategies.
amriT WilsoN is the author of Dreams, Questions, Struggles: South Asian Women in Britain (Pluto, 2006), The Challenge Road: Women in the Eritrean Revolution (1991) and US Foreign Policy and Revolution: the Creation of Tanzania (Pluto, 1989) and the co-editor of The Future that Works: Selected Writings of A.M. Babu (2002).
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The Dying SaharaUS Imperialism and Terror in Africa
Jeremy KeenanPb 978-0-7453-2961-1 £19.99epub 978-1-8496-4827-1 £19.99Kindle 978-1-8496-4828-8 £19.99
The Scramble for African OilOppression, Corruption and War for Control of Africa's Natural Resources
Douglas A. YatesPb 978-0-7453-3045-7 £19.99epub 978-1-8496-4629-1 £19.99Kindle 978-1-8496-4630-7 £19.99
From Cold War subversion to the new scramble for Africa
aUgUsT 2013 192pp 215mm x 135mm 15 photos Pb 978-0-7453-3407-3 £18.99 hb 978-0-7453-3408-0 £65 epub 978-1-8496-4940-7 £18.99 Kindle 978-1-8496-4941-4 £18.99
“Amrit Wilson has tapped a wide range of sources
to tell a story of Zanzibar in modern times. As interesting as the narrative she puts together is the vantage point from which she tells it. This book deserves a wide audience. MahMooD MaMDani Herbert Lehman Professor of Government and Professor of Anthropology, Columbia University
“Using material previously unavailable,
Wilson introduces us to a movement that could have led to the revolutionary transformation of Zanzibar and other parts of East Africa, had it not been hijacked. A gripping account. bill fletcheR, JR. co-editor of Claim No Easy Victories: The Legacy of Amilcar Cabral
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black starBritain's Asian Youth Movements
anandi ramamurthyBlack Star documents the Asian Youth Movements that emerged in 1970s and 1980s Britain. These organisations, established by the children of early migrants, were determined to struggle against both the racism of the street and the state. Anandi Ramamurthy shows how they drew inspiration from black power movements as well as anti-imperialist and workers' struggles across the globe.
Ramamurthy traces how they were part of a wider collective struggling for social justice and national liberation. In their struggle to make Britain their home they identified with a broad-based black unity where black was a political colour inspiring unity amongst all those struggling against racism.
The book documents how by the late 1980s this broad based black identity disintegrated as Islamophobia became a new form of racism. In the process the legacy of the Asian Youth Movements has been largely lost. Black Star retrieves this history and assesses its importance for political struggles in Britain today.
aNaNdi ramamUrThy is a Senior Lecturer in Film and Media at the University of Central Lancashire.
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staying PowerThe History of Black People in Britain
Peter Fryer. Introduction by Paul GilroyPb 978-0-7453-3072-3 £19.99
asians in britain400 Years of History
Rozina VisramPb 978-0-7453-1373-3 £19.99
Formative struggles of multiracial Britain
sePTember 2013 240pp 215mm x 135mm 20 photographs Pb 978-0-7453-3348-9 £19.99 hb 978-0-7453-3349-6 £65 epub 978-1-8496-4946-9 £19.99 Kindle 978-1-8496-4947-6 £19.99
“This book recalls the sharp posters,
enthusiasm, dedication and long vigils as testimony to a difficult settlement in multiracial Britain. Anandi Ramamurthy retrieves this history as a living, and urgent, heritage. An absolute triumph. PRofessoR John hutnyk Goldsmiths College, London
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Turkey reframedConstituting Neoliberal Hegemony
edited by Ahmet bekmen, İsmet Akça and barış Alp ÖzdenTurkey Reframed documents the first decade of the 2000s, a period of radical change in Turkish society and politics, which has been marked by the major economic crisis of 2001 and the coming to power of ex-Islamist cadres organised under the Justice and Development Party (AKP).
The contributors analyse this period of radical change, with its continuities and breaks, and its main actor, the AKP, in relation to the creation of a neoliberal hegemony in post-1980 Turkey. They analyse why the conflictual, turbulent and painful history of neoliberal hegemony has reached a point of stabilisation under successive AKP governments.
Turkey Reframed is a cutting-edge guide for students, scholars and other interested readers who want to understand this period in Turkey’s recent history.
ahmeT beKmeN is a member of the Political Science Department at Istanbul University. He is an active member of Eğitim-Sen (the Union of Education and Scientific Workers).
İSmet AKçA is Assistant Professor at the Department of Political Science and International Relations at Yildiz Technical University. He is currently head of the İstanbul branch of Eğitim-Sen (the Union of Education and Scientific Workers).
bAriş ALP ÖzDen is a member of the Department of Political Science and International Relations at Yıldız Technical University. He is an active member of Eğitim-Sen (the Union of Education and Scientific Workers).
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The european union and Turkish accessionHuman Rights and the Kurds
Kerim Yildiz and Mark MullerPb 978-0-7453-2784-6 £18.99
The Political economy of TurkeyZülküf AydinPb 978-0-7453-1826-4 £18.99
Europe's eastern dynamo
NoVember 2013 344pp 215mm x 135mm Pb 978-0-7453-3384-7 £25 hb 978-0-7453-3385-4 £75 epub 978-1-8496-4980-3 £25 Kindle 978-1-8496-4981-0 £25
“This book makes an important contribution
in challenging the myths around Turkey's experience with neoliberalism and the supposed anti-imperialist credentials of the AKP. At a time when the 'Turkish model' is gaining traction throughout the Middle East, it deserves to be widely read by all those interested in the fast-changing politics of the region. aDaM hanieh Department of Development Studies, SOAS, University of London
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final solutionsHuman Nature, Capitalism and Genocide
sabby sagallFinal Solutions offers a ground breaking and genuinely unique analysis of modern genocide. Sabby Sagall draws on the insights of the Frankfurt School and Wilhelm Reich to create an innovative combination of Marxism and psychoanalysis. He argues that genocide is a product of an ‘irrational’ destructiveness by social classes or communities that have suffered major historical defeats or similar forms of extreme stress.
Sagall shows how the denial of human needs and the ensuing feelings of isolation and powerlessness propel groups to project the rage, hatred and destructiveness engendered by these defeats on to the 'outsider' and the 'other'.
The book applies this theoretical framework to four modern genocides – those of the Native Americans, the Armenians, the Jews and the Rwandan Tutsis. This is a truly pioneering contribution which adds to our understanding of some of the darkest hours of humanity – and how we can stop them from happening again.
sabby sagall is a former senior lecturer in Sociology at the University of East London. He writes regularly for Socialist Review.
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a marxist history of the WorldFrom Neanderthals to Neoliberals
Neil FaulknerPb 978-0-7453-3214-7 £18.00epub 978-1-8496-4864-6 £18.00Kindle 978-1-8496-4865-3 £18.00
The Origins of ViolenceReligion, History and Genocide
John DockerPb 978-0-7453-2543-9 £18.99
Never again
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“A disturbing yet enlightening book. Sagall
describes the overarching structures and logics that unite the various events he examines, but also the unique internal history of each episode. kevin kenny Professor of History, Boston College
“A superb investigation that gives due weight to
the mix of material bases and psychological factors at play. No one has made so cogent a case for a Marxist analysis. Both academics and general readers can benefit from this lucid study. kuRt Jacobsen University of Chicago, author of Pacification and Its Discontents (2010)
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subalternity, antagonism, autonomyConstructing the Political Subject
massimo modonesi. Foreword by John holloway
Series: Reading Gramsci
In this bold and innovative book, Massimo Modonesi weaves together theory and political practice by relating the concepts of subalternity, antagonism and autonomy to contemporary movements in Latin America and elsewhere.
In a sophisticated account, Modonesi reconstructs the debates between Marxist authors and schools of thought in order to sketch out informed strategies of resistance. He reviews the works of Gramsci, Negri, Castoriadis and Lefort, and engages with the arguments made by E. P. Thompson, Spivak, Laclau and Mouffe.
Subalternity, Antagonism, Autonomy firmly roots key theoretical arguments from a range of critical thinkers within specific political movements in order to recover these concepts as analytical instruments which can help to guide contemporary struggles.
massimo modoNesi is a Professor in the Political and Social Sciences Faculty of the National Autonomous University of Mexico. He is also the Director of the Social Sciences Latino-American Council (CLACSO) and Co-coordinator of the Mexico Social Conflict Analysis Committee.
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Negativity and revolutionAdorno and Political Activism
Edited by John Holloway, Fernando Matamoros and Sergio TischlerPb 978-0-7453-2836-2 £22.99
Unravelling gramsciHegemony and Passive Revolution in the Global Political Economy
Adam David MortonPb 978-0-7453-2384-8 £25.99
Rebellious theory
december 2013 240pp 215mm x 135mm Pb 978-0-7453-3405-9 £22.99 hb 978-0-7453-3406-6 £70 epub 978-1-8496-4970-4 £22.99 Kindle 978-1-8496-4971-1 £22.99
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The Gloss of harmonyThe Politics of Policy Making in Multilateral Organisations
edited by birgit müller
Series: Anthropology, Culture and Society
The Gloss of Harmony focuses on agencies of the United Nations, examining the paradox of entrusting relatively powerless and underfunded organisations with the responsibility of tackling some of the essential problems of our time.
The authors of this collection look not only at the official objectives and unintended consequences of international governance but also at how international organisations involve collective and individual actors in policy making, absorb critique, attempt to neutralise political conflict and create new political fields with local actors and national governments.
The Gloss of Harmony identifies the micro-social processes and complexities within multilateral organisations which have, up to now, been largely invisible. This book will have wide appeal not only to students and academics in anthropology, business studies and sociology but also to all practioners concerned with international governance.
birgiT müller is a senior researcher at the CNRS and teaches at the École des hautes études en sciences sociales in Paris. She is the author of many books including Disenchantment with Market Economics: East Germans and Western Capitalism (2008).
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organisational anthropologyDoing Ethnography in and Among Complex Organisations
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corruptionAnthropological Perspectives
Edited by Dieter Haller and Cris Shorehb 978-0-7453-3247-5 £60.00
Getting under the skin of multilateral (dis)organisation
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following the moneyComparing Parliamentary Public Accounts Committees
rick stapenhurst, riccardo Pelizzo and Kerry JacobsThis report reexamines the ways in which parliamentary committees can enhance democratic governance.
Revisiting a report first published 10 years ago, it reasseses the ways in which Public Accounts Committees (PACS) work in practice, and whether they continue to fulfil expectations as important guarantors of good governance.
Noting that PACS themselves, and our knowledge about them, have evolved substantially in the intervening decade, this volume examines the original concept of public financial accountability, noting its origins in the 19th century, evaluates the findings of the original study, analyses research data produced in the aftermath of the first report and considers the practices and challenges facing PACs in the second decade of the 21st century, such as capacity building, independence and information exchange.
ricK sTaPeNhUrsT is a Senior Public Sector Management Specialist in the World Bank Institute.
riccardo PeliZZo is a consultant in comparative legislative systems.
Kerry Jacobs is a Professor of Business and Economics at the Australian National University.
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The budget ProcessA Parliamentary Imperative
David G. McGeehb 978-0-7453-2774-7 £45.00
The OverseersPublic Accounts Committees and Public Spending
David G. McGee QChb 978-0-7453-1986-5 £45.00
Distributed Title: Commonwealth Parliamentary Association
ocTober 2013 136pp 215mm x 135mm hb 978-0-7453-3436-3 £45
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Prisoners of the White houseThe Isolation of America's Presidents and the Crisis of Leadership
Kenneth t. WalshPrisoners of the White House looks at the isolation experienced by presidents of the United States in the White House, a habitat almost guaranteed to keep America’s commander in chief far removed from everyday life. The authors look at how this is emerging as one of the most serious dilemmas facing the American presidency.
As presidents have become more isolated, the role of the presidential pollster has grown. Ken Walsh has been given exclusive access to the polls and confidential memos received by presidents over the years, and has interviewed presidential pollsters directly to gain their unique perspective.
Prisoners of the White House gets inside the bubble and punctures the mythology surrounding the presidency.
Kenneth t. WALSh is one of the longest-serving White House correspondents in history and former president of the White House Correspondents’ Association. He is an adjunct professorial lecturer of communication at American University in Washington, DC.
The battle for AmericaThe Tea Party, Occupy, and Their Impact on Mainstream Politics
david meyerThe Tea Party and Occupy movements illustrate both the high aspirations Americans have for their government and the deep disappointments they feel in it. Both movements have adopted different strategies for trying to realise their distinct visions of the American Dream.
This book focuses on the time between the election of Barack Obama in 2008 and his re-election in November 2012. Meyer argues that protest politics, represented by both the Tea Party and Occupy, respond to - and influence - politics in mainstream political institutions.
The Battle for America tells the stories of two emblematic movements and examines the way that protest politics of any era shape the greater political milieu in which they operate.
daVid meyer is professor of Sociology and Political Science at the University of California–Irvine. He is the author or editor of six books, including The Politics of Protest: Social Movements in America.
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Winning the Presidency 2012edited by William J. crottyIn this first scholarly reflection on the 2012 elections, a distinguished cast of contributors enlightens students, scholars, and serious political readers about the issues involved in one of the most polarised presidential elections in history.
The book includes groundbreaking research on e-politics and online fund-raising, the role of race, class, and gender, and the influence of the Tea Party, Occupy, the economic crisis, and other actors and factors in the election.
Characterised by diversity, liveliness, and data-informed analysis, Winning the Presidency 2012 captures the highlights as well as looking ahead.
WiLLiAm J. crOtty is the Thomas P. O'Neill Chair in Public Life and Director of the Center for the Study of Democracy at Northeastern University, USA.
The beautiful risk of educationGert J.J. biesta
Series: Interventions: Education, Philosophy, and Culture
This is a book about what many teachers know: that real education always involves a risk. The risk is there because students are not to be seen as objects to be moulded and disciplined, but as subjects of action and responsibility.
The Beautiful Risk of Education is organised around a critical discussion of seven key educational concepts: creativity, communication, teaching, learning, emancipation, democracy, and virtuosity.
Gert J.J. Biesta makes a strong argument for giving risk a central place in our educational endeavours and brings risk taking to the forefront of a critical pedagogical practice.
Gert J.J. bieStA is Professor of Education at the University of Stirling, UK, and Editor of Studies in Philosophy and Education. He is the author of Beyond Learning and co-editor of The Philosophy of Education.
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Thinking critically about media and Politicsdonald lazereThinking Critically About Media is a textbook for self-defence against manipulation by politicians, the media and assorted propagandists. It can be incorporated in a variety of university courses including the social sciences, communication, journalism and media studies.
The authors identify the precise political positions of a spectrum of American media and journalists from left to right, so as to point students toward sources representing opposed viewpoints, in order to reach a comparative analysis.
Other important issues dealt with include the various influences on political bias as propagated by sources such as lobbies, public relations agencies, think tanks and political advertising agencies.
doNald laZere is Professor Emeritus at California Polytechnic State University and the editor of American Media and Mass Culture: Left Perspectives.
Texting Toward UtopiaKids, Writing, and Resistance
ben aggerThis book examines the contemporary era where parents complain that children today don’t do their homework because they are distracted by the Internet, texting and video games.
Texting Towards Utopia presents the writings of today’s children and develops the argument that this is actually a time of mass literacy, in which young people write furiously, albeit often below the adult radar.
Agger argues that where texting replaces textbooks, the writing may be emoticon-laden, slangy, or terse, but it still profound, as children (and their parents) engage in resistance and write for a better world. This book is a guide to understanding the meeting point between a new generation of children and new communication technologies.
beN agger is the author of many previous books on media and critical theory, including Postponing the Postmodern: Sociological Practices, Selves, and Theories (2002).
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agitation with a smileHoward Zinn's Legacies and the Future of Activism
edited by stephen bird, adam silver and Joshua yesnowitzAgitation with a Smile offers a reappraisal of Howard Zinn’s political thought and situates his efforts in a contemporary context, looking toward the nature of activism and dissent in the future. This is the first book to provide a substantive account and assessment of Zinn’s philosophy and approach to collective action.
The contributors to this book explore the most effective mechanisms by which to arouse public support for seemingly radical positions and how current technological advancements may alter our perception of Zinn’s activism.
The contributors engage the various complexities and tensions present throughout Zinn’s work and subject them to contemporary assessment. This is a multidisciplinary and international approach to Howard Zinn’s intellectual and activist canon.
sTePheN bird is Professor of Political Science at Clarkson University. adam silVer is Assistant Professor of Political Science at Emmanuel College. JoshUa yesNoWiTZ is a lecturer and doctoral candidate in political science at Boston University.
how to explain a social movementJeff GoodwinHow to Explain a Social Movement brings together essays written by Jeff Goodwin over the years, including a number of provocative new essays that reflect on the field of social-movement studies.
The collected essays draw on a wide range of empirical cases to illustrate the author’s theoretical claims. Among these are the Iranian and Nicaraguan revolutions, the Communist-led Huk rebellion in the Philippines, the anti-apartheid movement in South Africa and the gay and lesbian movement in the US.
This book will interest and challenge students, teachers, activists and general readers who want to learn more about social movements, revolutions and terrorism in the contemporary age.
Jeff goodWiN is Professor of Sociology at New York University and editor and author of many books and articles including No Other Way Out: States and Revolutionary Movements, 1945–1991 (2001).
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Kuru sorceryDisease and Danger in the New Guinea Highlands
shirley lindenbaumPerhaps the best-documented epidemic in the history of medicine, kuru has been studied for more than fifty years by international investigators from medicine and the human sciences.
This significantly revised edition of the landmark anthropological classic Kuru Sorcery brings up to date the anthropological contribution to understanding disease, the medical research that resulted in two medical Nobel Prizes, and the views of people who endured the epidemic and who still believe that sorcerers, rather than cannibalism, caused kuru.
The kuru epidemic serves as a prism through which to analyse notions of disease and the body, the world of social and spiritual relations, and changes in economic and political conditions.
shirley liNdeNbaUm is Professor Emerita of Anthropology at the CUNY–Graduate Center, New York.
handbook of contemporary cubaEconomy, Politics, Civil Society, and Globalization
edited by mauricio A. Font and carlos riobóMauricio A. Font and Carlos Riobó offer an up-to-date and comprehensive survey of Cuba offering the latest research available from a broad array of disciplines and perspectives.
The Handbook of Contemporary Cuba brings together contributions from leading scholars and introduces the reader to the key literature in the field in relation to rapidly changing events on the island and in global political and economic affairs.
The guide also presents economic models and forecasts as well as analyses of the recent, pivotal Sixth Congress of the Communist Party of Cuba. For students, scholars, and experts in government, it is a vital addition to any collection on Latin American studies or global politics.
mAuriciO A. FOnt is Director of the Bildner Center for Western Hemisphere Studies and Professor of sociology at The Graduate Center and Queens College, City University of New York. carlos riobó is Assistant Professor of Latin American literature and cultures at The City College of New York and Cuba Project Fellow of the Bildner Center for Western Hemisphere Studies at CUNY.
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mythologizing black WomenUnveiling White Men's Racist and Sexist Deep Frame
brittany c. SlattonIn this book Brittany C. Slatton uses innovative internet research methods to reveal contemporary prejudices about relationship partners. In doing so she thoroughly refutes the popular ideology of a post-racial America.
Slatton examines the 'deep frame' of white men found in opinions and emotional reactions to black women and their body types, personalities, behaviours, and styles of speech. Their internet responses to questionnaires shows how they treat as common sense radicalised, gendered, and classed versions of black women.
Mythologizing Black Women argues that the internet acts as a backstage setting, allowing white men to anonymously express raw feelings about race and sexuality without the fear of reprimand.
brittAny c. SLAttOn is Assistant Professor of Sociology at Texas Southern University.
Jihadist ideologyAn Introduction
farhad KhosrokhavarMany Middle East observers believe that social mobility and popular frustration are the primary motivators of Jihadi terrorism against the West.
This new book by a distinguished sociologist shows that Jihadist ideology is paramount in the Jihadist movement. The author argues that understanding the power of ideology may lead to better foreign policy responses and a safer world.
Based on translations and public communications from several languages, Khosrokavar offers a comprehensive understanding of Jihadi ideology in Sunni and Shiite traditions.
farhad KhosroKhaVar is Professor at the École des Hautes Études en Sciences Sociales in Paris. His most recent book in English is The New Arab Revolutions that Shook the World (2012).
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The myth of Liberal ascendancyCorporate Dominance from the Great Depression to the Great Recession
G. Williams DomhoffBased on new archival research, G. Williams Domhoff challenges popular conceptions of the 1930s New Deal, arguing instead that this period was one of increasing corporate dominance in government affairs.
While FDR’s New Deal brought sweeping legislation, the tide turned quickly after 1938. From that year onward nearly every major new economic law passed by Congress showed the mark of corporate dominance.
Domhoff concludes that in terms of economic influence, liberalism was on a long steady decline, and that ironically it was the successes of the civil rights, feminist, environmental, and gay-lesbian movements that led to the final defeat of the liberal-labour alliance after 1968.
G. WiLLiAmS DOmhOFF is Professor Emeritus at UC-Santa Cruz. He is the author of Who Rules America? (2009) and The New CEOs: Women, African American, Latino, and Asian American Leaders of Fortune 500 Companies (2011).
rethinking contemporary social Theoryroberta garner, black hawk hancock and grace budrysRethinking Contemporary Social Theory outlines a new theoretical paradigm emerging from out of social construction theory, conflict theory, Marxism and critical theory and argues that these insights are redefining social theory as a whole.
The authors select ten fields within sociology and in each one trace the reception and impact of the new paradigm. The fields include gender, sexuality, race/ethnicity, media and the sociology of family life.
Drawing on Thomas Kuhn’s The Structure of Scientific Revolutions, the authors identify causes for this paradigm shift, which include the contributions of specific individuals, the general intellectual climate and various social changes such as globalisation and neoliberalism.
roberTa garNer is Professor of Sociology at DePaul University in Chicago. blacK haWK haNcocK is Assistant Professor of Sociology at DePaul University in Chicago. grace bUdrys is a Professor of Sociology at DePaul University in Chicago.
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The civic imaginationMaking a Difference in American Political Life
gianpaolo baiocchi, elizabeth bennett, alissa cordner, Peter Klein and stephanie savellThe Civic Imagination provides a rich empirical description of civic life and a broader discussion of the future of democracy in contemporary America.
Over the course of a year, five researchers observed and participated in seven civic organisations in a mid-sized US city. They draw on this ethnographic evidence to map the 'civic imaginations' that motivate citizenship engagement in America today.
This will be an important book for students and academics interested in political science and sociology.
giaNPaolo baiocchi is Associate Professor of Sociology at NYU. eliZabeTh beNNeTT is a Ph.D. candidate in political science at Brown University. alissa cordNer is a Ph.D. candidate in sociology at Brown University. PeTer KleiN is a Ph.D. candidate in sociology at Brown University. Stephanie Savell is a Ph.D. candidate in anthropology at Brown University.
music sociologyAn Introduction to the Role of Music in Social Life
sara Towe horsfall, Jan-martijn meij and meghan ProbstfieldMusic Sociology explores 16 different genres to demonstrate that music everywhere reflects social values, organisational processes, meanings and individual identity.
Presenting original ethnographic research, the contributors use descriptions of subcultures to explain the concepts of music sociology, including the rituals that link people to music, the past and each other.
Music Sociology introduces the sociology of music to those who may not be familiar with it and provides a basic historical perspective on popular music in America and beyond.
sara ToWe horsfall is an Associate Professor at Texas Wesleyan University. Her most recent book is Social Problems: An Advocate Group Approach (2012). JAn-mArtiJn meiJ is Assistant Professor of Sociology at Florida Gulf Coast University. meghaN ProbsTfield is Associate Professor of Sociology at Indian River State College in Fort Pierce, Florida.
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The Power of the Talking stickIndigenous Politics and the World Ecological Crisis
sharon ridgeway and Peter Jacques
Significantly revised edition of a landmark anthropological investigation of tribal beliefs and practices regarding disease, health and medicine.
Justice, Politics, and the familyedited by daniel engster and Tamara metz
Brings together essential readings in political and legal theory to illuminate pressing contemporary debates on the family.
enter the alternative schoolCritical Answers to Questions in Urban Education
Alia r. tyner-mullings
An in-depth examination of public school alternatives to traditional educational models in the US.
doing survey researchPeter Nardi
Prepares students to write a questionnaire, generate a sample, conduct their own survey research, analyse data and write up the results.
rethinking online education resourcesIdeologies, Pedagogies, and Identities
bessie mitsikopoulou
Analyses online educational materials on the recent Iraq war used by US teachers in schools.
gerhard lenski's sociological TheoriesAssessments, Extensions, New Directions
bernice mcNair barnett
Critically assesses the social theories and intellectual influence of Gerhard Lenski in the discipline of sociology.
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seeds of freedomclark Taylor
A remarkable case study of progressive schooling over four decades in a remote Guatemalan village.
What don't Kill Us makes Us strongerAfrican American Women and Suicide
Kamesha spates
Considers how social disparities impact on black women’s physical, mental and social circumstances and reveals harmful social disparities.
Watching human rightsThe 101 Greatest Films
mark gibney
Wide-ranging exploration of how film can inform and reinforce our understanding of human rights, analysing more than 300 human rights films.
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The Power of the Talking stickIndigenous Politics and the World Ecological Crisis
sharon ridgeway and Peter Jacques
Significantly revised edition of a landmark anthropological investigation of tribal beliefs and practices regarding disease, health and medicine.
Justice, Politics, and the familyedited by daniel engster and Tamara metz
Brings together essential readings in political and legal theory to illuminate pressing contemporary debates on the family.
enter the alternative schoolCritical Answers to Questions in Urban Education
Alia r. tyner-mullings
An in-depth examination of public school alternatives to traditional educational models in the US.
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december 2013 256pp 229mm x 152mm hb 9781612052908 £75
december 2013 320pp 229mm x 152mm hb 9781612051499 £80
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seeds of freedomclark Taylor
A remarkable case study of progressive schooling over four decades in a remote Guatemalan village.
What don't Kill Us makes Us strongerAfrican American Women and Suicide
Kamesha spates
Considers how social disparities impact on black women’s physical, mental and social circumstances and reveals harmful social disparities.
Watching human rightsThe 101 Greatest Films
mark gibney
Wide-ranging exploration of how film can inform and reinforce our understanding of human rights, analysing more than 300 human rights films.
Pedagogy of commitmentPaulo freire
An inspiring and passionate call for an alternative education from a global giant of progressive schooling.
Virtual epidemicsEmerging Diseases and the Politics of Global Health
monica Achitoff-Gray
The past, present and possible future of epidemic disease. Considers the impact of predictive mapping and new surveillance technologies.
When race meets classAfrican Americans Coming of Age in a Small City
rhonda F. Levine
Looks at how lived experiences at the micro level can shed light on the macro structures of racial inequality.
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The changing Politics of educationmichael fabricant and michelle fine
Reveals new structures and circuits of dispossession and privilege that are failing the majority in the US education system.
education 2.0Leonard J. Waks
Maps out an inspiring new paradigm for education in the Internet age, including detailed models for new schools as ‘open learning centres’.
Publics for Public schoolKathleen Knight abowitz
Outlines a new conception of the public dimensions of schooling. Written for educational leaders working in or on behalf of public schooling.
Just methodsAlison m. Jaggar
Second edition of the popular interdisciplinary Feminist reader, which cuts across law, politics and sociology.
selves, societies, and emotionsThomas S. henricks
Thought-provoking meditation on how people discover and reproduce the ‘meaning’ of their social life - includes the impact of electronic media.
on geopoliticsharvey starr
Explores themes of spatiality and territoriality in relation to international affairs.
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it’s the Political economy, stupidThe Global Financial Crisis in Art and Theory
edited by gregory sholette and oliver ressler
Leading critical artists and theorists analyse the current crisis of capitalism.
Nature for saleThe Commons versus Commodities
Giovanna ricoveri. Foreword by Vandana shiva
Traces the erosion of the commons from the Industrial Revolution to today's neo-liberalism, arguing that a new commons is needed today.
making Peace with the earthVandana shiva
Demolishes the myths of corporate globalisation and shows its devastating environmental impact.
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The changing Politics of educationmichael fabricant and michelle fine
Reveals new structures and circuits of dispossession and privilege that are failing the majority in the US education system.
education 2.0Leonard J. Waks
Maps out an inspiring new paradigm for education in the Internet age, including detailed models for new schools as ‘open learning centres’.
Publics for Public schoolKathleen Knight abowitz
Outlines a new conception of the public dimensions of schooling. Written for educational leaders working in or on behalf of public schooling.
Paradigm Publishers
JUNe 2013 224p 229mm x 152mm hb 9781612052700 £70
JUNe 2013 256pp 229mm x 152mm hb 9781612050355 £75
may 2013 176pp 229mm x 152mm hb 9781612052434 £65
it’s the Political economy, stupidThe Global Financial Crisis in Art and Theory
edited by gregory sholette and oliver ressler
Leading critical artists and theorists analyse the current crisis of capitalism.
Nature for saleThe Commons versus Commodities
Giovanna ricoveri. Foreword by Vandana shiva
Traces the erosion of the commons from the Industrial Revolution to today's neo-liberalism, arguing that a new commons is needed today.
making Peace with the earthVandana shiva
Demolishes the myths of corporate globalisation and shows its devastating environmental impact.
how a century of War changed the lives of Womenlindsey german
Shows how conflict has changed women’s lives and how those changes have put women at the centre of peace campaigning.
a marxist history of the WorldFrom Neanderthals to Neoliberals
Neil faulkner
Magisterial analysis of human history, from the first hominid to the Great Recession of 2008. Written from the perspective of ordinary men and women.
Power beyond scrutinyMedia, Justice and Accountability
Justin schlosberg
Revealing critique of the mainstream media - why it fails to challenge those in power and keeps silent on certain issues.
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The Therapy industryThe Irresistible Rise of the Talking Cure, and Why It Doesn’t Work
Paul moloney
Argues that therapeutic and applied psychology have little basis in science and that they prosper because they serve the interests of power.
doomed by hopeEssays on Arab Theatre
edited by eyad houssami. foreword by elias Khoury
A beautifully presented collection of essays by writers and artists which traces the history of contemporary Arab theatre.
memoirs of an early arab feministThe Life and Activism of Anbara Salam Khalidi
Anbara Salam Khalidi. Foreword by marina Warner. Translated by Tarif Khalidi
The first English translation of the memoirs of Anbara Salam Khalidi, the iconic Arab feminist.
biohackersThe Politics of Open Science
alessandro delfanti
Explores fundamental changes occuring in the circulation and ownership of scientific information.
The Dying SaharaUS Imperialism and Terror in Africa
Jeremy Keenan
An illuminating account of how the US and its new African command have created a self-fulfilling prophecy of terror and instability in the Sahara.
The Great University gambleMoney, Markets and the Future of Higher Education
andrew mcgettigan
A critical and deeply informed survey of the brave new world of UK Higher Education emerging from government cuts and market-driven reforms.
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geopolitical economyAfter US Hegemony, Globalization and Empire
radhika desai
Radically reinterprets the historical evolution of the world order, as a multi-polar world emerges from the dust of the financial and economic crisis.
To live and die in americaClass, Power, Health and Healthcare
robert chernomas and ian hudson
Historical and political analysis of the impact of inequality and capitalism on the health of US workers.
The Financial crisis and the global southA Development Perspective
yilmaz akyüz
Explores the policy options available for developing and emerging economies in response to the global economic crises.
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The Therapy industryThe Irresistible Rise of the Talking Cure, and Why It Doesn’t Work
Paul moloney
Argues that therapeutic and applied psychology have little basis in science and that they prosper because they serve the interests of power.
doomed by hopeEssays on Arab Theatre
edited by eyad houssami. foreword by elias Khoury
A beautifully presented collection of essays by writers and artists which traces the history of contemporary Arab theatre.
memoirs of an early arab feministThe Life and Activism of Anbara Salam Khalidi
Anbara Salam Khalidi. Foreword by marina Warner. Translated by Tarif Khalidi
The first English translation of the memoirs of Anbara Salam Khalidi, the iconic Arab feminist.
Recent Highlights
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aPril 2013 184pp 215mm x 135mm 17 photographs Pb 9780745333564 £16.99 hb 9780745333571 £55 epub 9781849648837 £16.99 Kindle 9781849648844 £16.99
geopolitical economyAfter US Hegemony, Globalization and Empire
radhika desai
Radically reinterprets the historical evolution of the world order, as a multi-polar world emerges from the dust of the financial and economic crisis.
To live and die in americaClass, Power, Health and Healthcare
robert chernomas and ian hudson
Historical and political analysis of the impact of inequality and capitalism on the health of US workers.
The Financial crisis and the global southA Development Perspective
yilmaz akyüz
Explores the policy options available for developing and emerging economies in response to the global economic crises.
The Global hunger crisisTackling Food Insecurity in Developing Countries
majda bne saad
Deeply informative study which identifies the causes for global hunger embedded in the current global political and economic system.
The Anarchist Turnedited by Jacob blumenfeld, chiara bottici and simon critchley
Brings together innovative and fresh perspectives on contemporary anarchism.
language, resistance and revivalRepublican Prisoners and the Irish Language in the North of Ireland
Feargal mac ionnrachtaigh. foreword by Philip scraton
Explores a key period in Irish history through the original and 'insider' accounts of key protagonists in the contemporary Irish language revival.
Recent Highlights
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murdoch's PoliticsHow One Man's Thirst For Wealth and Power Shapes our World
David mcKnight. Foreword by robert W. mcchesney
Searching analysis of Rupert Murdoch's impact on politics, media and culture. Includes the fallout from the Leveson inquiry.
The islamophobia industryHow the Right Manufactures Fear of Muslims
nathan Lean. Foreword by John L. esposito
Disturbing account of the rising tide of Islamophobia sweeping through the United States and Europe.
What We are fighting forA Radical Collective Manifesto
edited by federico campagna and emanuele campiglio
Visions of a different society run in the interests of the 99%. Leading activist voices answer the question the media loves to ask the protesters.
a history of anthropologyThomas hylland eriksen and finn sivert Nielsen
Thoroughly updated and revised edition of a popular classic of modern anthropology.
The heretic's guide to global financeHacking the Future of Money
brett scott
Shows how activists can tap into the internal dynamics of the sector to disrupt it and showcases the growing alternative finance movement.
shadow livesThe Forgotten Women of the War on Terror
Victoria brittain. Foreword by John berger. Afterword by marina Warner
Reveals the impact on the wives and families of men incarcerated in Guantanamo, or in prison in Britain and the US, during the 'war on terror'.
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The making and Unmaking of a ZionistA Personal and Political Journey
antony lerman
Powerful memoir of the personal and political journey of a leading figure in the UK's Jewish community, from idealistic Zionist to critic of Israel.
The corporation That changed the WorldHow the East India Company Shaped the Modern Multinational
Nick robins
Expanded and revised edition of the highly praised history of the English East India Company.
leila KhaledIcon of Palestinian Liberation
sarah irving
Compelling biography of a legendary Palestinian resistance fighter. From refugee camp to international infamy.
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murdoch's PoliticsHow One Man's Thirst For Wealth and Power Shapes our World
David mcKnight. Foreword by robert W. mcchesney
Searching analysis of Rupert Murdoch's impact on politics, media and culture. Includes the fallout from the Leveson inquiry.
The islamophobia industryHow the Right Manufactures Fear of Muslims
nathan Lean. Foreword by John L. esposito
Disturbing account of the rising tide of Islamophobia sweeping through the United States and Europe.
What We are fighting forA Radical Collective Manifesto
edited by federico campagna and emanuele campiglio
Visions of a different society run in the interests of the 99%. Leading activist voices answer the question the media loves to ask the protesters.
Bestsellers
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The making and Unmaking of a ZionistA Personal and Political Journey
antony lerman
Powerful memoir of the personal and political journey of a leading figure in the UK's Jewish community, from idealistic Zionist to critic of Israel.
The corporation That changed the WorldHow the East India Company Shaped the Modern Multinational
Nick robins
Expanded and revised edition of the highly praised history of the English East India Company.
leila KhaledIcon of Palestinian Liberation
sarah irving
Compelling biography of a legendary Palestinian resistance fighter. From refugee camp to international infamy.
The Dawn of the arab UprisingsEnd of an Old Order?
edited by bassam haddad, rosie bsheer and Ziad abu-rish. Foreword by roger Owen
Leading Middle East analysts consider the causes and consequences of the Arab Spring.
Tweets and the streetsSocial Media and Contemporary Activism
Paolo gerbaudo
Analyses the impact of new social media on activism and political dissent, from Cairo to New York.
a People's history of the second World WarResistance Versus Empire
donny gluckstein
Fascinating history of the Second World War as fought 'from below' by anti-fascist militias, who worked both with and against the allied powers.
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Index
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Abowitz, Kathleen Knight 30
Achitoff-Gray, Monica 29
After Queer Theory 11
Agger, Ben 22
Agitation with a Smile 23
Akça, İsmet 15
Allen, Kieran 6
Austerity Ireland 6
Bad News for Refugees 8
Baiocchi, Gianpaolo 27
Barnett, Bernice McNair 28
Battle for America, The 20
Beautiful Risk of Education, The 21
Bekmen, Ahmet 15
Bennett, Elizabeth 27
Biesta, Gert J.J. 21
Bird, Stephen 23
Black Star 14
Bridger, Rose 5
Briant, Emma 8
Budrys, Grace 26
Butterick, Keith J. 9
Changing Politics of Education, The 30
Chomsky, Noam 1
Clark, Victor Figueroa 2
Common Ground 10
Connelly, Katherine 3
Cordner, Alissa 27Critical Introduction to Business and Financial Journalism, The 9Crotty, William J. 21
Crucible of Resistance 7
Doing Survey Research 28
Domhoff, G. Williams 26
Donald, Pauline 8
Education 2.0 30
Engster, Daniel 28
Enter the Alternative School 28
Fabricant, Michael 30
Final Solutions 16
Fine, Michelle 30
Following the Money 19
Font, Mauricio A. 24
Freire, Paulo 29
Garner, Roberta 26
Gerhard Lenski's Sociological Theories 28
Gibney, Mark 29
Gilbert, Jeremy 10
Gloss of Harmony, The 18
Goodwin, Jeff 23
Hancock, Black Hawk 26
Handbook of Contemporary Cuba 24
Henricks, Thomas S. 30
Hilary, John 4
Holloway, John 17
Horsfall, Sara Towe 27
How to Explain a Social Movement 23
Jacobs, Kerry 19
Jacques, Peter 28Jaggar, Alison M. 30
Jihadist Ideology 25Just Methods 30
Justice, Politics, and the Family 28
Khosrokhavar, Farhad 25
Klein, Peter 27
Kuru Sorcery 24
Laskos, Christos 7
Lazere, Donald 22
Levine, Rhonda F. 29
Lindenbaum, Shirley 24
Meij, Jan-Martijn 27
Metz, Tamara 28
Meyer, David 20
Mitsikopoulou, Bessie 28
Modonesi, Massimo 17
Müller, Birgit 18
Music Sociology 27
Myth of Liberal Ascendancy, The 26
Mythologizing Black Women 25
Nardi, Peter 28
O’Boyle, Brian 6
On Geopolitics 30
On Western Terrorism 1
Özden, Barış Alp 15
Pedagogy of Commitment 29
Pelizzo, Riccardo 19
Penney, James 11
Philo, Greg 8
Plane Truth 5
Politics of Islamophobia, The 12
Poverty of Capitalism, The 4
Power of the Talking Stick, The 28
Prisoners of the White House 20
Probstfield, Meghan 27
Publics for Public School 30
Ramamurthy, Anandi 14
Rethinking Contemporary Social Theory 26
Rethinking Online Education Resources 28
Ridgeway, Sharon 28
Riobó, Carlos 24
Sagall, Sabby 16
Salvador Allende 2
Savell, Stephanie 27
Seeds of Freedom 29
Selves, Societies, and Emotions 30
Silver, Adam 23
Slatton, Brittany C. 23
Spates, Kamesha 29
Stapenhurst, Rick 19
Starr, Harvey 30
Subalternity, Antagonism, Autonomy 17
Sylvia Pankhurst 3
Taylor, Clark 29
Texting Toward Utopia 22
Thinking Critically About Media and Politics 22
Threat of Liberation, The 13
Tsakalotos, Euclid 7
Tyrer, David 12
Turkey Reframed 15
Virtual Epidemics 29
Vltchek, Andre 1
Waks, Leonard J. 30
Walsh, Kenneth T. 20
Watching Human Rights 29
What Don’t Kill Us Makes Us Stronger 29
When Race Meets Class 29
Winning the Presidency 2012 21
Wilson, Amrit 13
Yesnowitz, Joshua 23
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