Political Science
ON PRACTICE AND CONTRADICTION
Written by Tse-Tung, Mao
The writings that underpinned the Chinese revolution, introduced by Slavoj iek These early philosophical writings underpinned the Chinese revolutions, and Mao's clarion call to insurrection has lost none of its ability to stir the blood and stimulate the mind.
AGE OF JIHAD: ISLAMIC STATE AND THE GREAT WAR FOR THE MIDDLE EAST
Written by Cockburn, Patrick
From the award-winning author of The Rise of Islamic State, the essential story of the Middle East's disintegration The Age of Jihad charts the turmoil of today's Middle East and the devastating role the West has played in the region from 2001 to the present.
VIRTUE AND TERROR
Written by Robespierre, Maximilien
Robespierre's justification of the Terror in the French RevolutionRobespierre's defence of the French Revolution remains one of the most powerful and unnerving justifications for political violence ever written. It has an extraordinary resonance in a world obsessed with terrorism and appalled by the language of its proponents.
AGAINST LENIN: THE PRE-BOLSHEVIK WRITINGS
Written by Trotsky, Leon
Trotsky's earliest interventions into the Russian socialist movement brought together for the first time in English Written in the last years before the explosion of the 1905 revolution, the texts collected together and introduced by Tariq Ali here are among Trotsky's most vigorous polemics.
COLLECTED WORKS, VOLUME 1
Written by Lenin, V I
Re-launch of the Collected Works of the legendary revolutionary in paperback Among the most influential political and social forces of the twentieth century, modern communism rests firmly on philosophical, political, and economic underpinnings developed by Vladimir Ilyich Ulyanov, later known as Lenin.
OUT OF THE WRECKAGE: A NEW POLITICS IN AN AGE OF CRISIS
Written by Monbiot, George
A thrilling new route to a better societyA toxic ideology of extreme competition and individualism has come to dominate our world. It misrepresents human nature, destroying hope and common purpose. Only a positive vision can replace it, a new story that re-engages people in politics and lights a path to a better future.
ALT-AMERICA: THE RISE OF THE RADICAL RIGHT IN THE AGE OF TRUMP
Written by Neiwert, David
This important piece of investigative reportage studies the roots of right-wing extremism in American culture and history to understand its modern-day resurgence in the Trump era Just as Donald Trump's victorious campaign for the U.S.
POLICE: A FIELD GUIDE
Written by Wall, Tyler
It doesn't take firsthand experience to learn the meaning of "pain compliance" or "rough ride" Police: A Field Guide is an illustrated handbook to the methods, mythologies, and history that animate today's police.
CENSORED 2018: PRESS FREEDOMS IN A "POST-TRUTH" SOCIETY-THE TOP CENSORED STORIES AND MEDIA ANALYSIS OF 2016-2017
Written by Mickey Huff
Did you know that over a thousand communities in the US are experiencing lead contamination at quadruple the rates found in Flint, Michigan? Or that the US Army has accumulated $6.5 trillion in expenditures that cannot be accounted for? What about the racially biased software used by judges to predict future crimes, or the fossil fuel industry's influence over environmental research?
YOU CAN'T BE NEUTRAL ON A MOVING TRAIN: A PERSONAL HISTORY
Written by Zinn, Howard
If you're both overcome and angered by the atrocities of our time, this will inspire a "new generation of activists and ordinary people who search for hope in the darkness" (Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor). Is change possible? Where will it come from? Can we actually make a difference?