Marx in paris, 1871

An imaginative work of historical fiction places Karl Marx in the thick of the remarkable events of the Paris Commune.

Marxist thought in south asia

Forging an anti-imperialist Marxism through dialectical and historical approaches, this volume of Political Power and Social Theory demonstrates how the South Asian facet of this revolutionary tradition can contribute to and even reenergize global Marxist theory.

Masters of mankind

A brilliant indictment of US imperial power.

Mayor 1%

Lydersen lambasts Chicago's nationally recognized mayor for his obedient endorsement of the devastating austerity agenda set forth by the one-percent.

Meeting at grand central

A revolutionary approach to the study of cooperation that unites evolutionary biology and the social sciencesFrom the family to the workplace to the marketplace, every facet of our lives is shaped by cooperative interactions. Yet everywhere we look, we are confronted by proof of how difficult coo...

Meeting globalization's challenges

Leading economists propose solutions to the problems of globalizationGlobalization has expanded economic opportunities throughout the world, but it has also left many people feeling dispossessed, disenfranchised, and angry. Luís Catão and Maurice Obstfeld bring together some of today's top econom...

Mi maría: surviving the storm

Puerto Rican voices share their stories of surviving Hurricane María and its aftermath.

Middle east studies after september 11

A sweeping, essential analysis of how, following 9/11, Middle Eastern Studies was transformed in the service of Empire

Middle-power responses to china’s bri and america’s indo-pacific strategy

Middle-Power Responses to China’s BRI and America’s Indo-Pacific Strategy brings together an international, multidisciplinary group of leading experts to contribute a well-rounded, multifaceted view of the transformation that is currently taking place in the geopolitics of the Asia-Pacific.

Military power

In war, do mass and materiel matter most? Will states with the largest, best equipped, information-technology-rich militaries invariably win? The prevailing answer today among both scholars and policymakers is yes. But this is to overlook force employment, or the doctrine and tactics by which mat...

Misdemeanorland

"An eye-opening account of the criminal justice system’s often overlooked creaky gears."—Sam Roberts, New York TimesIn the early 1990s, New York City launched an initiative under the banner of Broken Windows policing to dramatically expand enforcement against low-level offenses. Misdemeanorland i...

Modern colonization by medical intervention

Good intentioned or not, Modern Colonization by Medical Intervention documents the often pernicious effect of physicians on the colonial project.

Modernity and terrorism

Zafirovski and Rodeheaver attempt to redefine contemporary terrorism (state and individual) as stemming from a deep opposition to modernity.

Multimethod research, causal mechanisms, and case studies

An innovative and accessible textbook on multimethod and case-study researchMultimethod research has become indispensable to doing social science, and is essential to anyone who conducts large-scale research projects in political science, sociology, education, comparative law, or business. This a...

My country is the world

Staughton Lynd’s brilliant and masterful arguments against the Vietnam War and the best tactics and strategies to end it.

Nehru's india

An iconoclastic history of the first two decades after independence in IndiaNehru’s India brings a provocative but nuanced set of new interpretations to the history of early independent India. Drawing from her extensive research over the past two decades, Taylor Sherman reevaluates the role of Ja...

Next time they'll come to count the dead

In fast-paced and dramatic fashion, Turse reveals the harsh reality of modern warfare in the developing world.

No is not enough

“This year's most immediately useful political book.” —Publishers Weekly Best Books of 2017

Notes on resistance

The broad range and brilliance of Chomsky's thought and analysis is on full display in this collection of interviews with his long-time collaborator/interlocuter David Barsamian.

October song

This remarkable set of essays on the life and ideas of Luxemburg explores her historic contributions and relevance for today.

On edward said

An intimate intellectual, political and personal portrait of Edward Said, one of the 20th centuries leading public intellectuals

On freedom

From New York Times bestselling author Cass Sunstein, a brisk, provocative book that shows what freedom really means—and requires—todayIn this pathbreaking book, New York Times bestselling author Cass Sunstein asks us to rethink freedom. He shows that freedom of choice isn’t nearly enough. To be ...

On palestine

Chomsky and Pappé discuss the past and future of Palestine.

On power and ideology

This succinct series of lectures lays out the parameters of Noam Chomsky's foreign policy analysis.

On rumors

Many of us are being misled. Claiming to know dark secrets about public officials, hidden causes of the current economic situation, and nefarious plans and plots, those who spread rumors know precisely what they are doing. And in the era of social media and the Internet, they know a lot about how...

On shedding an obsolete past

A renowned historian and writer dismantles foreign policy decisions of the Trump and Biden administration. 

On the fall of the roman republic

On the Republic juxtaposes the fall of the Roman Republic with the contemporary political landscape of the United States: a republic in disarray, violence and corruption thwarting the will of the people, military misadventures abroad, and rampant economic inequality diminishing a shared sense of ...

On the formation of marxism

In this gripping new intellectual biography, Jukka Gronow examines Karl Kautsky’s influence on the European labor movement.

One nation undecided

How to think intelligently about the most divisive public issues confronting us todayWe’ve all expressed opinions about difficult hot-button issues without thinking them through. With so much media spin, political polarization, and mistrust of institutions, it’s hard to know how to think about th...

Optimism over despair

Wide-ranging interviews on war, power, and politics with Noam Chomsky, the world's leading critic of US foreign policy.

Otto bauer (1881-1938)

A stirring, ground breaking, political biography of the most important leader of the Austrian Social Democratic Workers Party’s, Otto Bauer.

Our common wealth

This book is the most comprehensive and up-to-date analysis of public ownership in the United States, arguing that it is more widespread, popular, and efficient than is commonly understood.

Out of many faiths

A timely defense of religious diversity and its centrality to American identityAmerica is the most religiously diverse nation on the planet. In today’s volatile climate of religious conflict and distrust, how do we affirm that the American promise is deeply intertwined with how each of us engages...

Outsourcing empire

How chartered company-states spearheaded European expansion and helped create the world’s first genuinely global orderFrom Spanish conquistadors to British colonialists, the prevailing story of European empire-building has focused on the rival ambitions of competing states. But as Outsourcing Emp...

Palestine in a world on fire

A collection of interviews with some of the world’s leading progressive thinkers on the movement for Palestinian liberation and its connections to struggles for justice across the globe. As more and more people align themselves with the Palestinian people, Palestine in a World on Fire provides t...

Palestine speaks

For more than six decades, Israel and Palestine have been the global focal point of intractable conflict, one that has led to one of the world’s most widely reported yet least understood human rights crises. In their own words, men and women from West Bank and Gaza describe how their lives have b...

Palestine: a socialist introduction

This edited volume makes an impassioned and informed case for the central place of Palestine in socialist organizing and of socialism in the struggle to free Palestine.

Pandemic, politics, and a fairer society in southeast asia

Employing the Malaysian case as a starting point for examining a wider trend in Southeast Asia, this book delves into how politicians and policymakers navigate political uncertainty and the impact of their decisions on creating and maintaining a fairer society.

Parties, power, and change

How can citizens make sense of the complex mixture of durability and dynamism that animates American party politics? How should Americans understand—and come to terms with—contemporary partisan polarization and the democratic backsliding afflicting politics in the United States today? In this vol...

Party and class

These essays show why we need something more than single-issue organizations, movement coalitions, or reformist organizations if we are to achieve real change.

Party politics and populism in zambia

Analysis of the political history of Zambia through a study of Michael Sata. It shows the interaction between party politics and populism since the 1950s, the nature and competitiveness of electoral politics in single or dominant party regimes, and the importance of individual political leadershi...

Passionate politics

In May 2019, India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi won the world’s largest election. This book brings together a stellar team of economists, political scientists, sociologists, historians and geographers to explain why Indians voted the way they did.

Patchwork leviathan

Corruption and ineffectiveness are often expected of public servants in developing countries. However, some groups within these states are distinctly more effective and public oriented than the rest. Why? Patchwork Leviathan explains how a few spectacularly effective state organizations manage to...

Pawned states

How foreign lending weakens emerging nationsIn the nineteenth century, many developing countries turned to the credit houses of Europe for sovereign loans to balance their books and weather major fiscal shocks such as war. This reliance on external public finance offered emerging nations endless ...

Peasants, politics and revolution

Penguin books and political change

This book employs the history of Penguin Books to offer a new account of Britain’s post-war politics.

Perception

Tired of reading negative and disparaging remarks directed at Indigenous people of Winnipeg in the press and social media, artist KC Adams created a photo series that presented another perspective. Called “Perception Photo Series,” it confronted common stereotypes of First Nation, Inuit and Métis...

Perfect victims

PALESTINE BOOK AWARD WINNER NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER NATIONAL INDIE BESTSELLER USA TODAY BESTSELLER “Mohammed El-Kurd has written a new Discourse on Colonialism for the twenty-first century.” —Robin D. G. Kelley Perfect Victims is an urgent affirmation of the Palestinian condition of resistanc...

Pirates and emperors, old and new

A brilliant account of the workings of state terrorism by the world’s foremost critic of U.S. Imperialism.