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Category: Political Action
$57.50
Jon Lewis: Photographs of the California Grape Strike
October 1, 2013 |
448 pages
In the winter of 1966, twenty-eight-year-old ex-marine Jon Lewis visited Delano, California, center of the California grape strike. He thought that he might stay awhile, then resume studying photography at San Francisco State University. He stayed for two years, becoming the United Farm Workers... More Info
$23.95
Lineages Of Revolt
Haymarket Books |
September 10, 2013 |
348 pages
In this illuminating and original work, Hanieh demonstrates that the Arab Spring rebellions are about much more than democracy
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$29.95
Strategic Nonviolent Power
Athabasca University Press |
October 1, 2013 |
328 pages
History indicates that there are powerful routes to liberation from oppression that do not involve violence. Mohandas Gandhi called for a science of nonviolent action, one based on satyagraha, or the “insistence on truth.” As Gandhi understood, nonviolent resistance is not passive, nor is it... More Info
$17.95
Global Slump
Pm Press |
January 15, 2011 |
230 pages
"David McNally's tremendously timely book is packed with significant theoretical and practical insights, and offers actually existing examples of what is to be done. Global Slump urgently details how changes in the capitalist space-economy over the past 25 years, especially in the forms that money... More Info
$34.95
The Cancer Stage of Capitalism
Pluto Press |
December 9, 1999 |
312 pages
In this classic work on the recent uncontrolled spread of global capitalism, Professor John McMurtry develops the model of a carcinogenic invasion of social and natural life and the social-immune response it demands.
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$16.95
Bikenomics: How Bicycling Can Save the Economy
Microcosm Pub |
February 1, 2014 |
192 pages
Making the case for adopting more sustainable modes of transportation, this engaging reference explores the economic benefits of bicycling. It starts with an analysis of the real costs incurred by individuals and families in existing transportation systems and goes on to examine the current civic... More Info
$17.95
A Living Spirit of Revolt
PM Press |
November 1, 2013 |
256 pages
Dissecting anarchist history from classic examples through contemporary occurrences, and even tying it to everyday life, this exploration collects many disparate movements into a cohesive whole to better understand anarchy in theory and praxis. The book posits modern anarchy as not only the most... More Info
$20.00
Cazzarola!
PM Press |
November 1, 2013 |
336 pages
A gripping novel that is at once political, historical, and romantic, Cazzarola! spans 130 years in the life of the Discordias, a fictionalized family of Italian anarchists. It details the family's heroic, multigenerational resistance to fascism in Italy and their ongoing involvement in the... More Info
$14.95
Should We Tax the Rich More?
House of Anansi Press |
October 11, 2013 |
104 pages
As middle-class incomes stagnate in advanced economies while the rich experience record income gains, the 11th semi-annual Munk Debate pits wealth redistribution supporters Paul Krugman and George Papandreou, against Newt Gingrich and Arthur Laffer to debate taxation — should the rich pay more?... More Info
$17.95
Sharing Is Good
New Society Pub |
November 12, 2013 |
208 pages
Society is at a crossroads. We can either continue on the path of consumption at any cost, or we can make new choices that will lead to a happier, more rewarding life, while helping to preserve the planet for future generations. Unfortunately, we can't all afford to install solar panels or buy a... More Info
Future of Development
Policy Press |
October 15, 2013 |
152 pages
In his 1949 inaugural address, President Harry S. Truman heralded the era of international development, a “worldwide effort for the achievement of peace, plenty, and freedom” that would aim to “greatly increase the industrial activity in other nations and. . . . raise substantially their... More Info
$11.95
SCUM Manifesto
A K PressDistribution |
September 10, 2013 |
80 pages
First circulated on the streets of Greenwich Village in 1967, the SCUM Manifesto is a searing indictment of patriarchal culture in all its forms. Shifting fluidly between the worlds of satire and straightforward critique, this no-holds-barred classic is a call to action—a radical feminist vision... More Info
$29.99
Tax Is Not a Four-letter Word
Wilfrid Laurier University Press |
September 1, 2013 |
188 pages
This book is about taxes in Canada: who pays what, and who gets what. Taxes connect us to one another, to the common good, and to the future. In many respects, then, this is a book about the Canada we want, about citizenship and the common good, and about the role of government. The contributors,... More Info
$24.95
Political Responsibility Refocused
August 31, 2013 |
192 pages
Political Responsibility Refocused explores the theoretical foundations and practical implications of individual and collective responsibility towards those who are spatially or temporally separate from us.
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$16.95
Order Without Power
July 9, 2013 |
224 pages
With the rise of the global protestor--from Arab Spring to the Occupy movement--the term "anarchist" has been littered throughout mainstream media as never before. But just as frequently, its definition is skewed or left wanting: anarchists are painted as nihilists, supporters of chaos, or even... More Info
$16.00
Jobs with Justice
PM Press |
June 13, 2013 |
192 pages
Through a series of interviews and essays, this compendium gives voice to the community, labor, immigrant, student, and faith activists that have built Jobs with Justice (JwJ). The book speaks on both the core principles of the organization for workers’ rights and the experiences since its... More Info
$18.95
State Capitalism and World Revolution
PM Press |
July 1, 2013 |
160 pages
Originally published in 1950, this analysis by three respected activists successfully predicted the future course of Marxism. Their revolutionary critique of industrial civilization possessed a striking originality that was insular in its political context and optimistic in its expectations for the... More Info
$30.00
The Future of Social Movement Research: Dynamics, Mechanisms, and Processes
University of Minnesota Press |
July 1, 2013 |
456 pages
Are the dynamics of contention changing? This is the question confronted by the contributors of this volume, some of the most influential scholars in the field of social movements. The answers, arriving at a time of extraordinary worldwide turmoil, not only provide a wide-ranging and varied... More Info
$29.95
Book of Money
Firefly Books Limited |
June 18, 2013 |
256 pages
A clear, concise, illustrated guide to the workings of the global economy. Money is big news. Banks have collapsed, the property bubble has burst and national debts are at unimaginable levels. The Book of Money will help readers understand what is happening and how it affects them. It is a... More Info
$29.95
The Power of We Day
October 5, 2013 |
256 pages
" A celebration of famous social activists, as well as the remarkable young people committed to making the world a better place. We Day is the only place in the world where you can find the Dalai Lama, Jennifer Hudson, and Magic Johnson rubbing elbows with Nobel Peace Prize laureates, former heads... More Info
$13.95
Army of Lovers
Coach House |
September 10, 2013 |
120 pages
Underwear art and queer punk parties: a portrait of artist, activist and civic hero Will Munro.
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$22.00
The End of Growth
Vintage Canada |
September 3, 2013 |
320 pages
In an urgent follow-up to his bestselling Why Your World Is About to Get a Whole Lot Smaller, Jeff Rubin argues that the end of cheap oil means the end of growth. What will it be like to live in a world where growth is over? Now updated with a new afterword. Economist and resource analyst Jeff... More Info
$19.95
Underminers
New Society Pub |
September 10, 2013 |
384 pages
A practical guide for radical change
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Culture and Public Action
Stanford University Press |
December 9, 2013 |
442 pages
Led by Amartya Sen, Mary Douglas, and Arjun Appadurai, the distinguished anthropologists and economists in this book forcefully argue that culture is central to development, and present a framework for incorporating culture into development discourse. For further information on the book and related... More Info
$16.95
Capitalist Globalization: Consequenes, Resistance, And
June 30, 2013 |
208 pages
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Introducing Capitalism
June 15, 2009 |
176 pages
Introduces the concept of capitalism, discussing such topics as its history, leading theorists and proponents, and its impact on workers and politics.
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$29.95
The Activist's Handbook: Winning Social Change in the 21st Century
University of California Press |
October 1, 2013 |
302 pages
In this thoroughly revised and updated edition of The Activist's Handbook, Randy Shaw's hard-hitting guide to winning social change, the author brings the strategic and tactical guidance of the prior edition into the age of Obama. Shaw details how activists can best use the Internet and social... More Info
$34.50
Kill for Peace
University of Texas Press |
July 15, 2013 |
278 pages
The Vietnam War (1964–1975) divided American society like no other war of the twentieth century, and some of the most memorable American art and art-related activism of the last fifty years protested U.S. involvement. At a time when Pop Art, Minimalism, and Conceptual Art dominated the American... More Info
International Community Organising
May 15, 2013 |
256 pages
Inspired by the Arab Spring, which continues to effect changes throughout the Middle East, and the global Occupy movement, many are looking toward community organizing as a realistic, tried, and tested way to address our many global problems. This book is the first to explore the diverse history of... More Info
$26.50
The Great Divergence
Bloomsbury Press |
April 24, 2012 |
272 pages
The Hillman Prize-winning lead columnist for The New Republic and Slate critically assesses income inequality in America and the ways it threatens democracy, tracing disturbing income ratio trends throughout the past three decades while outlining an urgent call for nonpartisan solutions. 40,000... More Info
$17.95
The Alchemists
Penguin Press HC |
April 4, 2013 |
400 pages
When the first fissures became visible to the naked eye in August 2007, suddenly the most powerful men in the world were three men who were never elected to public office. They were the leaders of the world’s three most important central banks: Ben Bernanke of the U.S. Federal Reserve, Mervyn... More Info
$17.95
The Age of Turbulence
Penguin |
December 9, 2013 |
531 pages
The former Federal Reserve Board chairman reveals the financial close call that nearly resulted in an economic disaster after September 11, his efforts to safeguard American interests, and the personal and educational history that informed his choices.
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$29.95
Rethinking the Poli
Fernwood Books Limited |
March 1, 2012 |
196 pages
"Though the Canadian labour movement's postwar political, economic and social achievements may have seemed like irrevocable contributions to human progress, they have proven to be anything but. Since the mid-1970s, labour's political influence and capacity to defend, let alone extend, these gains... More Info
$34.95
Never Let a Serious Crisis Go to Waste: How Neoliberalism Survived the Financial Meltdown
Verso Books |
July 9, 2013 |
384 pages
After the financial apocalypse, neoliberalism rose from the dead—stronger than ever At the onset of the Great Recession, as house prices sank and joblessness soared, many commentators thought that neoliberalism itself was in its death throes. And yet it seems that—post-apocalypse—we’ve... More Info
$22.95
Capitalism Hits the Fan
Olive Branch Press |
April 29, 2013 |
288 pages
A BREATHTAKINGLY CLEAR ANALYSIS OF TODAYS ONGOING ECONOMIC CRISIS In this updated edition of Capitalism Hits the Fan, Professor Wolff explains why capitalism's global crisis persists, why bank bailouts and austerity policies fail, and why deepening economic inequality now generates historic social... More Info
The Great Eurozone Disaster
Zed Books |
April 9, 2013 |
224 pages
The last couple of years have seen the eurozone lurch from crisis to calamity. In The Great Eurozone Disaster, Heikki Patomäki dissects the current crisis, revealing its origins lie in the instability that has driven the process of financialization since the early 1970s. Furthermore, the public... More Info
$16.95
Anything for a Vote
Quirk Books |
December 9, 2013 |
303 pages
Today's political pundits express shock and disappointment when candidates resort to negative campaigning. But history reveals that smear campaigns are as American as apple pie. Anything for a Vote is an illustrated look at 200-plus years of dirty tricks and bad behavior in presidential elections... More Info
$21.95
Sticker Nation 2: The Big Book of Subversive Stickers [With Sticker(s)]
Disinformation Co |
March 30, 2009 |
64 pages
A huge new volume of the most popular underground stickers from the sloganeers at StickerNation!
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$31.00
And the Crooked Places Made Straight
JHU Press |
December 3, 2012 |
232 pages
David Chalmers's widely acclaimed overview of the 1960s describes how the civil rights movement touched off a growing challenge to traditional values and arrangements. Chalmers recounts the judicial revolution that set national standards for race, politics, policing, and privacy. He examines the... More Info
$63.50
Anay's Will to Learn
May 1, 2013 |
184 pages
The opening of free trade agreements in the 1980s caused major economic changes in Mexico and the United States. These economic activities spawned dramatic social changes in Mexican society. One young Mexican woman, Anay Palomeque de Carrillo, rode the tumultuous wave of these economic activities... More Info
$20.95
What Then Must We Do?
Chelsea Green Publishing |
December 9, 2013 |
205 pages
"Democratizing wealth and building a community-sustaining economy from the gorund up"--Jacket.
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$49.95
Collective Action and Exchange
Stanford Economics & Finance |
July 10, 2013 |
472 pages
In Collective Action and Exchange: A Game-Theoretic Approach to Contemporary Political Economy, William D. Ferguson unifies a broad range of new developments in economic theory and closely related areas of study to present a comprehensive political economy text, aimed at advanced undergraduates in... More Info
$28.95
The elusive quest for growth
The MIT Press |
August 8, 2002 |
342 pages
Why economists' attempts to help poorer countries improve their economic well-being have failed.
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$29.95
The Red Army Faction, a Documentary History
Pm Press |
June 1, 2013 |
448 pages
The long-awaited second volume of the first-ever English-language study of the Red Army Faction (RAF)—West Germany's most notorious urban guerillas—covers the period immediately following the organization's near total decimation in 1977. During this period, the RAF was in a state of regrouping... More Info
Life of the Party
Between the Lines(CA) |
September 1, 2012 |
136 pages
How do social class, race-ethnic, and gender differences promote social inequality in our everyday lives? Life of the Partybegins with a family birthday celebration as a prelude to examining several other party contexts -- tailgates of college football and race car fans, home sales gatherings of... More Info
$29.95
Told You So: the Big Book of Weekly Columns
Seven Stories Press |
May 28, 2013 |
480 pages
A follow-up to The Ralph Nader Reader collects the influential social and political advocate's columns from nader.org and other sources and explores a wide range of issues from genetically engineered foods and women's rights to the corporate state of America and citizen action. Original.
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Political Bubbles
May 26, 2013 |
336 pages
Behind every financial crisis lurks a "political bubble"--policy biases that foster market behaviors leading to financial instability. Rather than tilting against risky behavior, political bubbles--arising from a potent combination of beliefs, institutions, and interests--aid, abet, and amplify... More Info
$28.95
A Marxist History of the World
Pluto Press (UK) |
April 9, 2013 |
360 pages
This magisterial analysis of human history - from "Lucy," the first hominid, to the Great Recession of 2008 - combines the insights of earlier generations of Marxist historians with radical new ideas about the historical process.Reading history against the grain, Neil Faulkner reveals that what... More Info
Take Back the Economy
May 1, 2013 |
264 pages
Take Back the Economy dismantles the idea that the economy is separate from us and best comprehended by experts, demonstrating that the economy is the outcome of the decisions and efforts we make every day. Full of exercises and inspiring examples from around the world, it shows how people can... More Info
$33.75
The Financial Crisis and the Global South
Pluto Press |
April 23, 2013 |
208 pages
This book is a major contribution exploring the policy options available for Developing and Emerging Economies in response to the global economic crises.Written by a highly respected development economist, the book gives a clear-eyed account of the issues particular to these countries and... More Info
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