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In this collection of adventure rebus stories, Chirp snorkels for treasure, explores a jungle, flies to...
Category: Political Economy
$19.00
Twilight of the Elites: America After Meritocracy
Broadway Books |
June 11, 2013 |
304 pages
Analyzes scandals in high-profile institutions, from Wall Street and the Catholic Church to corporate America and Major League Baseball, while evaluating how an elite American meritocracy rose throughout the past half-century before succumbing to unprecedented levels of corruption and failure.... More Info
$28.50
The Great Degeneration
Penguin Press HC |
June 13, 2013 |
192 pages
From renowned historian Niall Ferguson, a searching and provocative examination of the widespread institutional rot that threatens our collective future What causes rich countries to lose their way? Symptoms of decline are all around us today: slowing growth, crushing debts, increasing inequality,... More Info
$29.50
The Deserters
Penguin Press Hca Press |
June 13, 2013 |
400 pages
A fast-paced narrative history of World War II centered on the little explored subject of deserters A tale that redefines the ordinary soldier in the Second World War, The Deserters is a breathtaking work of historical reportage, weaving together the lives of forgotten servicemen even as it... More Info
$16.95
The Winter Is Over
Semiotext |
May 3, 2013 |
264 pages
Automation and information technology have transformed the organization of labor tosuch an extent that the processes of exploitation have moved beyond the labor class and now workupon society as a whole. If this displacement has destroyed the political primacy of the laborclass, it has not,... More Info
That the World May Know
June 19, 2013 |
289 pages
Producer: Heron & Crane After the worst thing in the world happens, then what? What is left to the survivors, the witnesses, those who tried to help? What can we do to prevent more atrocities from happening in the future, and to stop the ones that are happening right now? That the World May... More Info
$19.95
Days of Destruction, Days of Revolt
Vintage Canada |
June 11, 2013 |
320 pages
With illustrations by award-winning comic artist Joe Sacco, Chris Hedges portrays a suffering nation on the cusp of widespread revolt and addresses Occupy Wall Street in his first book since the international protests began. In the tradition of Let Us Now Praise Famous Men, Hedges and Sacco travel... More Info
$34.50
A Comprehensive Dictionary of the Middle East
Olive Branch Press |
November 1, 2012 |
700 pages
In this up-to-date, painstakingly researched dictionary, author Dilip Hiro brings one of the most tumultuous regions of the world to our fingertips. It is easy-to-read, simple to use, authoritative, and comprehensive. If offers a wide range of alphabetically arranged information on topics ranging... More Info
$34.95
Irish and Scottish Encounters with Indigenous Peoples
May 1, 2013 |
392 pages
Analyzing a long-neglected element of Irish and Scottish diaspora studies.
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$30.95
Human Trafficking Around the World
May 1, 2013 |
550 pages
This unprecedented study of sex trafficking, forced labor, organ trafficking, and sex tourism across twenty-four nations highlights the experiences of the victims, perpetrators, and anti-traffickers involved in this brutal trade. Combining statistical data with intimate accounts and interviews,... More Info
$32.50
The Metamorphoses of Fat
April 1, 2013 |
261 pages
One of the world's top historians of the body, Georges Vigarello maps the evolution of Western ideas about fat and fat people from the Middle Ages to today, paying particular attention to the role of science, fashion, fitness crazes, and public health campaigns in shaping these views. While hefty... More Info
$42.50
Quest for Security
Columbia University Press |
April 23, 2013 |
412 pages
The essays in this collection boldly confront the quest for security arising out of the social, economic, environmental, and political crises and transformations of our century. Joseph E. Stiglitz and Mary Kaldor begin with an expansive, balanced analysis of the global landscape and the factors... More Info
$32.50
Animal Oppression and Human Violence
Columbia University Press |
April 23, 2013 |
336 pages
Jared Diamond and other leading scholars have argued that the domestication of animals for food, labor, and tools of war has advanced the development of human society. But by comparing practices of animal exploitation for food and resources in different societies over time, David A. Nibert reaches... More Info
$16.99
Winner Take All
HarperPerennial |
May 28, 2013 |
240 pages
The national bestseller, now in paperback Every day, newspaper headlines and media commentators scream warnings of impending doom—shortages of arable land, clashes over water and political Armageddon as global demand for fossil fuels far outstrips supply. Shortages in the commodities markets have... More Info
$14.95
Letters from Lexington
June 19, 1993 |
167 pages
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$22.95
The Revenge of History
Verso Books |
June 4, 2013 |
400 pages
From 9/11 to the Arab Spring: the decade of living dangerously
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$31.75
China and the Environment
Zed Books |
May 21, 2013 |
256 pages
The trajectory of China's growth is leading many environmentalists to ask how the state and its people really engaging with environmental issues? This book provides access to otherwise unknown stories of environmental activism and forms the first real-life account of China and its environmental... More Info
Universal Human Rights in Theory and Practice
Cornell University Press |
April 30, 2013 |
320 pages
"This wide-ranging book looks at all aspects of human rights, drawing on political theory, sociology, and international relations as well as international law." Foreign Affairs
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$37.95
The Ethics of Preventive War
April 4, 2013 |
280 pages
The book examines the complex and contested moral and legal issues of preventive warfare.
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The Age of the Warrior
HarperPerennial |
May 15, 2009 |
400 pages
Robert Fisk has amassed a devoted readership over the years, with his insightful, witty and always outspoken articles on international politics and mankind s war-torn recent history. He is best known for his writing about the Middle East, its wars, dictators and international relations, but these... More Info
$19.00
Private Empire
Penguin Group USA |
May 28, 2013 |
704 pages
An investigation into the influential and fiercely private corporation traces the period between the Exxon Valdez accident and the Deepwater Horizion spill to profile chief executives Lee Raymond and Rex Tillerson as well as the company's role in violent international incidents. By the Pulitzer... More Info
$19.95
The Five Stages of Collapse
New Society Pub |
July 2, 2013 |
240 pages
A user's guide to economic, political, social and cultural collapse.
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Collapse
Penguin |
January 4, 2011 |
589 pages
"A magisterial effort packed with insight and written with clarity and enthusiasm. It's also the deal of the year---the equivalent of a year's college course by an engaging, brilliant professor, all for the price of a book." Who Hasn't Gazed upon the abandoned temples of Angkor Wat or the... More Info
$32.95
The General's Son
June 1, 2012 |
224 pages
In 1997, a tragedy struck the family of Israeli-American Miko Peled His beloved niece Smadar was killed by a suicide bomber in Jerusalem. That tragedy propelled Peled onto a journey of discovery. It pushed him to re-examine many of the beliefs he had grown up with, as the son and grandson of... More Info
$22.00
The Battle for the Arab Spring
May 7, 2013 |
368 pages
Drawn from research, interviews and a wealth of firsthand experience, this analysis of the Arab Spring, a revolution that spread across the Arab world in 2011, provides the first clear glimpse of the post-revolutionary future and the challenges many Arab nations face in building democratic... More Info
$30.00
The Big Truck That Went By
Palgrave MacMillan |
January 8, 2013 |
320 pages
An assessment of how Haiti has fared after the 2010 earthquake reveals how the country continues to suffer from poverty, illness, and a broken infrastructure, assessing the factors that prevent aid from reaching people in need.
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$27.50
Clash!
Hudson st Press |
May 2, 2013 |
320 pages
What kind of person are you? Are you independent—individual, unique, and in control of your world? Are you interdependent—relational, similar to others, and good at adjusting to situations? Or are you both? In Clash!, leading cultural psychologists Hazel Rose Markus and Alana Conner show us how... More Info
$28.00
Who Owns the Future?
Simon & Schuster |
May 7, 2013 |
400 pages
THE DAZZLING NEW MASTERWORK FROM THE PROPHET OF SILICON VALLEY Jaron Lanier is the bestselling author of You Are Not a Gadget, the father of virtual reality, and one of the most influential thinkers of our time. For decades, Lanier has drawn on his expertise and experience as a computer scientist,... More Info
$27.95
Beyond Shangri-La
Duke University Press Books |
November 19, 2012 |
355 pages
Beyond Shangri-La chronicles relations between the Tibetans and the United States since 1908, when a Dalai Lama first met with U.S. representatives. What was initially a distant alliance became more intimate and entangled in the late 1950s, when the Tibetan people launched an armed resistance... More Info
$35.95
Social Movements and Leftist Governments in Latin America
January 15, 2012 |
192 pages
In recent years, the simultaneous development of prominent social movements and the election of left and center-left governments has radically altered the political landscape in Latin America. These social movements have ranged from the community based "piqueteros" of Argentina that brought down... More Info
$28.95
Inventing Africa
Pluto Pr |
April 15, 2011 |
256 pages
Inventing Africa is a critical account of narratives which have selectively interpreted and misinterpreted the continent's deep past. Writers have created alluring images of lost cities, vast prehistoric migrations and golden ages of past civilizations. Debates continue on the African origins of... More Info
$27.95
Latin America in the 21st Century
May 8, 2012 |
160 pages
Twenty-first century Latin America is rich in history, culture, and political and social experimentation. In this fascinating and insightful analysis, Gardini looks at contemporary developments at three interconnected levels: the state, the region, and the international position of Latin America.... More Info
$24.00
State of the World 2013
April 15, 2013 |
292 pages
Every day, we are presented with a range of “sustainable” products and activities—from “green” cleaning supplies to carbon offsets—but with so much labeled as “sustainable,” the term has become essentially sustainababble, at best indicating a practice or product slightly less... More Info
$27.95
The Anarchist Turn
Pluto Press |
February 26, 2013 |
216 pages
The concept of anarchy is often presented as a recipe for pure disorder. The Anarchist Turn brings together innovative and fresh perspectives on anarchism to argue that in fact it represents a form of collective, truly democratic social organization. The book shows how in the last decade the... More Info
$28.95
Power Beyond Scrutiny
Pluto Press |
March 19, 2013 |
224 pages
Power Beyond Scrutiny uncovers the forces which distort and limit public debate in the media. From the misuse of politician's expenses to recent phone hacking scandals, establishment corruption has never been more in the headlines. Yet amidst the din of scandal, there have been seismic silences.... More Info
$38.00
Northern Ireland
May 21, 2013 |
320 pages
Looks at challenges in Northern Ireland from the late 1960s to the present day and explains why, a decade and a half after the peace process ended in political agreement in 1998, sectarian attitudes and violence continue to plague Northern Ireland today.
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What's Left of the Left
Duke University Press Books |
August 3, 2011 |
424 pages
Assesses the record of American and European social democratic governance, and the response of the center-left, providing both analysis and policy suggestions.
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$32.99
Dirty Wars
Nation Books |
April 23, 2013 |
512 pages
The author of Blackwater presents a sobering exposé of secret war programs currently being conducted behind the scenes of the War on Terror, drawing on interviews with CIA agents, mercenaries and other operators to reveal the human consequences of night raids, drone strikes and other unofficial... More Info
$29.95
The Legacy of Tiananmen Square
April 23, 2013 |
320 pages
With the loosening of restrictions on the Chinese economy in the 1980s and 1990s and the rise of the middle class, many observers thought that Western-style democracy would soon follow. Instead, China has adopted its own version, with a market-driven economy where actions that might call into... More Info
$27.95
Evil Men
May 6, 2013 |
248 pages
Presented with accounts of genocide and torture, we ask how people could bring themselves to commit such horrendous acts. A searching meditation on our all-too-human capacity for inhumanity, Evil Men confronts atrocity head-on—how it looks and feels, what motivates it, how it can be stopped.... More Info
$18.00
Drone Warfare
Verso Books |
April 9, 2013 |
224 pages
Drone Warfare is the first comprehensive analysis of one of the fastestgrowing—and most secretive—fronts in global war: the rise of robot warfare. In 2000, the Pentagon had fewer than fifty aerial drones; ten years later, it had nearly 7,500. Drones are already a $5 billion business in the US... More Info
$26.95
The Best of Social Anarchism
April 1, 2013 |
350 pages
Since 1980, Social Anarchism: A Journal of Theory and Practice has become the premier English-language anarchist periodical and this seminal anthology showcases the finest pieces. Focused equally on both theoretical works and descriptions of contemporary practice, contributions are reviewed by an... More Info
$25.95
Doing Bad by Doing Good
Stanford Economics & Finance |
May 15, 2013 |
256 pages
In 2010, Haiti was ravaged by a brutal earthquake that affected the lives of millions. The call to assist those in need was heard around the globe. Yet two years later humanitarian efforts led by governments and NGOs have largely failed. Resources are not reaching the needy due to bureaucratic red... More Info
$33.50
Changing Venezuela by taking power
Verso Books |
June 19, 2013 |
312 pages
An evaluation of the potential benefits and consequences of the Ch vez government cites the debates among Western administrations used to Venezuela's previous regime, in an in-depth study that evaluates the new government's progressive constitution and vulnerability to past issues. Simultaneous.
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$25.95
Birth in the Age of AIDS
April 3, 2013 |
312 pages
Birth in the Age of AIDS is a vivid and poignant portrayal of the experiences and struggles of HIV-positive women in India during pregnancy, birth, and motherhood at the beginning of the 21st century.
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$22.95
Moving Matters
Stanford University Press |
January 9, 2013 |
208 pages
Moving Matters is a richly nuanced portrait of the serial migrant: a person who has lived in several countries, calling each one at some point "home." The stories told here are both extraordinary and increasingly common. Serial migrants rarely travel freely—they must negotiate a world of... More Info
$27.95
More Than They Bargained For
March 22, 2013 |
350 pages
When Wisconsin became the first state in the nation in 1959 to let public employees bargain with their employers, the legislation catalyzed changes to labor laws across the country. In March 2011, when newly elected governor Scott Walker repealed most of that labor law and subsequent ones—and... More Info
$31.00
Darwin Deleted
University of Chicago Press |
March 22, 2013 |
328 pages
The ideas and terminology of Darwinism are so pervasive these days that it seems impossible to avoid them, let alone imagine a world without them. But in this remarkable rethinking of scientific history, Peter J. Bowler does just that. He asks: What if Charles Darwin had not returned from the... More Info
$27.00
Buying Into Fair Trade
April 15, 2013 |
192 pages
Stamped on products from coffee to handicrafts, the term “fair trade” has quickly become one of today’s most seductive consumer buzzwords. Purportedly created through fair labor practices, or in ways that are environmentally sustainable, fair-trade products give buyers peace of mind in... More Info
New & Old Wars
October 17, 2012 |
268 pages
Mary Kaldor's New and Old Wars has fundamentally changed the way both scholars and policy-makers understand contemporary war and conflict. In the context of globalization, this path-breaking book has shown that what we think of as war—that is to say, war between states in which the aim is to... More Info
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