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Sultan's Court: European Fantasies of the EastEdward Said's Orientalism has been much praised for its account of Western perceptions of the Orient. But the English-speaking world has for too long been unaware of another classic in the same field which appeared in France only a year later. Alain Grosrichard's The...
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London Review of Books: An AnthologyErudite, witty and often controversial, The London Review of Books informs and entertains its readers with a fortnightly dose of the best and liveliest of all things cultural. This anthology brings together some of the most memorable pieces from recent years, includes Alan Bennett's...
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Mauritius: A Successful Small Island Developing StateThe economic upturn and performance of Mauritius is a far cry from predictions made in the 1960s. The island's remarkable economic performance since the 1980s can been attributed to a multitude of factors instrumental to the success of the economy, including structural reforms, outward...
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Societies of Fear: The Legacy of Civil War, Violence and Terror in Latin AmericaAs cities sprawl across Latin America, absorbing more and more of its people, crime and violence have become inescapable. From the paramilitary invasion of Medell n in Colombia, the booming wealth of crack dealers in Managua, Nicaragua and police corruption in Mexico City, to...
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Anarchism: A Beginner's GuideWould you want a world without government? In this clear and penetrating study, Ruth Kinna goes directly to the heart of this controversial ideology, explaining the influences that have shaped anarchism and the different tactics and strategies that have been used by anarchists throughout...
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Echoes from the Dead Zone: Across the Cyprus DivideIn the space of a generation, Cyprus - the island of Aphrodite, goddess of beauty and love - has experienced an anti-colonial struggle, post-colonial chaos, internecine fighting and hatred, civil war, invasion, population displacements and physical partition. The narrative of Cyprus' recent history has...
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Becoming British: UK Citizenship ExaminedMigration to the United Kingdom receives widespread attention, but less attention is paid to the major increase in the number of people becoming British citizens. UK citizenship has undergone substantial changes in recent decades and a clear up-to-date examination of what UK citizenship actually...
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Double Cross in Cairo: The True Story of the Spy Who Turned the Tide of War in the Middle EastAs part of the infamous Double Cross operation, Jewish double agent Renato Levi proved to be one of the Allies' most devastating weapons in World War Two.In 1941, with the help of Ml6, Levi built an extensive spy ring in North Africa and the...
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Shameless FeministsBy shedding their shame and telling their stories, the contributors to this World War 3 Illustrated volume expose the contradictions of the of the Trump/#MeToo era. In comics that fuse personal testimony with political savvy on topics from healthcare, harassment, childbirth, and assault to...
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Fight Fascism!World War 3 Illustrated is the real thing.--New York TimesThe best and longest running alternative comics anthology around.--Comics JournalSince its founding by Seth Tobocman and Peter Kuper in 1979, World War 3 Illustrated has been publishing cutting-edge, political comics that have inspired the developing...
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Luigi Galleani: The Most Dangerous Anarchist in AmericaBorn in Vercelli in 1861, Luigi Galleani is considered, with Errico Malatesta, the most influential militant of Italian-speaking anarchism. First in Italy and then in the United States, where he arrived at age forty, he was well-known as a tireless thinker, agitator, and public...
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Alerta! Alerta!: Snapshots of Europe's Anti-Fascist StruggleJournalist Patrick Strickland provides on-the-ground profiles of the unique characters involved in anti-fascist struggles in various countries across Europe. The left and its anti-authoritarian variants were fighting far-right populism and neo-Nazis long before the mainstream media became aware of such groups. Stickland bases his...
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The Complete Works of Malatesta Vol. III: A Long and Patient Work: The Anarchist Socialism of l'Agitazione, 1897-98"Malatesta's crystalline prose is a continuous investigation of the workings of power and the morality of the society to be built. Reading Malatesta's pages and studying his life are invaluable experiences." --Roberto Saviano, author of Gomorrah "A remarkable work of fundamental importance.... Malatesta made...
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Modern Science and AnarchyThis was Peter Kropotkin's final book, in which he theorizes about the development of the modern state and how modern science and technology can assist in freeing working people from capitalism. First published in 1912 in France, sections of this book have been translated...
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Guerrillas of Desire: Notes on Everyday Resistance and Organizing to Make a Revolution Possible"Guerrillas of Desire is an important exploration of the revolutionary possibilities of our time." --George Caffentzis, author of In Letters of Blood and Fire "Beautifully written, Guerrillas of Desire shows the power of the refusal of work of those capitalism has subjugated." --Silvia Federici,...
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The Anarchist Expropriators: Buenaventura Durruti and Argentina's Working-Class Robin HoodsOsvaldo Bayer's study of working-class retribution, set between 1919 and 1936, chronicles hair-raising robberies, bombings, and tit-for-tat murders conducted by Argentina's working men. Intense repression of labor organizations, newspapers, and meeting places by authorities set off a wave of illegal acts meant to secure...
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We Do Not Fear Anarchy?we Invoke It: The First International and the Origins of the Anarchist MovementFrom 1864 to 1876, socialists, communists, trade unionists, and anarchists synthesized a growing body of anticapitalist thought through participation in the First International--a body devoted to uniting left-wing radical tendencies of the time. Often remembered for the historic fights between Karl Marx and Michael...
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Militant Anti-Fascism: A Hundred Years of ResistanceFascism is not a thing of the past. In this era of crisis and austerity, it is growing even stronger. The question is: How do we stop it?According to M. Testa, the fight against it must be aggressive and unrelenting. Using a mixture of...
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Direct Struggle Against Capital: A Peter Kropotkin AnthologyThe enemy on whom we declare war is capital, and it is against capital that we will direct all our efforts, taking care not to become distracted from our goal by the phony campaigns and arguments of the political parties. The great struggle that...
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Ready for Revolution: The CNT Defense Committees in Barcelona, 1933-1938Seeing the writing on the wall, one of Spain's largest unions began secretly arming workers throughout the country. The anarcho-syndicalist union evolved from overseeing workers' defense to organizing armed resistance to the Fascist coup. From there, it administered entire militias and finally coordinated industrial...
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