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Support Fair Trade and change the world! The Fair Trade Revolution Edited by John Bowes Foreword by Mary Robinson Fair Trade has come a long way in the last 20 years. The Fair Trade Revolution celebrates the movement’s achievement and takes up the challenge of improving more lives through fair dealing with producers. Fair Trade is now mainstream, with large companies like Cadbury’s and supermarkets such as Sainsbury’s producing and stocking many Fairtrade products. The authors of this collection, many of whom were responsible for the initial success of Fair Trade, emphasise the importance of ensuring that farmers and other producers remain the main beneficiaries. Punchy chapters, illustrated with many real-world examples, cover all the important issues including the tensions between large and small operators, the impact of recession, environmental policy and the danger of large operators embracing Fair Trade more in word than in practice. Written by the leading lights of the Fair Trade movement, including Harriet Lamb (Executive Director of the Fairtrade Foundation) and Bruce Crowther (Establisher of the world’s first Fairtrade Town) this book will inspire activists and consumers to keep making the right choices. John Bowes has worked for the Co-operative Group, where he was responsible for all of their ground-breaking initiatives on Fair Trade. These included being the first retailer to stock Café Direct coffee, the first to introduce an own brand Fairtrade product and the first to import Fairtrade bananas into the UK. He was also Managing Director of AgroFair UK, a pioneering Fair Trade fruit business.
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Fairtrade has brought considerable benefits to millions of the poor, but is still in its infancy. This highly readable account will help Fairtrade to grow and for the benefits to spread to millions more.
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Fair Trade and a Global Commodity Coffee in Costa Rica Peter Luetchford Pb 978-0-7453-2698-6 £19.99
50 Reasons to Buy Fair Trade Miles Litvinoff and John Madeley Pb 978-0-7453-2584-2 £7.99
Co-author, 50 Reasons to Buy Fair Trade
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This book provides an insightful and important analysis of the development of the Fair Trade movement worldwide, built around the experiences and perspectives of several of the key individuals who led the way.
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President, Realizing Rights: The Ethical Globalization Initiative, and former President of Ireland (19901997) and UN High Commissioner for Human Rights (1997-2002). From the Foreword.
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Ten years of Chomsky on Foreign Policy Power and Terror
The West in the Middle East Since 9/11 Noam Chomsky The ten years of US foreign policy since 9/11 have been characterised by war, torture and rendition. In Power and Terror, Noam Chomsky places these developments in the context of America’s long history of aggression and imperialism. Arguing that the US is responsible for much of the terror that it claims to be fighting, Chomsky elegantly explains US actions abroad and their deadly consequences. Including talks, question and answer sessions and unpublished essays this collection offers the perfect introduction to Chomsky for those unfamiliar with his work, as well as a handy reference guide for seasoned activists. As Obama continues, and in some ways escalates, Bush’s militarism, Power and Terror is a timely reminder of why it is so important to insist that the United States lives up to the moral standards it demands of others. APRIL 2011 208pp 198mm x 129mm Pb 978-0-7453-3137-9 £12.99 NOT AVAILABLE IN NORTH AMERICA OR JAPAN
Noam Chomsky is a world renowned linguist and one of America’s foremost social critics. He is Institute Professor in the Department of Linguistics and Philosophy at Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He is the author of numerous books, including Pirates and Emperors Old and New, Fateful Triangle, The New Military Humanism: Lessons from Kosovo and Rogue States: The Rule of Force in World Affairs.
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Judged in terms of the power, range, novelty, and influence of his thought, Noam Chomsky is arguably the most important intellectual alive.
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Rogue States
The Rule of Force in World Affairs Noam Chomsky Pb 978-0-7453-1708-3 £13.99
Fateful Triangle – New Edition
The United States, Israel and the Palestinians Noam Chomsky Foreword by Edward W. Said Pb 978-0-7453-1530-0 £17.99
Fanon, Said, Dabashi Brown Skin, White Masks Hamid Dabashi In this unprecedented study, Hamid Dabashi provides a critical examination of the role that immigrant ‘comprador intellectuals’ play in facilitating the global domination of American imperialism. In his pioneering book about the relationship between race and colonialism, Black Skin, White Masks, Frantz Fanon explored the traumatic consequences of the sense of inferiority that colonised people felt, and how this often led them to identify with the ideology of the colonial agency. Brown Skin, White Masks picks up where Frantz Fanon left off. Dabashi extends Fanon’s insights as they apply to today’s world. Dabashi shows how intellectuals who migrate to the West are often used by the imperial power to misrepresent their home countries. Just as many Iraqi exiles were used to justify the invasion of Iraq, Dabashi demonstrates that this is a common phenomenon, and examines why and how so many immigrant intellectuals help to sustain imperialism. The book radically alters Edward Said’s notion of the ‘intellectual exile’, in order to show the negative impact of intellectual migration. Dabashi examines the ideology of cultural superiority, and provides a passionate account of how these immigrant intellectuals — rootless compradors, and guns for hire – continue to betray any notion of home or country in order to manufacture consent for imperial projects. Hamid Dabashi is the author of 18 books and countless
articles. An internationally-renowned cultural critic and award-winning writer, his books and articles have been translated into numerous languages. His books include Theology of Discontent (1993), Iran: A People Interrupted (2007), and Islamic Liberation Theology: Resisting the Empire (2008).
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Dabashi is the perfect guide. Edward W. Said
on Close Up: Iranian Cinema, Past, Present, Future
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A leading cultural observer decod[ing] the deeper truths… [he provides us with the] opportunity to peek beyond the walls.
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A Suitable Enemy
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Liz Fekete Foreword by A. Sivanandan
A leading light in Iranian studies.
Racism, Migration and Islamophobia in Europe
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Black Skin, White Masks – New Edition Frantz Fanon Forewords by Homi K. Bhabha and Ziauddin Sardar Pb 978-0-7453-2848-5 £12.99
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Meet the activists on both sides fighting for peace Our Way to Fight Peace-Work Under Siege in Israel-Palestine Michael Riordon Our Way to Fight follows the dangerous lives of peace activists in Israel and Palestine. It explores the crises that stirred them to act, the risks they face, and the small victories that sustain them. Michael Riordon takes us to thousand year-old olive groves, besieged villages, refugee camps, checkpoints and barracks. In the face of deepening conflict, Our Way to Fight offers courageous grassroots action on both sides of the wall, and points the way to a liveable future. These engaging stories will provide inspiration to peace activists in Israel, Palestine and across the world. Michael Riordon is the author of An Unauthorized Biography
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of the World: Oral History on the Front Lines (2005) and of three other books. He has also had numerous articles published and produced award-winning documentaries.
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A book like a pocket lamp that contests darkness: the darkness fabricated by those who have promoted a global blindness concerning what has happened in Palestine and Israel during the last sixty years. The battery of this remarkable lamp is true observation, and with it you discover exemplary courage in the most unexpected places. Pocket it!
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author of From A to X, a novel inspired by the people of Palestine
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Peaceful Resistance Building a Palestinian University Under Occupation Gabi Baramki Foreword by Jimmy Carter Pb 978-0-7453-2931-4 £17.99
Broken Promises, Broken Dreams – Second Edition
Stories of Jewish and Palestinian Trauma and Resilience Alice Rothchild Pb 978-0-7453-2970-3 £17.99
Do the media cover the conflict impartially? More Bad News From Israel Greg Philo and Mike Berry Building on rigorous research by the world-renowned Glasgow University Media Group, More Bad News From Israel examines media coverage of the current conflict in the Middle East and the impact it has on public opinion. The book brings together senior journalists and ordinary viewers to examine how audiences understand the news and how their views are shaped by media reporting. In the largest study ever undertaken in this area, the authors focus on television news. They illustrate major differences in the way Israelis and Palestinians are represented, including how casualties are shown and the presentation of the motives and rationales of both sides. They combine this with extensive audience research involving hundreds of participants from the USA, Britain and Germany. It shows extraordinary differences in levels of knowledge and understanding, especially amongst young people from these countries. Covering recent developments, including the Israeli attacks on Lebanon and Gaza, this authoritative and up-to-date study will be an invaluable tool for journalists, activists, and students and researchers in media studies. Greg Philo is a Professor at Glasgow University, and Research Director of the Glasgow Media Group. He is the author with David Miller of Market Killing (2000) and with Mike Berry of Bad News from Israel (Pluto Press, 2004). Mike Berry is Lecturer in the Faculty of Arts, University of
Nottingham and, with Greg Philo, is the author of Israel and Palestine: Competing Histories (Pluto, 2006) and Bad News from Israel (Pluto, 2004).
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This superb study ... is extensive in scope, and scrupulously fair. It will be a landmark.
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Edward S. Herman
co-author (with Noam Chomsky) of Manufacturing Consent
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[The book] covers a lot of ground in a clear and readable manner and is particularly good at airing different views about the Arab-Israeli conflict.
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NEWSPEAK in the 21st Century
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Israel and Palestine Mike Berry and Greg Philo Pb 978-0-7453-2565-1 £12.99
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Coverage of the IsraeliPalestinian conflict is often dangerously superficial. ... a strong contribution to scholarship and public debate.
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John D.H. Downing
Director, Global Media Research Center, Southern Illinois University
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Moderates? Extremists? Or just people? People Without History India’s Muslim Ghettos
Jeremy Seabrook and Imran Ahmed Siddiqui
February 2011 256pp 198mm x 129mm Pb 978-0-7453-3113-3 £17.99 Hb 978-0-7453-3114-0 £60
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In the poor Muslim bustis of Kolkata, where ‘India Shining’ remains a cruel mirage, and ‘Communism’ equals urban renewal, Seabrook and Siddiqui chronicle dreams betrayed by history. In the most profound sense, this book is a voyage of solidarity that tells truth to the lies of globalization and Islamophobia.
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The West has become obsessed with Muslims, constantly classifying them as either ‘moderate’ or ‘extreme’. Reacting against this dehumanising tendency, Jeremy Seabrook and Imran Ahmed Siddiqui show us the daily life of poor Muslims in India and shed light on what lies behind India’s ‘economic miracle’. The authors examine life in Muslim communities in Kolkata, home to some of the most disadvantaged people in India, giving a voice to their views, values and feelings. We see that Muslims are no different from those of other faiths – work, family and survival are the overwhelming preoccupations of the vast majority. Although most are observant in their religion, there is no trace of the malevolence or poverty-fuelled extremism attributed to them. This enlightening and elegantly written book will be of great interest to students and practitioners of development and anyone who wants a more realistic picture of Muslim life and modern India. Jeremy Seabrook is a researcher and writer. He is the author of The Refuge and the Fortress: Britain and the Flight from Tyranny 1933 – 2008 (2008), Consuming Cultures: Globalization and Local Lives (2006), Travels in the Skin (Pluto, 2001) Trade and Cities (Pluto, 2007).
Imran Ahmed Siddiqui is a writer and journalist. He works at the Telegraph newspaper in Kolkata.
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Cities
Small Guides to Big Issues Jeremy Seabrook Pb 978-0-7453-2307-7 £9.99
author of Planet of Slums
The Perilous Road to the Market
The Political Economy of Reform in Russia, India and China Prem Shankar Jha Pb 978-0-7453-1851-6 £20.99
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A new explanation for the rise of political Islam The State of Islam
Culture and Cold War Politics in Pakistan Saadia Toor The State of Islam tells the story of the Pakistani nation-state through the lens of the Cold War, and more recently the War on Terror, in order to shed light on the domestic and international processes behind the rise of militant Islam across the world. Unlike existing scholarship on nationalism, Islam and the state in Pakistan, which tends to privilege events in a narrowlydefined ‘political’ realm, Sadia Toor highlights the significance of cultural politics in Pakistan from its origins to the contemporary period. This added dimension allows Toor to explain how the struggle between Marxism and nationalism was influenced and eventually engulfed by the agenda of the religious right. Timely and unique, this book is a must for anyone who wants to understand the origins of modern Pakistan and the likely outcome of current power struggles in the country. Saadia Toor is Assistant Professor in Sociology, Social Anthropology and Social Work at CUNY. She is originally from Pakistan.
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Military Inc.
Inside Pakistan’s Military Economy Ayesha Siddiqa Pb 978-0-7453-2545-3 £19.99
Unholy Wars – Third Edition Afghanistan, America and International Terrorism John Cooley Pb 978-0-7453-1917-9 £16.99
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The true effects of global migration Migration
Changing the World Guy Arnold
April 2011 416pp 215mm x 135mm Pb 978-0-7453-2905-5 £19.99 Hb 978-0-7453-2906-2 £60
Constant migration is a worldwide phenomenon that creates sharp divisions between those who accept the need for migrants and welcome the contributions they make and those who oppose them on xenophobic grounds. Guy Arnold provides a comprehensive survey of the consequences of migration. Arnold studies both the massive internal migrations in China and India that drive economic development and the influx of cheap labour into the advanced economies of the USA and EU. He shows that migrants are essential to advanced countries, filling skills gaps and bolstering ageing and static populations. He argues that the constant flow of people in all directions should be welcomed as a positive assault upon outdated, narrow nationalism. Packed with statistics that support the argument that migration is a force for positive change, Arnold’s analysis will be an excellent resource for journalists, policy makers and students of sociology, human geography and anthropology. Guy Arnold is a freelance writer and the author of fifty books, mainly concerned with relations between global North and South, with special emphasis upon Africa. These include Wars in the Third World since 1945 (1995), The New South Africa (2000), Africa: A Modern History (2005) and The New Scramble for Africa (2009).
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Global Cities At Work New Migrant Divisions of Labour
Jane Wills, Kavita Datta, Yara Evans, Joanna Herbert, Jon May and Cathy McIlwaine Pb 978-0-7453-2798-3 £22.99
Open Borders – Second Edition
The Case Against Immigration Controls Teresa Hayter Pb 978-0-7453-2244-5 £14.99
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Finding the real Africa Inventing Africa
History, Archaeology and Ideas Robin Derricourt 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 civilisations. Debates continue on the African origins of humankind, the contributions of ancient Egypt to the world and Africa’s importance to global history. Images of ‘Africa’, simplifying a complex and diverse continent, have existed from ancient Mediterranean worlds, slave trading nations and colonial powers to today’s political elites, ecotourists and aid-givers. Robin Derricourt draws on his background as publisher and practitioner in archaeology and history to explore the limits and the dangers of simplifications, arguing – as with Said’s concept of ‘Orientalism’ – that ambitious ideas can delude or oppress as well as inform. Defending Africa against some of the grand narratives that have been imposed upon its peoples, Inventing Africa will spark new debates in the history of Africa and of archaeology.
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Robin Derricourt is Conjoint Associate Professor in History at the University of New South Wales. His career has included archaeology teaching and fieldwork, heritage administration, and editorial responsibilities for book publishing programmes in history, African studies and archaeology. As author his books include Ideas into Books, An Author’s Guide to Scholarly Publishing, Man on the Kafue, People of the Lakes and (with C. Saunders) Beyond the Cape Frontier.
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Poverty and Neoliberalism
Persistence and Reproduction in the Global South Ray Bush Pb 978-0-7453-1960-5 £19.99
Africa in Crisis
New Challenges and Possibilities
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Derricourt explores the use and misuse of Africa’s past, everything from Basil Davidson and Raymond Dart to Afro-centrism and beyond, in an articulate and intelligent analysis that places generations of research and thinking in a broader context. Inventing Africa is certain to become a definitive and widely consulted work for anyone seriously interested in Africa’s past.
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Brian Fagan
Emeritus Professor of Anthropology, University of California, Santa Barbara.
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Naked capitalism Capitalism’s New Clothes
Enterprise, Ethics and Enjoyment in Times of Crisis Colin Cremin
May 2011 240pp 215mm x 135mm Pb 978-0-7453-2814-0 £19.99 Hb 978-0-7453-2815-7 £70
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Slicing through the evasions and double think of contemporary accounts of pleasure, Colin Cremin has produced a must-read text on the sociology of enjoyment. Accessible, penetrating, unmissable.
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Professor of Sociology & Culture, Brunel University, West London
In broadsheet newspapers, television shows and Hollywood films, capitalism is increasingly recognised as a system detrimental to human existence. Colin Cremin investigates why, despite this de-robing, capitalism remains a powerful and seductive force. Using materialist, psychoanalytic and linguistic approaches, Cremin shows how capitalism, anxiety and desire enter into a productive/destructive relationship. He identifies three related kinds of social engagement. These are enterprise and employment, ethics and left-oriented social action, and enjoyment and consumption. As these ideological strands overlap and reinforce one another, the exploitation, violence, injustice, alienation and ecological destruction that the system breeds is revealed, but not necessarily identified or addressed as a failure of capitalism. The nuanced and sophisticated argument in Capitalism’s New Clothes goes a long way to explaining the contradictions of contemporary existence under a system that has been revealed as damaging and regressive, but is more dominant than ever. Colin Cremin lectures in sociology at the University of Auckland, New Zealand, teaching social theory and visual culture. He has written in the areas of cultural sociology, critical management studies, postmodern theory, ideology and subjectivity. He is on the editorial board of the International Journal of Zizek Studies.
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Cool Capitalism Jim McGuigan Pb 978-0-7453-2678-8 £15.99
The Myth of Consumerism Conrad Lodziak Pb 978-0-7453-1760-1 £18.99
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Marxical Realism Magical Marxism
Subversive Politics and the Imagination Andy Merrifield Series: Marxism and Culture
Following his hugely popular book, The Wisdom of Donkeys, Andy Merrifield breathes new life into the Marxist tradition. Magical Marxism demands something more of traditional Marxism - something more interesting and liberating. It asks that we imagine a Marxism that moves beyond debates about class, the role of the state and the dictatorship of the proletariat. In escaping the formalist straitjacket of orthodox Marxist critique, Merrifield argues for a reconsideration of Marxism and its potential, applying previously unexplored approaches to Marxist thinking that will reveal vital new modes of political activism and debate. This book will provoke and inspire in equal measure. It gives us a Marxism for the 21st century, which offers dramatic new possibilities for political engagement. Andy Merrifield is an independent scholar based in France.
He is author of numerous books, including Metromarxism, Dialectical Urbanism, Guy Debord, Henri Lefebvre and The Wisdom of Donkeys.
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Economics Transformed Discovering the Brilliance of Marx Robert Albritton Pb 978-0-7453-2657-3 £15.99
February 2011 232pp 215mm x 135mm Pb 978-0-7453-3059-4 £17.99 Hb 978-0-7453-3060-0 £60
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Philosophizing the Everyday
Revolutionary Praxis and the Fate of Cultural Theory John Roberts Pb 978-0-7453-2410-4 £15.99
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Andy Merrifield brings us a Marxism that is ‘warmer’ than most recent forms, Marxism as it might have been imagined by DH Lawrence or one of the great Latin American novelists. He wants us to reimagine Marxism without bureaucracy and without commissars. If we can get deep into the ideas themselves, they can be a life force for us. Andy helps us see how Marxism can make us more authentic human beings.
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Marshall Berman
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The History and Future of the IRA The Provisional IRA From Insurrection to Parliament Tommy McKearney
March 2011 256pp 215mm x 135mm Pb 978-0-7453-3074-7 £12.99 Hb 978-0-7453-3075-4 £45
This book analyses the underlying reasons behind the formation of the Provisional Irish Republican Army (IRA), its development, where this current in Irish republicanism is at present and its prospects for the future. Tommy McKearney, a former IRA member who was part of the 1980 hunger strike, challenges the misconception that the Provisional IRA was only, or even wholly, about ending partition and uniting Ireland. He argues that while these objectives were always the core and headline demands of the organisation, opposition to the old Northern Ireland state was a major dynamic for the IRA’s armed campaign. As he explores the makeup and strategy of the IRA he is not uncritical, examining alternative options available to the movement at different periods, arguing that its inability to develop a clear socialist programme has limited its effectiveness and reach. This authoritative and engaging history provides a fascinating insight into the workings and dynamics of a modern resistance movement. Tommy McKearney was a senior member of the Provisional
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IRA from the early 1970s until his arrest in 1977. Sentenced to life imprisonment, he served 16 years during which time he participated in the 1980 hunger strike in the Maze. He is now a freelance journalist and an organiser with the Independent Workers Union.
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Sinn Féin and the Politics of Left Republicanism Eoin Ó Broin Pb 978-0-7453-2462-3 £18.99
Bobby Sands
Nothing But an Unfinished Song Denis O’Hearn Pb 978-0-7453-2572-9 £14.99
Islamic Activists
The Anti-Enlightenment Democrats Deina Ali Abdelkader In the hysteria surrounding Political Islam, it is difficult to find analysis that doesn’t feel the need to justify the existence of Islamic leaders or react to the West’s fear of ‘extremists’. In Islamic Activists, Deina Ali Abdelkader shows us what Islamic leaders and activists believe and what they think about just governance. Explaining and comparing Islamist ideas, including those about leadership, justice and minority rights, Abdelkader explains how these have been represented in the writings of important historical and contemporary Islamists. In doing so, Abdelkader reveals that democracy is not the sole preserve of those who support Enlightenment values, offering the reader a chance to understand the populist non-violent side of Islamic activism. This includes an examination of the ideas of the leaders of the populist Islamist movements in Egypt, Tunisia and Morocco. Islamic Activists is essential reading for serious students and scholars of Islamic political theory and action. Deina Ali Abdelkader has taught at the University of Massachusetts-Lowell, Tufts University and Cairo University. She is a member of the Islamic Jurisprudential Council of North America and an executive committee member of Religion and Politics in the American Political Science Association (2004-6).
March 2011 128pp 198mm x 129mm Pb 978-0-7453-2216-2 £17.99 Hb 978-0-7453-2217-9 £60
Post-Anarchism A Reader
Edited by Duane Rousselle and Süreyyya Evren Post-anarchism has been of considerable importance in the discussions of radical intellectuals across the globe in the last decade. In its most popular form, it demonstrates a desire to blend the most promising aspects of traditional anarchist theory with developments in post-structuralist and post-modernist thought. Post-Anarchism: A Reader includes the most comprehensive collection of essays about this emergent body of thought, making it an essential and accessible resource for academics, intellectuals, activists and anarchists interested in radical philosophy. This is an eclectic collection including sceptical as well as formative essays. It also includes original contributions from several of today’s ‘post-anarchists’, inviting further debate and new ways of conceiving post-anarchism across a number of disciplines. Duane Rousselle is the founder and editor of the journal
Anarchist Developments in Cultural Studies and a librarian for ‘The Anarchist Library’ project.
February 2011 320pp 230mm x 150mm Pb 978-0-7453-3086-0 £19.99 Hb 978-0-7453-3087-7 £65
Süreyyya Evren writes on contemporary art, literature and radical politics. He is the editor-in-chief and founder of the postanarchist magazine Siyahi.
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What chance Middle East peace in 2011? Israeli Rejectionism
A Hidden Agenda in the Middle East Peace Process Zalman Amit and Daphna Levit
February 2011 216pp 215mm x 135mm Pb 978-0-7453-3028-0 £18.99 Hb 978-0-7453-3029-7 £60
The Palestine-Israel conflict is one of the longest running and seemingly intractable confrontations in the modern world. This book delves deep into the ‘peace process’ to find out why so little progress has been made on the key issues. Zalman Amit and Daphna Levit find overwhelming evidence of Israeli rejectionism as the main cause for the failure of peace. They demonstrate that the Israeli leadership has always been against a fairly negotiated peace and have deliberately stalled negotiations for the last 80 years. The motivations behind this rejectionist position have changed, as have the circumstances of the conflict, but the conclusion has remained consistent – peace has not been in the interest of the state of Israel. A fascinating read, and particularly timely as the Obama administration tries once more for a peace settlement, this book draws on a wealth of sources – including Hebrew documents and transcripts – to show that it is the Palestinians who lack a viable ‘partner for peace’. Zalman Amit was born in Palestine and grew up in a newly
created Israel. He is Distinguished Professor Emeritus at Concordia University in Canada and is the author of four books and over 300 articles.
Daphna Levit taught finance and economics at the Universities of Tel Aviv and Ben Gurion. She has edited and contributed to numerous books on Middle Eastern Politics.
Both authors are co-writers of Notes on a Conflict, an electronic newsletter about the Israel-Palestine conflict.
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Overcoming Zionism
Creating a Single Democratic State in Israel/Palestine Joel Kovel Pb 978-0-7453-2569-9 £15.99
Negotiating Outside the Law Why Camp David Failed Raymond G. Helmick Hb 978-0-7453-2570-5 £14.99
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The Politics of Change in Palestine
State-Building and Non-Violent Resistance Michael Bröning Contrary to public perception, new political trends in the Palestinian Territories bolster prospects for the realisation of Palestinian national aspirations. Michael Bröning identifies key indicators which fundamentally question dominant Israeli narratives and pose an unprecedented strategic challenge to the Israeli leadership. These include the re-invention of Hamas, the reform of the Fatah movement, Palestinian Prime Minister Salam Fayyad’s state-building efforts and the surge of non-violent resistance against Israel. This persuasive book forces us to reconsider the perceived wisdom that the Palestinians are powerless to influence events as they struggle for peace. Michael Bröning is Director of the Friedrich Ebert Foundation (FES) in the Palestinian Territories and previously represented FES in Jordan and Iraq. He has written on Middle East politics in Foreign Affairs, New Statesman, Der Spiegel and Die Zeit.
March 2011 256pp 215mm x 135mm Pb 978-0-7453-3093-8 £17.99 Hb 978-0-7453-3094-5 £60
Threat
Palestinian Political Prisoners in Israel Edited by Abeer Baker and Anat Matar Palestinian prisoners charged with security-related offences are immediately taken as a threat to Israel’s security. They are seen as potential, if not actual, suicide bombers. This stereotype ignores the political nature of the Palestinian prisoners’ actions and their desire for liberty. By highlighting the various images of Palestinian prisoners in the Israel-Palestine conflict, Abeer Baker and Anat Matar chart their changing fortunes. Essays written by prisoners, ex-prisoners, human rights defenders, lawyers and academic researchers analyse the political nature of imprisonment and Israeli attitudes towards Palestinian prisoners. These contributions deal with the prisoners’ status within Palestinian society, the conditions of their imprisonment and various legal procedures used by the Israeli military courts in order to criminalise and de-politicise them. This is a unique intervention within Middle East studies that will inspire those working in human rights and international law. Abeer Baker is a senior lawyer with Adalah: The Legal Center for Arab Minority Rights in Israel (NGO) and heads the Legal Clinic for Prisoners’ Rights in the Law Faculty of Haifa University.
May 2011 192pp 215mm x 135mm Pb 978-0-7453-3020-4 £17.99 Hb 978-0-7453-3021-1 £60
Anat Matar is a senior lecturer of philosophy at Tel Aviv
University and a political activist. She is the chair of the Israeli Committee for the Palestinian Prisoners.
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The Critical Development Studies Handbook Tools for Change
Edited by Henry Veltmeyer This handbook provides a clear and accessible introduction to the groundbreaking and interdisciplinary new field of critical development studies. Each short chapter is written by a well-known specialist and provides a succinct discussion of central issues in the field. It provides a critical perspective informed by a belief in the need for substantive change and for genuine, lasting progress in international development. This will be an important resource for all development scholars, teachers, students, researchers and activists who want to practise development studies with a critical edge. January 2011 320pp 230mm x 150mm Pb 978-0-7453-3123-2 £24.95 Hb 978-0-7453-3124-9 £75 NOT AVAILABLE IN CANADA
Henry Veltmeyer is Professor of Sociology and International Development Studies at Saint Mary’s University, Nova Scotia, Canada and Adjunct Professor of Development Studies at Universidad Autónoma de Zacatecas, Mexico. He is the co-author of Social Movements and State Power (Pluto, 2005).
The Political Economy of Development The World Bank, Neoliberalism and Development Research Edited by Kate Bayliss, Ben Fine and Elisa Van Waeyenberge Series: IIPPE
May 2011 288pp 215mm x 135mm Pb 978-0-7453-3103-4 £24.99 Hb 978-0-7453-3104-1 £75
The research, practice and scholarship of development are always set against the backdrop of the World Bank, whose formidable presence shapes both development practice and thinking. This book brings together academics specialising in different subject areas of development and reviews their findings in the context of the World Bank as knowledge bank, policymaker and financial institution. The volume offers a compelling contribution to our understanding of development studies and of development itself. The Political Economy of Development is an invaluable critical resource for students, policy-makers and activists in development studies. Kate Bayliss has been working on public sector reform for over a decade with particular focus on privatisation of water and electricity. Ben Fine is Professor of Economics at the School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London. He is the author of Theories of Social Capital (Pluto, 2010).
Elisa Van Waeyenberge lectures at SOAS and consults for international organisations.
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NGOs: Tools of capitalism? The Political Economy of NGOs State Formation in Sri Lanka and Bangladesh Jude L. Fernando Jude L. Fernando explores the paradoxical relationship between Non-Governmental Organsiations (NGOs) and capitalism, showing that supposedly progressive organisations often promote essentially the same policies and ideas as existing governments. The book examines how a diverse group of NGOs have shaped state formation in Bangladesh and Sri Lanka. It argues that, rather than influencing state formation for the better, NGOs have been integrated into the capitalist system and their language adopted to give traditional exploitative social relations a transformative appearance. This enlightening study will give pause to those who see NGOs as drivers of true social change and will encourage students of development studies to make a deeper analysis of state formation. Jude L. Fernando is Associate Professor of International
Development, Clark University, Massachusetts and Visiting Professor, Department of Epidemiology and Global Health, Yale University. He has edited many books including Microfinance: Perils and Prospects (2005), Rethinking Sustainable Development (2003) and Children’s Rights (2001).
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The Aid Effect
Giving and Governing in International Development Edited by David Mosse and David Lewis Pb 978-0-7453-2386-2 £19.99
Cultivating Development
An Ethnography of Aid Policy and Practice David Mosse Pb 978-0-7453-1798-4 £17.99
February 2011 336pp 215mm x 135mm Pb 978-0-7453-2171-4 £19.99 Hb 978-0-7453-2172-1 £65
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At last, we have a theoretically-informed and historically grounded account of one of the defining features of the contemporary world – the rise of non-governmental organisations.
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Jude Fernando’s notable achievement here is to push us to be a lot more nuanced when we join in the intense debate about the value of nongovernmental organisations. This is a fine and timely book.
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Cynthia Enloe
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The best critique of NGOs as ‘Third Sector’ institutions available.
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Richard Peet
Professor of Geography, Clark University, author of Geography of Power: The Making of Global Economic Policy (2007)
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Making capitalism work for everyone Decent Capitalism A Blueprint for Reforming our Economies Sebastian Dullien, Hansjörg Herr and Christian Kellermann
March 2011 256pp 215mm x 135mm Pb 978-0-7453-3109-6 £17.99 Hb 978-0-7453-3110-2 £60
The recent crisis, created by finance capitalism, has brought us to the economic abyss. The excessive freedom of international markets has rapidly transformed into international panic, with states struggling to rescue and bail out a globalised financial sector. Reform is promised by our leaders, but in governments dominated by financial interests there is little hope of meaningful change. Decent Capitalism argues for a response that addresses capitalism’s systemic tendency towards crisis, a tendency which is completely absent from the mainstream debate. The authors develop a concept of a moderated capitalism that keeps its core strengths intact while reducing its inherent destructive political force in our societies. This book argues that reforming the capitalist system will have to be far more radical than the current political discourse suggests. Decent Capitalism is a concept and a slogan that will inspire political activists, trade unionists and policy makers to get behind a package of reforms that finally allows the majority to master capitalism. Sebastian Dullien is a Professor of International Economics at HTW Berlin - University of Applied Sciences. He is Senior Fellow of the American Institute for Contemporary German Studies (AICGS) at the Johns Hopkins University. Hansjörg Herr is a Professor at the Berlin School of Economics. He is the author of one of Germany’s leading economics text books. Christian Kellermann is the Director of the Nordic Office of the Friedrich Ebert Foundation (FES) in Stockholm. Before joining the FES, he worked as a financial market analyst in Frankfurt and New York.
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The Future of Money
From Financial Crisis to Public Resource Mary Mellor Pb 978-0-7453-2994-9 £17.99
Tax Justice
Putting Global Inequality on the Agenda Edited by Matti Kohonen and Francine Mestrum Pb 978-0-7453-2861-4 £17.99
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Developing countries fighting neoliberalism Reclaiming the Nation The Return of the National Question in Africa, Asia and Latin America Edited by Sam Moyo and Paris Yeros This book compares the trajectories of states and societies in Africa, Asia and Latin America under neoliberalism, a time marked by serial economic crises, escalating social conflicts, the re-militarisation of North-South relations and the radicalisation of social and nationalist forces. Sam Moyo and Paris Yeros bring together researchers and activists from the three continents to assess the state of national sovereignty and the challenges faced by popular movements today. They show that global integration has widened social and regional inequalities within countries, exacerbated ethnic, caste, and racial conflicts, and generally reduced the bureaucratic capacities of states to intervene in a defensive way. Moreover, inequalities between the countries of the South have also widened. These structural tensions have all contributed to several distinct political trajectories among states: from fracture and foreign occupation, to radicalisation and uncertain restabilisation. This book re-draws the debate on the political economy of the contemporary South and provides students of international studies with an important collection of readings. Sam Moyo is Executive Director of the African Institute of Agrarian
Studies, Harare, Zimbabwe, and President of the Council for the Development of Social Science Research in Africa. His books include the co-edited volume Reclaiming the Land (2005).
Paris Yeros is Adjunct Professor of International Relations at the Catholic University of Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Brazil, and Research Associate of the African Institute of Agrarian Studies. His books include the co-edited volume Reclaiming the Land (2005).
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March 2011 320pp 215mm x 135mm Pb 978-0-7453-3082-2 £24.99 Hb 978-0-7453-3083-9 £80
Praise for the authors’ previous book, Reclaiming the Land
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This is a very important book which rows against the current.
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This book is a good read for anyone interested in understanding how rural social movements are organising, evolving, and changing in the current global neo-liberal context.
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Isabella Kenfield
The Twilight of the Nation State Globalisation, Chaos and War
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University of California
Reimagining the Nation-State
The Contested Terrains of Nation-Building Jim MacLaughlin Pb 978-0-7453-1364-1 £18.99
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Postcolonialism should be led by activism The Politics of Postcolonialism
Empire, Nation and Resistance Rumina Sethi In a period of vast global restructuring, unrestricted capital has eroded the traditional distinctions between nations and nationhood. In The Politics of Postcolonialism, Rumina Sethi devises a new form of postcolonial studies that makes sense of these dramatic changes. Returning to the origins of the discipline, Sethi identifies it as a tool for political protest and activism among people of the third world. Using a sophisticated mix of spatial theory and local politics, she examines the uneven terrain of contemporary anti-capitalism and political upsurges in Africa, Asia and Latin America, emphasising postcolonial politics, dissent and resistance. Her analysis shows that as the traditional means of direct political control have largely lost their hold, postcolonial cultures, now dominated by neoliberalism, are seeking fresh ways to express their discontent. This original and persuasive work frees the discipline from its current preoccupation with hybridity and multiculturalism, giving students of politics, cultural studies and international relations a new perspective on postcolonialism.
April 2011 162pp 215mm x 135mm Pb 978-0-7453-2363-3 £17.99 Hb 978-0-7453-2364-0 £60
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This book develops an argument that is both evenhanded and radical. Rumina Sethi explores the history and the difficulties of post-colonial theory and without jettisoning its value she urges quite fresh thinking about its political and social implications.
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Sethi’s critical analysis of the ‘politics of postcolonialism’ and the lack of constructive dialogue with the Marxist perspective, interweaving with analysis of globalization and the state of ‘postcoloniality’ seeks to overcome the academic ossification of concepts that should be integrated with social change and activism.
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Rumina Sethi is a Professor of English at Panjab University, Chandigarh, India. She is the author of Myths of the Nation: National Identity and Literary Representation (1999). She wrote her doctoral thesis at Trinity College, Cambridge, and was a British Academy Fellow at Wolfson College, Oxford. She was awarded the Rockefeller Foundation Fellowship in 2006.
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Economic Liberalization and Political Violence Utopia or Dystopia?
Edited by Francisco Gutiérrez and Gerd Schönwälder Pb 978-0-7453-3063-1 £21.99
Caliban’s Freedom The Early Political Thought of C.L.R. James Anthony Bogues Pb 978-0-7453-0614-8 £18.99
The Dutch Atlantic
Slavery, Abolition and Emancipation Kwame Nimako and Glenn Willemsen Series: Decolonial Studies, Postcolonial Horizons
The Dutch Atlantic investigates the Dutch involvement in the transatlantic slave trade and assesses the historical consequences of this for contemporary European society. Kwame Nimako and Glenn Willemsen show how the slave trade and slavery intertwined economic, social and cultural elements, including nation-state formation in the Netherlands and across Europe. They explore the mobilisation of European populations in the implementation of policies that facilitated the slave trade and examine how European countries created and expanded laws that perpetuated colonisation. Addressing key themes such as the incorporation of former slaves into post-slavery states, this is an essential text for students of European history and postcolonial studies. Kwame Nimako teaches International Relations at the Graduate School of Social Sciences, University of Amsterdam. He is the author and co-author of over 30 books, reports and guidebooks.
June 2011 280pp 230mm x 150mm Pb 978-0-7453-3107-2 £19.99 Hb 978-0-7453-3108-9 £65
Glenn Willemsen (1948-2008) was the first director of the National Institute for the Study of Dutch Slavery and its Legacy (NiNsee) from 2003 to 2008. He was also Adjunct Professor at the Union Institute & University, Cincinnati, Ohio from 1999 to 2008.
In Foreign Fields
The Politics and Experiences of Transnational Sport Migration Thomas F. Carter Series: Anthropology, Culture and Society
In Foreign Fields examines the lives, decisions and challenges faced by transnational sport migrants – those professionals working in the sports industry who cross borders as part of their professional lives. Despite a great deal of romance surrounding international celebrity athletes, the vast majority of transnational sport migrants – players, journalists, coaches, administrators and medical personnel – toil far away from the limelight. Thomas F. Carter traces their lives, routes and experiences, documenting their travels and travails. He argues that far from the ease of mobility that celebrity sports stars enjoy, the vast majority of transnational sports migrants make huge sacrifices and labour under political restrictions, often enforced by sport’s governing bodies. This unique and clearly written study will make fascinating reading for anthropologists, sociologists and anyone interested in the lives of those who follow their sporting dreams.
May 2011 248pp 215mm x 135mm Pb 978-0-7453-3014-3 £19.99 Hb 978-0-7453-3015-0 £65
Thomas F. Carter is Senior Lecturer in anthropology at the Chelsea School at the University of Brighton in Eastbourne.
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The ultimate handbook for aspiring journalists FOURTH Edition
The Universal Journalist David Randall This is a new edition of the world’s leading textbook on journalism. Translated into more than a dozen languages, David Randall’s handbook is an invaluable guide to the ‘universals’ of good journalistic practice for professional and trainee journalists worldwide. Irrespective of language or culture, good journalists share a common commitment to the search for truth, often in difficult circumstances. David Randall emphasises that good journalism isn’t just about universal objectives: it must also involve the acquisition of a range of skills that will empower journalists to operate in an industry where ownership, technology and information are constantly changing. This acclaimed handbook challenges old attitudes, procedures and techniques of journalism where they are seen as cynical and sloppy. This fully updated edition contains scores of new anecdotes and examples, drawing on the author’s own experience as a national newspaper reporter and columnist.
April 2011 272pp 215mm x 135mm Pb 978-0-7453-3076-1 £17.99 Hb 978-0-7453-3077-8 £60
David Randall is a British journalist and newspaper
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Easily the best introduction to being a reporter I have come across. It provides solid, no-nonsense advice on the skills needed to do the job but is also willing to tackle the bigger issues every journalist must grapple with from time to time. Best of all, it has been written by a true newsman and his enthusiasm for the task in hand is evident on every page.
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Paul Jones
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Your Right to Know – Second Edition
A Citizen’s Guide to the Freedom of Information Act Heather Brooke Pb 978-0-7453-2582-8 £14.99
The Great Reporters
Course Leader, Press Association Editorial Training
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David Randall shows there is a way to produce honest and thoughtful journalism.
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consultant. Formerly assistant editor of the Observer (London), where his news pages twice won awards, he has written, edited and lectured on newspapers in Britain, Africa and Eastern Europe. Since 1998 he has been News Executive at the Independent newspaper in London.
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An essential annual of Palestinian analysis from Al-Zaytouna Centre for Studies and Consultations The Palestinian Strategic Report 2009/2010 Edited by Dr Mohsen Saleh The Palestinian Strategic Report 2009/2010 is the fifth in a series of comprehensive annual studies of the Palestinian issue published by the Al-Zaytouna Centre for Studies and Consultations and now distributed by Pluto Press. The book covers the internal politics of Palestine, Israeli politics and policy, and Israeli–Palestinian relations. Also covered are the Arab, Muslim and international stances toward the Palestinian issue. Along with economic and demographic indicators, the report has a special focus on Jerusalem and the holy sites. The 14 distinguished contributors not only survey the situation but also analyse events in the region, identifying trends and predicting likely future developments. The Palestinian Strategic Report is an essential reference book for scholars, NGOs and activists working on or in the Middle East. Mohsen Saleh is an Associate Professor of Modern and
May 2011 384pp 240mm x 170mm Hb 978-9-9535-0069-0 £25 NOT AVAILABLE IN THE MIDDLE EAST
Contemporary Arab History, the general manager of Al-Zaytouna Centre for Studies and Consultations since 2004, former head of Department of History and Civilization at the International Islamic University Malaysia (IIUM), and former executive manager of Middle East Studies Centre in Amman. He was granted the Bait al-Maqdis (Jerusalem) award for Young Muslims Scholars in 1997 and the Excellent Teaching Award (College level), given by IIUM in 2002. He has edited or co-edited more than 30 books.
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The Political Economy of Israel’s Occupation Repression Beyond Exploitation Shir Hever Pb 978-0-7453-2794-5 £17.99
Failing Peace
Gaza and the Palestinian-Israeli Conflict Sara Roy Pb 978-0-7453-2234-6 £16.99
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Paradigm Publishers War and Drugs
Hollywood 9/11
The Role of Military Conflict in the Development of Substance Abuse
Superheroes, Supervillains, and Super Disasters
Dessa Bergen-Cico Explores the relationship between military incursions and substance use and abuse throughout history, offering detailed geopolitical perspectives.
Tom Pollard
January 2011 224pp 254mm x 178mm Hb 978-1-5945-1759-4 £60
Claims that the 9/11 attacks have affected Hollywood like few other events in U.S. history, transforming an entire era of film history.
March 2011 160pp 229mm x 152mm Hb 978-1-5945-1894-2 £55
Red Inc.
Global Crises and the Challenges of the 21st Century
Dictatorship and the Development of Capitalism in China, 1949-2009
Robert Schaeffer
March 2011 272pp 229mm x 152mm Hb 978-1-5945-1711-2 £60
Provides a sweeping, critical account of the political and economic changes that have transformed China since 1949, challenging conventional analyses.
Thomas Reifer March 2011 208pp 229mm x 152mm Hb 978-1-5945-1919-2 £60
The Making of the Postmodern Presidency
Divided Nations and Transitional Justice
From Ronald Reagan to Barack Obama
What Germany, Japan and South Korea Can Teach the World February 2011 272pp 229mm x 152mm Hb 978-1-5945-1900-0 £60
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Edited by Sang-Jin Han Collection of significant writings, one by the late South Korean president Kim Dae-jung, about how countries have addressed their wartime past.
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Explores long simmering conflicts in comparative perspective, including settler colonialism in South Africa, Northern Ireland and Israel/Palestine.
John F. Freie February 2011 224pp 229mm x 152mm Hb 978-1-5945-1782-2 £60
Outlines a new postmodern framework for assessing presidential behaviour by examining US presidencies from Reagan through to Obama.
Critical Race Consciousness
Elder Care Catastrophe
Reconsidering American Ideologies of Racial Justice
Rituals of Abuse in Nursing Homes-And What You Can Do About It
Gary Peller
March 2011 256pp 229mm x 152mm Hb 978-1-5945-1904-8 £60
Despite apparent racial progress in the US, this book argues that the African American community is actually in a deep crisis on many fronts.
Jason Ulsperger and J. David Knottnerus February 2011 192pp 229mm x 152mm Pb 978-1-5945-1907-9 £16.99 Hb 978-1-5945-1906-2 £55
Social Capital in America
Immigration Nation
Brian Jones
Raids, Detentions, and Deportations in Post-9/11 America
Lively study of US family life, work and social networks that argues, contrary to popular opinion, that American society is not falling apart. March 2011 208pp 229mm x 152mm Hb 978-1-5945-1884-3 £58
Tanya Maria Golash-Boza
March 2011 224pp 229mm x 152mm Hb 978-1-5945-1837-9 £60
Fortieth Anniversary Edition
Ted Robert Gurr
Edited by Michael A. Peters and Alicia de Alba Explores the human subject in the first decade of the 21st century in relation to changing social circumstances, globalization and postmodern theory.
Examines how U.S. immigration policies have had negative consequences for citizens, families and communities, not just for immigrants.
Why Men Rebel
Subjects in Process
February 2011 192pp 229mm x 152mm Hb 978-1-5945-1902-4 £55
This is the only book to use systematic research and sociological theory to analyse resident neglect and abuse in nursing homes.
Anniversary edition of a classic work that helped lead the way to an understanding of the causes of political protest. Features a new introduction. February 2011 440pp 229mm x 152mm Hb 978-1-5945-1913-0 £65
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Paradigm Publishers Improving Global Health
Ending Hunger Worldwide
Volume 3
Barry B. Hughes, Randall Kuhn, Cecilia Mosca Peterson, Dale S. Rothman and Jose Roberto Solorzano
George Kent
February 2011 240pp 229mm x 152mm Hb 978-1-5945-1892-8 £60
March 2011 304pp 229mm x 152mm Hb 978-1-5945-1859-1 £65
Argues that hunger is a deeply social issue and that without strengthening communities, there is little prospect for ending world hunger.
March 2011 352pp 280mm x 216mm Hb 978-1-5945-1896-6 £65
How to Explain a Social Movement
Understanding Social Movements
Jeff Goodwin
Steven M. Buechler
Collection of writings by renowned sociologist Jeff Goodwin, including provocative new essays, reflecting on the field of social movement studies.
A Sociological History of Social Movement Theories
January 2011 256pp 229mm x 152mm Hb 978-1-5945-1915-4 £60
On the Impact of Collective Suffering
Ronald Eyerman, Jeffrey C. Alexander and Elizabeth Butler Breese
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Explores the cultural and social construction of trauma through case studies of historical and contemporary crises across the world.
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Traces social movement theories from the classical era of sociology to the recent emphasis on transnational activism and cyberactivism.
The Struggle for Recognition in International Relations
Narrating Trauma
March 2011 336pp 229mm x 152mm Hb 978-1-5945-1886-7 £65
Uses the International Futures (IFs) simulation model to explore future prospects for the health of peoples across the world.
Thomas Lindemann and Erik Ringmar March 2011 256pp 229mm x 152mm Hb 978-1-5945-1809-6 £60
Presents a unique approach to the problems of international conflict. Argues that human actions are often motivated by a quest for recognition.
Recent highlights Out of the Frame
Against the Wall
The Struggle for Academic Freedom in Israel
The Art of Resistance in Palestine
William Parry
Ilan Pappe
October 2010 256pp 215mm x 135mm Pb 978-0-7453-2725-9 £14.99 Hb 978-0-7453-2726-6 £50
Bestselling author and historian Ilan Pappe tells the story of his struggle against the Israeli academy to reveal truths about the 1948 Nakbah.
A stunning book of photos capturing the graffiti and art that has transformed Israel’s wall into a living canvas of resistance and solidarity. June 2010 192pp 260mm x 195mm Pb 978-0-7453-2917-8 £15
Ricin!
September 2010 224pp 198mm x 129mm Pb 978-0-7453-2927-7 £14.99 Hb 978-0-7453-2928-4 £45
The Inside Story of the Terror Plot That Never Was
Voices From the Other Side
Lawrence Archer and Fiona Bawdon Foreword by Michael Mansfield QC
Keith Bolender Introduction by Noam Chomsky
The first book to uncover the full story behind the Ricin terror plot, subsequent trial and exposes the extent of government spin for their own ends.
An Oral History of Terrorism Against Cuba
July 2010 256pp 205mm x 150mm Pb 978-0-7453-3040-2 £12.99 Hb 978-0-7453-3041-9 £40
A User’s Guide to the Crisis of Civilization
Reel Power Hollywood Cinema and American Supremacy
Matthew Alford Foreword by Michael Parenti
And How to Save It
Nafeez Mosaddeq Ahmed August 2010 312pp 230mm x 150mm Pb 978-0-7453-3053-2 £19.99 Hb 978-0-7453-3054-9 £70
Argues that the many world crises, including the financial meltdown, climate change and terrorism, are connected problems of a failing global system.
Shows the enormous impact that terrorism, often US-backed, has had on Cuban civilians. Includes many interviews with victims and their families.
August 2010 232pp 215mm x 135mm Pb 978-0-7453-2982-6 £14.99 Hb 978-0-7453-2983-3 £45
Shows that, despite its reputation as a stronghold of left-liberal ideals, Hollywood is in fact deeply complicit in serving US political interests.
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Recent highlights NEw Edition
Staying Power
NEw Edition
The History of Black People in Britain
Peter Fryer Introduction by Paul Gilroy
September 2010 648pp 215mm x 135mm Pb 978-0-7453-3072-3 £19.99 Hb 978-0-7453-3073-0 £65
The definitive history of black people in Britain, an epic story that spans the Roman conquest to the present day. New introduction by Paul Gilroy.
The Meaning of Revolution Today
John Holloway
September 2010 296pp 215mm x 135mm Pb 978-0-7453-2918-5 £14.99 Hb 978-0-7453-2919-2 £45
Rosa Luxemburg: Socialism or Barbarism September 2010 320pp 215mm x 135mm Pb 978-0-7453-2988-8 £12.99 Hb 978-0-7453-2989-5 £40
The best introduction to the range of Rosa Luxemburg’s thought, including a number of writings never before anthologised.
History and Politics
Gregory Elliott An analysis of 20th century historian Eric Hobsbawn, assessing his scholarly record and the intellectual and political journey his life represents. October 2010 216pp 215mm x 135mm Pb 978-0-7453-2844-7 £12.99 Hb 978-0-7453-2845-4 £45
Ideologies in the Age of Extremes
The Roman Empire Roots of Imperialism
Neville Morley
Liberalism, Conservatism, Communism, Fascism 1914-1991
Analyses the origins and nature of the Roman empire, and its continuing influence in discussions and debates about modern imperialism.
Willie Thompson December 2010 288pp 230mm x 150mm Pb 978-0-7453-2711-2 £19.99 Hb 978-0-7453-2712-9 £65
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Introduces the key ideologies of the 20th century; liberalism, conservatism, communism and fascism and analyses how they affected each other.
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New edition of John Holloway’s contemporary classic fusion of political philosophy and activism, including an extensive new preface by the author.
Hobsbawm
Selected Writings
Rosa Luxemburg, edited by Paul Le Blanc and Helen C. Scott
Change the World Without Taking Power
June 2010 176pp 215mm x 135mm Pb 978-0-7453-2869-0 £17.99 Hb 978-0-7453-2870-6 £60
THIRD Edition
Small Places, Large Issues
FIFTH Edition
Ben Fine and Alfredo Saad-Filho
An Introduction to Social and Cultural Anthropology
‘This expert guide to the political economy of Marx’s Capital has always been the very best available.’
Thomas Hylland Eriksen
June 2010 376pp 215mm x 135mm Pb 978-0-7453-3049-5 £18.99 Hb 978-0-7453-3050-1 £65
New edition of the classic introduction to anthropology, focusing on central topics such as kinship, ethnicity, ritual and political systems.
David Harvey
June 2010 208pp 177mm x 125mm Pb 978-0-7453-3016-7 £12.99 Hb 978-0-7453-3017-4 £40
Dark Matter
The Rise of the Green Left
Art and Politics in the Age of Enterprise Culture
Inside the Worldwide Ecosocialist Movement
Gregory Sholette Shows that the elite of the art world are sustained by new forms and styles created by artists outside the mainstream. November 2010 256pp 230mm x 150mm Pb 978-0-7453-2752-5 £17.99 Hb 978-0-7453-2753-2 £60
Derek Wall Foreword by Hugo Blanco
September 2010 208pp 198mm x 129mm Pb 978-0-7453-3036-5 £12.99 Hb 978-0-7453-3037-2 £45
Europe’s Alliance with Israel
The Inside Story of the Palestinian Struggle
Shafiq Al-Hout, edited by Jean Said Makdisi and Martin Asser Translated by Hader Al-Hout and Laila Othman
David Cronin
November 2010 208pp 215mm x 135mm Pb 978-0-7453-3065-5 £17.99 Hb 978-0-7453-3066-2 £60
A unique insider view of how ecosocialism has developed and a practical guide to focused ecosocialist action.
My Life in the PLO
Aiding the Occupation Shows that the EU’s close relationship with Israel has legitimised actions such as the ill-treatment of prisoners and the Gaza invasion.
Marx’s ‘Capital’
November 2010 328pp 230mm x 150mm Pb 978-0-7453-2883-6 £19.99 Hb 978-0-7453-2884-3 £65
The inside story of the Palestine Liberation Organisation, from its beginnings in 1964 to the signing of the Oslo agreement in 1993.
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Bestsellers No Way to Run an Economy
Economics for Everyone A Short Guide to the Economics of Capitalism
Why the System Failed and How to Put It Right
Jim Stanford
Graham Turner September 2009 240pp 215mm x 135mm Pb 978-0-7453-2976-5 £12.99 Hb 978-0-7453-2977-2 £45.00
Essential guide to understanding the roots of the economic crisis, and how to solve it.
May 2008 360pp 215mm x 135mm Pb 978-0-7453-2750-1 £12.99 Hb 978-0-7453-2751-8 £40
The Guantanamo Files
“[Stanford] has written a book – both pragmatic and idealistic – with the power to change the world.” Naomi Klein
Military Inc. Inside Pakistan’s Military Economy
Ayesha Siddiqa Looks inside Pakistan’s military state to show how it also controls Pakistan’s economy.
The Stories of the 774 Detainees in America’s Illegal Prison
Andy Worthington October 2007 352pp 230mm x 150mm Pb 978-0-7453-2664-1 £16.99 Hb 978-0-7453-2665-8 £55
SECOND Edition
March 2008 288pp 198mm x 129mm Pb 978-0-7453-2734-1 £13.99 Hb 978-0-7453-2735-8 £45
The first book to tell the story of every man trapped in Guantanamo.
The PalestineIsrael Conflict
My Father Was a Freedom Fighter Gaza’s Untold Story
A Basic Introduction
Ramzy Baroud
Gregory Harms and Todd M. Ferry
A deeply moving chronicle of the persisting Palestinian ordeal that pays tribute to the author’s father and the men and women of Gaza.
‘This superior and remarkably thorough, if brief, study of the Holy Land enigma is strongly recommended as an introduction.’ Choice
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Ecological Debt
NEWSPEAK in the 21st Century
Global Warming and the Wealth of Nations
David Edwards and David Cromwell
Andrew Simms
February 2009 336pp 198mm x 129mm Pb 978-0-7453-2727-3 £14.99 Hb 978-0-7453-2728-0 £45
Shows how millions in the West are running up huge ecological debts to the third world through overconsumption.
Crack Capitalism
Resistance
John Holloway
Alastair Crooke
A groundbreaking guide to moving beyond capitalism, which shows that radical change can only come from exploiting ‘cracks’ in the system.
A compelling account of the origins of the Islamist Revolution and the ideas and energy mobilising the Islamic world.
May 2010 320pp 198mm x 129mm Pb 978-0-7453-3008-2 £17.99 Hb 978-0-7453-3009-9 £60
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Exposé of pro-establishment bias in the news, including the so-called liberal media.
The Essence of the Islamist Revolution
February 2009 328pp 215mm x 135mm Pb 978-0-7453-2885-0 £17.99 Hb 978-0-7453-2886-7 £55
Israeli Apartheid
Married to Another Man
A Beginner’s Guide
Israel’s Dilemma in Palestine
Ben White
Ghada Karmi
Indispensable introduction to the Israel/Palestine conflict, examining the current structures of Israeli domination.
Celebrated author Ghada Karmi argues that the only practical solution to the conflict is for Palestinians and Israelis to live together in a secular democratic state May 2007 320pp 230mm x 150mm Pb 978-0-7453-2065-6 £14.99 Hb 978-0-7453-2066-3 £50
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Index Abdelkader, Deina Ali 13 Alexander, Jeffrey C. 26 Amit, Zalman 14 Arnold, Guy 8 Baker, Abeer 15 Bayliss, Kate 16 Bergen-Cico, Dessa 24 Berry, Mike 5 Bowes, John 1 Bröning, Michael 15 Brown Skin, White Masks 3 Buechler, Steven M. 26 Butler-Breese, Elizabeth 26 Capitalism’s New Clothes 10 Carter, Thomas F. 21 Chomsky, Noam 2 Cremin, Colin 10 Critical Development Studies Handbook, The 16 Critical Race Consciousness 25 Dabashi, Hamid 3 De Alba, Alicia 25 Decent Capitalism 18 Derricourt, Robin 9 Divided Nations and Transitional Justice 24 Dullien, Sebastian 18 Dutch Atlantic, The 21 Elder Care Catastrophe 25 Ending Hunger Worldwide 26 Evren, Süreyyya 13 Eyerman, Ronald 26 F. Freie, John 24 Fair Trade Revolution, The 1 Fernando, Jude 17 Fine, Ben 16 Global Crises and the Challenges of the 21st Century 24 Golash-Boza, Tanya Maria 25 Goodwin, Jeff 26 Gurr, Ted Robert 25 Han, Sang-Jin 24 Herr, Hansjörg 18 Hollywood 9/11 24 How to Explain a Social Movement 26 Hughes, Barry B. 26 Immigration Nation 25 Improving Global Health 26 In Foreign Fields 21 Inventing Africa 9 Islamic Activists 13 Israeli Rejectionism 14 Jones, Brian 25 Kellerman, Christian 18 Kent, George 26 Knottnerus, J. David 25 Kuhn, Randall 26 Levit, Daphna 14 Lindemann, Thomas 26 32
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Magical Marxism 11 Making of the Postmodern Presidency, The 24 Matar, Anat 15 McKearney, Tommy 12 Merrifield, Andy 11 Migration 8 More Bad News from Israel 5 Moyo, Sam 19 Narrating Trauma 26 Nimako, Kwame 21 Our Way to Fight 4 Palestinian Strategic Report, The 23 Peller, Gary 25 People Without History 6 Peters, Michael A. 25 Peterson, Cecilia Mosca 26 Philo, Greg 5 Political Economy of Development, The 16 Political Economy of NGOs, The 17 Politics of Change in Palestine, The 15 Politics of Postcolonialism, The 20 Pollard, Tom 24 Post-Anarchism 13 Power and Terror 2 Provisional IRA, The 12 Randall, David 22 Reclaiming the Nation 19 Red Inc. 24 Reifer, Thomas 24 Ringmar, Erik 26 Riordon, Michael 4 Robinson, Mary 1 Rothman, Dale S. 26 Rousselle, Duane 13 Saleh, Mohsen 23 Schaeffer, Robert 24 Seabrook, Jeremy 6 Sethi, Rumina 20 Siddiqui, Imran Ahmed 6 Social Capital in America 25 Solorzano, Jose Roberto 26 State of Islam, The 7 Struggle for Recognition in International Relations, The 26 Subjects in Process 25 Threat 15 Toor, Sadia 7 Ulsperger, Jason 25 Understanding Social Movements 26 Universal Journalist, The 22 Van Waeyenberge, Elisa 16 Veltmeyer, Henry 16 War and Drugs 24 Why Men Rebel 25 Willemsen, Glenn 21 Yeros, Paris 19
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