Literary Nonfiction. Politics. Art History. ARTPOLITIK examines the relationship between art and politics, focusing on radical political aesthetics in western culture since the end of the nineteenth c
Contract and Contagion presents a theoretical approach for understanding the complex shifts of post- Fordism and neoliberalism by way of a critical reading of contracts, and through an exploration of
In October 2006, a group of housing activists called Take Back the Land seized control of a plot of public land in Miami, Florida and built an encampment that would become known as the Umoja Village S
Originally published in 1972, Eusi Kwayana's The Bauxite Strike and the Old Politics, offered profound lessons for class struggle in a multiracial society. Many decades later, Kwayana's work remains u
The first widely available English translation of the former Situationist and poet’s excellent exploration of slang, argot, and the coded communication of the ‘dangerous classes.’
William Morris's history of the revolt of Ghent is mainly a retelling of the story as originally recounted by the medieval historian Froissart. But the framework and the episodes selected are chosen t
Penned after the 2010 European student unrest and before what is now commonly referred to as the “Arab spring” began to escalate, BBC Newsnight economist Paul Mason’s “20 Reasons Why It’s Kicking Off
Who are children of genetically modified soy production? What disowned bastards are produced by the hybridization of agri-business, biotech, capital, and culture? To answer these questions the Archivo
In the thirty years since Dick Hebdige published "Subculture: The Meaning of Style," the seemingly antithetical worlds of punk rock and academia have converged in some rather interesting, if not pecul
In the heat of an economic and political crisis, people in Argentina took to the streets on December 19th, 2001, shouting " Qu se vayan todos " These words - "All of them out " - hurled by thousands b
Practicing Feminist Mothering explores the realities of feminist mothering for both mothers and their children. It scrutinizes the discourse of motherhood by examining the material spaces that feminis
The Occupation Cookbook is a "manual" that describes the organization of the student occupation of the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences that took place in the spring of 2009
Literary Nonfiction. Philosophy & Critical Theory. Despite recent crises in the financial system, uprisings in Greece; France; Tunisia; and Bolivia, worldwide decline of faith in neoliberal trade
How does a revolt come about and what does it leave behind? What impact does it have on those who participate in it and those who simply watch it? Is the Greek revolt of December 2008 confined to the
Explores the world of protest and counterculture through the work of artists' groups in New York City after 1968. From the Art Workers' Coalition through Art & Language, Colab and Group Materi
A workbook-style guide from the good folks at The Praxis Project, designed to help racial justice advocates navigate new political waters. Through case studies, planning tools, and the latest research
Where do the tactics, strategies, and lifestyles of today's activists come from? Many ways of doing radical politics pioneered by Movement for a New Society in the 1970s and 1980s have become central
"An indispensable source book for anyone interested in Proudhon's ideas and the origins of the socialist and anarchist movements in nineteenth-century Europe."?Robert Graham, editor of Anarchism: A Do
Nabat Books is a series dedicated to reprinting forgotten memoirs by various misfits, outsiders, and rebels. The underlying concept is based on a few simple propositions: That to be a success under th
A Siberian tiger at the San Francisco Zoo leaps a 12-foot high wall and mauls three visitors who had been tormenting her, killing one. A circus elephant tramples and gores a sadistic trainer, who had
Follow the author's odyssey from lumpen drug dealer to prisoner, to revolutionary New Afrikan, a teacher and mentor, one of a new generation rising of prison intellectuals. This book consists primaril
Grassroots social movements played a major role in electing new left-leaning governments throughout Latin America, but subsequent relations between the streets and the states remain uneasy. In Dancing
"Shapiro is one of the few writers on this subject that actually understands the strategy, the tactics, and the internal politics of a dynamic and growing movement. This is environmental journalism at
"'This remarkable novel is nothing less than a secret history of southern California?a radical past that might yet redeem our future."?Mike Davis, author of City of QuartzA chance encounter with a fad
Black Bloc, White Riot revisits the struggles against globalization that marked the beginning of the twentieth century and explores the connection between political violence and the white middle class
An engaging historical look at fin de siecle Buenos Aires that brings to life the vibrant culture behind one of the world’s largest anarchist movements: the radical schools, newspapers, theaters, and
Nonfiction. Art. Criticism and Theory. Beyond the obsolete models of artist or author as genius and their fetish objects, what collective and collaborative practices are inventing new terrains and flo
"Conant has an ear for story, poetry, and wonder, his new telling of the Zapatista struggle is full of delights.uRaj Patel, author of Stuffed and Starved"Conant's engrossing book distills critical les
A longtime member of the Industrial Workers of the World, Arthur Miller recalls his workplace experiences and involvement in various social justice struggles. Rather than the memoirs of a celebrity, t
From nineteenth-century newspaper publishers to the protesters in the ?Battle of Seattle” and the recent Greek uprising, anarchists have long been incited to action by the ideal of a ?free society of
This is an Honour Song is a collection of narratives, poetry, and essays exploring the broad impact of the 1990 resistance at Kanehsata:ke, otherwise known as the "Oka Crisis." The b
Endnotes is a journal/book series published by a discussion group based in Germany, the UK and the US. It is primarily oriented towards conceptualising the conditions of possibility of a communist ove
If we want to preserve what's still left of the natural world, we need to stop using so much of it. And, says veteran environmental activist Matt Hern, cities are the best chance we have left for a tr
You Don’t Play With Revolution collects seven never-before-published lectures by Marxist cultural critic C.L.R. James, delivered during his stay in Montreal in 1967-1968. Ranging in topic from Marx an
New York, 1989: as a decade of activism around the urban housing crisis and beyond comes to a close, legendary graphic artist Seth Tobocman is there to document it all in his bold comic style.You Don’
Anthropologist David Graeber undertakes the first detailed ethnographic study of the global justice movement. The case study at the center of Direct Action is the organizing and events that led to the
“Highly recommended . . . this is a must for anyone looking to reduce their impact on the planet and the animal kingdom. A practical, potentially life changing gift.”—Keith Mann, The Think ShopAnother
A groundbreaking book showing a different side of this best-selling author: the anarchist principles that have guided him since he was a teenager. These essays and interviews demonstrate Noam Chomsky&
Shon Meckfessel appropriates the peculiar slogan of an Albanian mineral water company as the title for this uniquely intellectual book. Equal parts journalism, history, and personal memoir, Suffled H
