The Seattle General Strike of 1919 was America’s first citywide labor stoppage, a defiant example of workers’ power in the aftermath of World War I. Told in gripping detail by one of the era’s great l
“Cutting-edge.”—Patrick Bond“This fascinating book fills a vacuum that has weakened the believers in Marxist resistance in Africa.”—Joseph Iranola Akinlaja, general secretary of the National Union of
Hanna Levy-Hass, a Yugoslavian Jew, emerged a defiant survivor of the Holocaust. Her observations shed new light on the lived experience of Nazi internment. Levy-Hass stands alone as the only resista
“International journalism at its best.”—Stephen Kinzer“Every conflict spawns a handful of journalists who are willing to not only brave the war zone but to seek out the stories ignored by the press pa
“Winter Soldiers is an immensely valuable contribution to the history of the Vietnam War. It brings to life, through the words of the veterans themselves, the journey each individual made, through the
This history of the Communist (Third) International, from its beginnings in 1919 as the center of world revolution through its degeneration at the hands of the Stalinist bureaucracy, draws out lessons
It is often said that history is written by the victor, but in the case of the Vietnam War, history has been written by the loser, according to Allen (a regular contributor to the International Social
Rosa Luxemburg is an icon to both socialists and feminists, and her fight for equality is often cited as an example of what a dedicated female reformer can accomplish; but most people have not read Lu
Staff Sergeant Camilo Mejia became the new face of the antiwar movement when he applied for discharge from the army as a conscientious objector.After serving in the army for nearly nine years, he was
This is a paperbound reprint of a 2005 book. Focusing on the shop floor activism of a single strategically important metal factory, Murphy (history, U. of Massachusetts) examines the evolution of work
“Dave Zirin is the best young sportswriter in America.”—Robert LipsyteThis much-anticipated sequel to What’s My Name, Fool? by acclaimed commentator Dave Zirin breaks new ground in sports writing, loo
The Women Incendiaries tells the inspirational story of women who played a leading role in the Paris Commune, one of history’s greatest moments of social upheaval. This is the first paperback edition
This is a paperbound reprint of a well-regarded 1940s biography of American railroad organizer, socialist leader, and five-time presidential candidate Eugene V. Debs. While clearly in admiration of De
A Little Piece Of Ground will help young readers understand more about one of the worst conflicts afflicting our world today.Written by Elizabeth Laird, one of Great Britain’s best-known young adult a
“Broue enables us to feel that we are actually living through these epoch-making events…. [D]o not miss this magnificent work.”—Robert Brenner, UCLAA magisterial, definitive account of the upheavals i
This is a Marxist feminist history reclaiming the history of radicalism in working class struggles in the United States from the beginning of the 20th century to the present time. The primary concern
“We in South Africa needed the support of the international community in our efforts to end the vicious system of racial oppression called apartheid. We had to have eloquent advocates to tell the worl
Mobilizing Public Sociology, coedited by Victoria Carty and Rafael Luévano, combines theory and scholarly perspectives with a grassroots approach to challenges that Latin@ immigrants face in th
Too often the story of Venezuela’s Bolivarian revolution is told with an excessive focus on former president Hugo Chávez. In this history from below, Dario Azellini turns our attention toward the ways
This chilling look inside the history of employment agencies in the U.S. argues that they should have been abolished with slavery, or at the very least, put under tight government control. Today, left
Few revolutionaries have a heritage so contested by rival groups as Antonio Gramsci. Many use his writings as ?sacred texts’ for their own policies, and while others stress any differences with Lenin
Few figures in the history of the American Left can claim a more significant and yet contradictory legacy as Jay Lovestone.Lovestone and his comrades briefly controlled, and then were dramatically exp
C. L. R. James was one of the most influential Marxists of his generation. His important contributions ranged from the subjects of Black liberation to contemporary philosophy and even touched on the a
This provocative and important book critically examines the challenges facing Muslims in Europe and North America. Byrd uses the philosophical perspective of the Frankfurt School’s Critical theory to
The Dutch-German Communist Left, represented by the German KAPD-AAUD, the Dutch KAPN, and the Bulgarian Communist Workers Party, separated from the Communist International in 1921, and famously attrac
Money and finance are prominent, even dominant, features of contemporary capitalism. Lapavitsas was one of the first political economists to notice and devote his research to their ascendancy. He offe
In China: Promise or Threat? Helle compares the cultures of China and the West through both private and public spheres. He argues that, for China, the private sphere of family life is well-defined and
Otto Bauer, the main political leader of the Austrian Social Democratic Workers Party, had a far-reaching impact on the socialist movement across Europe. From his theories of imperialism and the natio
In this provocative and original monograph, Krier and Swart argue that NASCAR and the carnivalesque displays at Sturgis’s mass motorcycle rallies reveal how spectator events of this scale have come to
“Since the start of the Syrian uprising, Saleh’s influence and his role as an incisive critic of extremism, dictatorship, and the effects of mass violence on Syrian society have offered powerful and c
Using a diachronic method of investigation, this work uncovers the origins and development of Gramsci’s core concepts. The first section analyzes the relation between structure and superstructure and
How to approach social theory actively and tie it to practical work and method has long been a challenge for professional scholars and students. Theory in Action explores the active use of theorizing
Critique of Rationality postulates aesthetic-consciousness as the site of socialization in communities of meaning, as a frame for judgment and creativity, arguing that struggling to awaken that consci
When the Nicaraguan Revolution overthrew the Somoza Regime in 1979, it inspired radicals across the globe. And yet its promise and potential was extinguished by the early 1990s. This insightful and pe
A bold articulation of Louis Althusser’s abiding commitment to the political practice of philosophy.In A Philosophy for Communism: Rethinking Althusser, Panagiotis Sotiris undertakes a reading of the
Walter Benjamin derided Werner Scholem as a ‘rogue’ in 1924. Josef Stalin referred him as a 'splendid man', but soon backtracked and labeled him an 'imbecile', while Ernst Thälmann, c
In this important work of scholarship sure to reshape the landscape of critical social sciences, Raju Das offers a critique of many of the influential radical theories of class, making a spirited defe
Religion has always been an object of philosophical analysis and a platform for political practice. Philosophical thinking is unimaginable without its relation to religion, whether it negates or affir
Charting the unprecedented global boost that has been experienced by critical Marxism since the mid-1960s, Marx Worldwide provides an overview of Marx's reception across the world, paying particular
