Winner of the MEA's 2008 Marshall McLuhan Award for Outstanding Book in the Field of Media Ecology.'A compelling, authoritative, and painstakingly documented narrative, Imaginary Futures traces the em
Unravelling Gramsci makes extensive use of Antonio Gramsci’s writings, including his much-overlooked pre-prison journalism, prison letters, as well as his prison notebooks, to provide a fresh a
In 2006, Slobodan Milosevic died in prison in the Hague during a four-year marathon trial for war crimes. John Laughland was one of the last Western journalists to meet with him. Laughland had followe
Is Iraq becoming another Vietnam? Author Kenneth Campbell received a Purple Heart after serving 13 months in Vietnam. He then spent years campaigning to get the US out of the war. Here, Campbell lays
A sociologist with over 20 years in drug control, Macdonald has worked with the United Nations and the Kabul government to reduce drug trafficking in Afghanistan since 1999. Here he writes for academi
Joel Kovel argues that the inner contradictions of Zionism have led Israel to a "state-sponsored racism" fully as incorrigible as that of apartheid South Africa and deserving of the same resolution.
This new edition of The Kurds in Iraq brings the book fully up to date in the light of recent events in Iraq and the ever-present danger of civil war. Kerim Yildiz explores the impact of occupation an
-- An insider's account of Iran's people, its politics, and the threat of invasion -- This is the first book to explore the changes taking in place in Iran from the ground up. While the world keeps it
This is the first book to explore the changes taking place in Iran from the ground up. While the world keeps its eyes riveted on Iran's nuclear program, the Islamic Republic has gone through a crisis
This book explores the complex relationship between art and politics. Walter Davis uses his extensive knowledge of psychoanalysis to develop a philosophical critique of the impact that the current po
Fair trade is a growing global movement. A huge and widening range of fair trade goods are now available in stores. Why? is fair trade so important? This book provides fifty reasons why buying fair tr
Following on from their acclaimed book Bad News from Israel, Mike Berry and Greg Philo present a concise guide to the Israel-Palestine conflict. The book covers key events in chronological order, in
Motivated by a belief that current approaches to drug research and development, marketing, and pricing do not address the needs of the hundreds of millions of people living in the developing world, Co
British journalist Brooke gives guidance on utilizing the UK's Freedom of Information Act and its sister, the Environmental Information Regulations as "an effective chisel against governmental secrecy
Religion has continued to have an impact on international concerns in the modern era. While Islam has been under the microscope in recent years, Christianity has also been influential in ways that oft
For Rees (former editor of GM Watch's Weekly Watch), the debate over agricultural genetic engineering (which should really be properly labeled "genetic tinkering") can be boiled down to the simple sta
Why does Al Qaeda attack the West? What are they trying to achieve? Offering a cogent analysis of Al Qaeda's development, starting with its creation almost twenty years ago, Mohammad-Mahmoud Ould Moha
Just as Israel has built concrete and steel walls around the Palestinians of the Occupied Territories, so too have they built a "glass wall," seemingly invisible to outside observers, around the Pales
Today is a difficult time to be both Arab and American. Since 9/11 there has been a lot of criticism of America's involvement in the middle east. Yet there has been little analysis of how America tre
What is the legacy of the war in Iraq? Can democracy and human rights really be imposed "by fire and sword"? This book brings together some of the world's most outstanding theorists in the debate ove
Can a corporate media system be expected to tell the truth about a world dominated by corporations?Can newspapers, including the 'liberal' Guardian and the Independent, tell the truth about catastrop
Lewis (RMIT U. Melbourne, Australia) argues that global terror and political violence are essentially formed in relation to broadcast communications, especially television. He looks at conflict and cu
Gramsci and the concept of hegemony cast a long shadow over radical political theory. Yet how far has this theory got us? Is it still central to feminism, anti-capitalism, anti-racism, anarchism, and
Who are the greatest reporters in history?This unique book is the first to try and answer this question. Author David Randall searched nearly two centuries of newspapers and magazines, consulted edit
A fascinating and controversial new perspective on Hitler's rise to power; Provides startling evidence of Britain and America's financial support for the Third Reich; Suggests that the western elite
A fascinating and controversial new perspective on Hitler's rise to power; Provides startling evidence of Britain and America's financial support for the Third Reich; Suggests that the western elite
Hudson is one of the tiny handful of economic thinkers in today's world who are forcing us to look at old questions in startling new ways. Alvin Toffler, best-selling author of Future Shock and The T
Radical political activist movements are growing all the time. To reach a wider audience each organisation has formed networks and websites, exploiting new communications technologies as well as conve
Radical political activist movements are growing all the time. To reach a wider audience each organisation has formed networks and websites, exploiting new communications technologies as well as conv
Development agencies and researchers are preoccupied with policy; with exerting influence over policy, linking research to policy and with implementing policy around the world. But what if developmen
A Maoist revolution has been raging in Nepal since 1996. In 1999, Li Onesto became the first foreign journalist to travel deep into the guerrilla zones of this Himalayan country. Allowed unprecedente
This book is a gripping account of the murky world of the international oil industry and its role in world politics. Scandals about oil are familiar to most of us. From George W. Bush's election victo
For decades our political leaders and opinion makers have touted higher incomes as the way to a better future. Economic growth means better lives for us all. But after many years of sustained economi
Ireland's economy has seen phenomenal growth since the 1990s, as a result of an earlier decision by the state to chase foreign investment, largely from US corporates. As a result, manufacturers of raw
This work dissects official propaganda to argue that public support for the war on Iraq was secured through lies and distortions. Two crucial distortions involved misrepresenting the UN Resolutions o
The Internet is very big in the Arab world. After Al-Jazeera, it is the second most important source of dissenting opinion. Literally, millions of people in the Muslim world rely on web-sites to get
This book examines the economic transformation of three of the largest countries in the world – Russia, China and India. Jha traces the problems that each country has faced and argues that the
