1984 and the specter of dememorization / by Murray Bookchin -- Giant economy size brother / by John P. Clark -- 1984, Orwell's and ours / by Noam Chomsky -- Prisons / by Claire Culhane -- New forms of
Millions marched and protested against the military invasion of Iraq. Millions more have protested against the military occupation of Afghanistan. These antiwar sentiments publicly expressed are a ref
Emma Goldman’s reputation during her lifetime was, in part, created by her autobiography Living My Life. This book reexamines the creation of that auto biography, noting that many other people were in
Everywhere the 1960s are being examined and debated. Universities hold international conferences that bring together scholars and activists. Very little has been published about the sixties in Canada,
Thousands of foreign troops have been fighting a seemingly endless war in Afghanistan. Billions of dollars of foreign aid have been poured into the country. Thousands of military and civilian causalit
At the beginning of the 21st century, the three most important concerns in the developed nations are remarkably convergent—unemployment, the environment, and community breakdown—and there are strong i
Winner of the 2001 Robinson Book Prize for Excellence in Journalism Islamic Peril explores the lack of historical and cultural understanding in the mass media as it studies coverage of conflicts invol
In 1550, Etienne de La Boetie wrote his classic work of political reflection, Discourse of Voluntary Servitude, which laid the ground work for the concept of civil disobedience, and as such, has exert
“James Polk’s portrait of America is riveting . . . his arguments are sound and convincing. An important, fascinating book written with a strong message.”—Norm Goldman, Bookpleasures.comIt is James Po
Author Neal Q. Herrick considers government corruption to be the predominant problem facing the world today. Although bribery and influence peddling are the most visible aspect of this corruption, the
Author Neal Q. Herrick considers government corruption to be the predominant problem facing the world today. Although bribery and influence peddling are the most visible aspect of this corruption, the
The Scramble for Africa analyzes the current humanitarian crisis in Darfur and the activist movements surrounding it, thereby taking on both the US government and the Save Darfur coalition alike. The
Since the beginning of the media age, there have been thinkers who have reacted against the increasing power of the mass media and perceived its ever-more-pervasive role in historical development. Thi
Today it is likely that more people than ever before are consciously engaged in some kind of decentralist venture which expresses not merely rebellion against authoritarianism, but also faith in the p
The mainstream media’s usual agenda, with a few worthy exceptions, is limited to the issues that the propaganda system wants us to hear, giving the viewer a narrow and biased view of what’s going on i
The year 2007 marks a new epoch when the majority of human beings on the planet live in cities. What this work explores is how cities coalesce, develop, and thrive, and how they remake themselves for
The trilogy ends with the new anarchism, which deals with the exciting developments in anarchist theory since the reemergence of social movements in the 1960s and 1970s.Anarchism: A Documentary Histor
During the 1920s, over a million and a half Greeks were forced to leave their lands and towns. Many became refugees, even in Greece, and some became known as rebetes. They were very much discriminated