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How the media has been complicit in sustaining free market capitalism.

An examination of the enduring legacy of Rosa Luxemburg and her importance for activists and intellectuals alike.

These are the stories of the workers who undermine capitalism at its weakest point.

A sharp investigation into the dark path of the Alt-Right.

An examination of the dialogue between art and politics during the short Hungarian Soviet Republic

An innovative Marxist analysis of the new managerial class.

Leading anthropologist Thomas Hylland Eriksen shows how anthropology is a revolutionary way of thinking about the human world. Perfect for students, but also for those who have never encountered anthropology before, this book explores the key issues in an exciting and innovative way. Eriksen explains how to see the world from below and from within - emphasising the importance of adopting an insider's perspective. He reveals how seemingly enormous cultural differences actually conceal the deep unity of humanity. Lucid and accessible, What is Anthropology? draws examples from current affairs as well as anthropological studies. The first section presents the history of anthropology, its unique research methods and some of its central concepts, such as society, culture and translation. Eriksen shows how anthropology helps to shape contemporary thinking and why it is inherently radical. In the second section he discusses core issues in greater detail. Reciprocity, or exchange, or gift-giving, is shown to be the basis of every society. Eriksen examines kinship in traditional societies, and shows why it remains important in complex ones. He argues nature is partly cultural, and explores anthropological views on human nature as well as ecology. He delves into cultural relativism and the problem of understanding others. Finally, he describes the paradoxes of identity - ethnic, national, religious or postmodern, as the case may be.

A major work of feminist critical theory challenging the masculinist politics of digital media forms, practices and study.

Twenty-five years after the first edition was published, Open Marxism returns

Twenty-five years after the first edition was published, Open Marxism returns

An anthropological analysis of how our political and legal systems criminalise protesters

What do we do when housing, mental health, disability, prisons and immigration policy become synonymous with state violence?

How can we secure jobs in the shift towards sustainable production?

How can we secure jobs in the shift towards sustainable production?

A history of twentieth-century Yugoslavia and the ruptures that shaped it

Are we witnessing the dawn of a new cold war?

When it comes to sex education, the personal is political.

An analysis of the divergent strands of feminism, as the fight for women's emancipation takes centre stage.

The classic walking guide for the intrepid radical in London.

Activists, academics and artists deliver a myriad of views on the fire for which there has been no justice

Eight years on, Syria is still a battleground. Why has the state remained so strong?

The second instalment of the iconic memoirs of one of the first female fighters of the PKK.

Europe as we've known it is a dying myth, but colonial relations live on.

A passionate collection rediscovering the work of two giants of autonomist Marxism and feminism.

A collection of essays by one of the foremost scholars on the Black Radical Tradition

An inspiring reminder of the great strength of twentieth century Communism in the Global South.

What's the point of a university education in a world without enough jobs?

As standards of healthcare decline, so do our bodies; we need a radical vision for healthcare

A bold thesis arguing that fascism is not the main enemy today - but a new and dangerous alliance of the right.

'This is a refreshing, thought-provoking book. ... A must read for every student and practitioner of political science.' USI JournalThis is a new, updated edition of John Holloway's acclaimed guide to the politics of revolution and protest. The wave of political demonstrations since Seattle have crystallised a new trend in left-wing politics. Modern protest movements are grounding their actions in both Marxism and Anarchism, fighting for radical social change in terms that have nothing to do with the taking of state power. This is in clear opposition to the traditional Marxist theory of revolution which centres on taking state power. In this book, John Holloway asks how we can reformulate our understanding of revolution as the struggle against power, not for power.After a century of failed attempts by revolutionary and reformist movements to bring about radical social change, the concept of revolution itself is in crisis. John Holloway opens up the theoretical debate, reposing some of the basic concepts of Marxism in a critical development of the subversive Marxist tradition represented by Adorno, Bloch and Lukacs, amongst others, and grounded in a rethinking of Marx's concept of 'fetishisation'-- how doing is transformed into being.