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Wits University Press Destroying Democracy: Neoliberal Capitalism and the Rise of Authoritarian Politics
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Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Capitalism: A Structural Genocide
Book SynopsisIn the wake of the global financial crisis, and ongoing savage government cuts across the world, Garry Leech addresses a pressing and necessary topic: the nature of contemporary capitalism, and how it inherently generates inequality and structural violence. Drawing on a number of fascinating case studies from across the world - including the forced displacement of farmers in Mexico, farmer suicides in India, and deaths from preventable and treatable diseases in Sub-Saharan Africa, as well as the unsustainable exploitation of the planet's natural resources - Leech provocatively argues that global capitalism constitutes a form of genocide against the poor, particularly in the global South. Essential and eye-opening the book questions the legitimacy of a system that inevitably results in such large-scale human suffering, while going beyond mere critique to offer a more egalitarian, democratic and sustainable global alternative.Trade ReviewCapitalism has long been known as unfair, exploitative and wasteful; and more recently as ecologically destructive. Garry Leech now moves the indictment to the next, and final, stage. With the precision of a skilled prosecutor and the moral force of an Old Testament prophet, Leech reveals the power that moves the world to be actively and structurally genocidal, responsible in its greed and cold calculation for no less than ten million excess deaths a year. As people now increasingly move to take on this deadly system now in profound crisis, they will find this an indispensable guide. * Joel Kovel, author of The Enemy of Nature *Nearly short enough to be read in one sitting, but so powerful that its arguments will survive the ages * Labor Studies Journal *Leech argues, using convincing empirical evidence, of the destructive effects of contemporary capitalism, showing that the only plausible alternative is a socialist perspective. * Samir Amin *At this time of mass rebellions against the global status quo, Garry Leech puts forth a devastating critique of the capitalist system and the ravages it has inflicted on hundreds of millions of people around the world. This timely study will be of great interest to scholars and students. Beyond the academy, its rigorous analysis of the root cause of suffering and injustice on a mass scale and the vision of a socialist alternative based on human development and ecological sustainability will be vital for those on the frontlines of the current global revolt. This is a must read for those participating in the Arab Spring, the Occupy movement, the Latin American revolutions, the anti-austerity protests in Europe, and for all those fighting against the depredations of the genocidal system that is global capitalism. * William I. Robinson, Professor of Sociology, Global Studies, and Latin American Studies, University of California at Santa Barbara *Table of ContentsIntroduction 1. What is Structural Genocide? 2. The Logic of Capital 3. Structural Genocide: The Cases of Mexico and India 4. Structural Genocide: The Case of Sub-Saharan Africa 5. The Truly Inconvenient Truth 6. Legitimizing the Illegitimate 7. The Socialist Alternative Conclusion
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Wordzworth Publishing The Northern Ireland Question: Perspectives on Nationalism and Unionism
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Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Aid and Authoritarianism in Africa: Development without Democracy
Book SynopsisIn 2013 almost half of Africa's top aid recipients were ruled by authoritarian regimes. While the West may claim to promote democracy and human rights, in practice major bilateral and international donors, such as USAID, DFID, the World Bank and the European Commission, have seen their aid policies become ever more entangled with the survival of their authoritarian protégés. Local citizens thus find themselves at the receiving end of a compromise between aid agencies and government elites, in which development policies are shaped in the interests of maintaining the status quo. Aid and Authoritarianism in Africa sheds light on the political intricacies and moral dilemmas raised by the relationship between foreign aid and autocratic rule in Africa. Through contributions by leading experts exploring the revival of authoritarian development politics in Ethiopia, Uganda, Rwanda, Cameroon, Mozambique and Angola, the book exposes shifting donor interests and rhetoric as well as the impact of foreign aid on military assistance, rural development, electoral processes and domestic politics. In the process, it raises an urgent and too often neglected question: to what extent are foreign aid programmes actually perpetuating authoritarian rule?Trade ReviewProvides welcome relief from an academic literature which often treats official development assistance (ODA) in apolitical terms. * Africa at LSE *The collection is helpful in drawing attention to some general truths concerning the aid relationship; truths that bear restating for each new generation of scholars, policymakers and practitioners. * African Affairs *Anyone interested in foreign aid, African politics, authoritarian regimes, or the international dimension of democratization will find it well worth reading. * African Studies Review *A well-organized, fascinating collection. * Foreign Affairs *[A] timely collection of essays. * Medicine, Conflict and Survival *A valuable addition to the literature on political evolution in Africa and the relationship to aid and donor-based development. * The Conversation *A wake-up call to the international democratic community. Its rich, reflexive case studies analyze the broken promises of Western donors who have been supporting authoritarian governments in the name of peace and security. At a time when distrusting democracy has become fashionable again, this book cogently warns against the pitfalls of placing faith in dictatorship. * Andreas Schedler, author of The Politics of Uncertainty *An excellent contribution that will be of great use to students and researchers interested in democracy and foreign aid in sub-Saharan Africa ... will undoubtedly become a standard book for courses on development assistance and on African politics. * Devon Curtis, University of Cambridge *Easily one of the most important books on development published in recent years. It offers a brilliant and informed corrective to the near absence of any research on the important link between Western aid and authoritarianism. This is a must-read for all those concerned with where the globe's bankrupt political elites are taking us. * Mark Duffield, University of Bristol (Emeritus) *This incisive collection sounds a timely warning: if Western aid donors sacrifice democracy and human rights in the quest for economic growth and national security, they become complicit in keeping African autocrats in power. * Michael Bratton, Michigan State University *A thought-provoking collection on an important phenomenon of African and global politics. Its essays elegantly reveal the intersections between ideologies of progress, power politics, technocracy, and sovereignty. * Peter Uvin, Claremont McKenna College *Table of ContentsIntroduction: Aid and Authoritarianism in Sub-Saharan Africa after 1990 - Tobias Hagmann and Filip Reyntjens 1. Discourses of Democracy, Practices of Autocracy: Shifting Meanings of Democracy in the Aid-Authoritarianism Nexus - Rita Abrahamsen 2. Aid to Rwanda: Unstoppable Rock, Immovable Post - Zoë Marriage 3. Authoritarianism and the Securitization of Development in Uganda - David M. Anderson and Jonathan Fisher 4. Ethiopia and International Aid: Development Between High Modernism and Exceptional Measures - Emanuele Fantini and Luca Puddu 5. Donors and the Making of 'Credible' Elections in Cameroon - Marie-Emmanuelle Pommerolle 6. Foreign Aid and Political Settlements: Contrasting the Mozambican and Angolan Cases - Helena Pérez Niño and Philippe Le Billon Conclusion: Democracy Fatigue and the Ghost of Modernization Theory - Nicolas van de Walle
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ECPR Press Political Violence in Context: Time, Space and Milieu
Book SynopsisContext is crucial to understanding the causes of political violence and the form it takes. This book examines how time, space and supportive milieux decisively shape the pattern and pace of such violence.
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Benediction Classics Das Kapital (Capital): A Critique of Political Economy
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Benediction Classics Das Kapital (Capital): A Critique of Political Economy
Book SynopsisEnglish edition.Das Kapital is "a groundbreaking work of economic analysis, but also an unfinished literary masterpiece which, with its multi-layered structure, can be read as a Gothic novel, a Victorian melodrama, a Greek tragedy or a Swiftian satire." Francis Wheen, The Guardian.Though he died in 1883, Karl Marx''s Das Kapital, "the Bible of the working class," has been the book that most shaped twentieth-century history. His theories divided much of the world into two blocs, one embracing communism and the other fearing it, and cast a shadow into the twenty-first century.Although Marx writes as a philosopher and economist presenting an analysis of an economic system, the book is surprisingly readable. It reads like a Gothic novel "whose heroes are enslaved and consumed by the monster they created."Though many disagree with Marx''s conclusions, his analysis has been almost universally respected. Surprisingly, it is Marx, and not Adam Smith who understood the central role of capital. The historian Gareth Stedman Jones wrote:"What is extraordinary about Das Kapital is that it offers a still-unrivalled picture of the dynamism of capitalism and its transformation of societies on a global scale. Das Kapital has now emerged as one of the great landmarks of nineteenth century thought."Das Kapital is a revolutionary book; forged during the political and industrial revolutions of the nineteenth century, it became the keystone of many Communist revolutions of the twentieth century. In this comprehensive analysis of capitalist economics and articulation of his theory of class conflict, Karl Marx (1818-1883) relentlessly argues that the accumulation of capital can only be achieved by bourgeoisie exploitation of the working classes. Das Kapital has not only changed history, but also human thought, becoming a foundational text in materialist philosophy, economics and politics.This volume includes The Communist Manifesto, written with his friend and colleague, Frederick Engels, which not only envisions a wholly equal society in which neither property nor money exist, but suggests that this will be a natural and inevitable consequence of the class struggle that dominates human history.Karl Heinrich Marx (1818 - 1883) was a German-born philosopher, economist, historian, sociologist. He lived in poverty with his wife and four young children in a two-room flat in Soho, London, while writing Das Kapital. In 1845, he wrote, "Philosophers have hitherto only interpreted the world in various ways; the point is to change it," words that capture his spirit and are inscribed on his grave. Later in 1848, in The Manifesto of the Communist Party, with Engels, he famously wrote: "Let the ruling classes tremble at a Communist revolution. The proletarians have nothing to lose but their chains. They have a world to win. Workers of the world, unite!"Had he lived to see the Russian and Chinese Revolutions, he would have felt vindicated!
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Bloomsbury Publishing PLC I Am Somebody: Why Jesse Jackson Matters
Book SynopsisThere are few figures and leaders of recent American history of greater social and political consequence than Jesse Jackson, and few more relevant for America’s current political climate. In the 1960s, Jackson served as a close aide to Dr. Martin Luther King, meeting him on the notorious march to legitimate the American democratic system in Selma. He was there on the day of King’s assassination, and continued his political legacy, inspiring a generation of black and Latino politicians and activists, founding the Rainbow/PUSH Coalition, and helping to make the Democratic Party more multicultural and progressive with his historic runs for the presidency in the 1980s. In I Am Somebody, David Masciotra argues that Jackson’s legacy must be rehabilitated in the history of American politics. Masciotra has had personal access to Jackson for several years, conducting over 100 interviews with the man himself, as well as interviews with a wide variety of elected officials and activists who Jackson has inspired and influenced. It also takes readers inside Jackson's negotiations for the release of hostages and political prisoners in Cuba, Iraq, and several other countries. As Democratic politics sees a return to radicalism and the rise of a new generation of committed advocates of racial and economic justice, I Am Somebody: Why Jesse Jackson Matters is a critical book for understanding where America in the 21st Century has come from and where it is going. Featuring a foreword by Michael Eric Dyson.Trade ReviewJesse Jackson is one of the most influential American leaders of the last half century, and historically one of the giants of the African American freedom struggle. In his paean to Jackson, I Am Somebody: Why Jesse Jackson Matters, David Masciotra, based on research, and extensive first-hand observations and multiple interviews with Jackson, presents a sprightly analysis of why Jackson matters in the African American freedom movement, human rights and the quest for a more just, equalitarian and inclusive American democracy. Although a sympathetic portrayal, Masciotra carefully balances admiration and detachment in his assessment of the strengths and weaknesses of the man and his work. The book is an important addition to the literature on Post-Civil Era American politics. * Robert C. Smith, Emeritus Professor of Political Science, San Francisco State University, USA *I Am Somebody: Why Jesse Jackson Matters is a book for anyone interested in presidential politics, Black American political history, and the link between the civil rights movement and modern political uprisings. Jesse Jackson has served as a consistent voice for economic freedom and racial equality, and David Masciotra intricately lays out the contributions of Jackson as we continue to fight for democracy, religious and economic freedom, racial equity, and the promise of the American dream. His analysis introduces us to a multifaceted and holistic Jackson, not a hagiographic retelling of Jackson’s life and accomplishments. Jackson’s concern was for the liberation and emancipation of people, at home and abroad, Black and non-Black, and it is this lifelong work that has solidified Jackson and his work into the moral fabric of this country. There is no Barack Obama, Black Lives Matter, or modern day poor people’s movement without Jesse Jackson. I Am Somebody: Why Jesse Jackson Matters is a must read for anyone interested in race, protest politics, electoral politics, the Civil Rights Movement, leadership, and the power of one man to continue a civil rights legacy across generations to change the course of electoral history in America. * Christina M. Greer, PhD, Associate Professor of Political Science at Fordham University, New York, USA. Author of “Black Ethnics: Race, Immigration, and the Pursuit of the American Dream" *My relationship with Jesse Jackson began in high school when he played quarterback at Sterling High School in Greenville, SC and I played quarterback at Lincoln High School in Sumter, SC. He attended A & T State University where he played quarterback and I quarterbacked at Clark Atlanta University. We both pledged Omega Psi Phi Fraternity and served on its national board of directors. We were born to teenage mothers and both of them became beauticians and good friends. I know Jesse Jackson. I spent two years, 1980-82, as his executive vice president of Operation PUSH and served as the chief negotiator for signing covenants with major corporations. I know Jesse Jackson. Many books and articles have been written about “the Country Preacher”, however, in this book, David Masciotra, has written the most comprehensive and balanced work on the life of this civil rights icon. It should be in every home, library and public place. Jesse Jackson is a citizen of the world. * James L. Felder, Author and Former Member of the South Carolina House of Representatives, USA *Table of ContentsForeword by Michael Eric Dyson Introduction: Eyes on the Prize Chapter 1: Remove Not Your Ancient Landmarks Chapter 2: Apostle of Economics Chapter 3: David and Goliath Chapter 4: How Ya Like Me Now? Chapter 5: Unofficial Ambassador Chapter 6: An American Bluesman Chapter 7: The Sign of Democracy Conclusion: Christian Social Work Index
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Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Political Islam in Post-Revolutionary Iran: Shi'i Ideologies in Islamist Discourse
Book SynopsisThe relationship between the Islamic Republic of Iran and the Western World is fraught with challenges and tensions. In order to generate the capacity for greater engagement and dialogue, there is a need for the West to better understand the complex ideological developments that are central to Iran. Majid Mohammadi charts the central concepts and nuances of the ideological map of post-revolutionary Iran, and examines the rise and development of Shi'i Islamism. He recognizes that the Islamic Republic of Iran and Iranian political discourse are the outcome of contesting perspectives and ideologies: identity-oriented, socialist, nationalist, authoritarian, Shari'a, scripturalist, mystical, militarist and fascist. This is a comprehensive, comparative contribution to one of today's most important topics: that of the relationship between Political Islam and the West.Table of ContentsPreface 1. Introduction Part I: The Pre-Revolutionary Era 2. Early Shi‘i Islamism: Revivalism and Revolution 3. Identity-oriented Islamism: Islam vs. the West Part II: The Post-Revolutionary Era 4. Socialist Islamism: Ali Shari‘ati 5. Nationalist Islamism: Mehdi Bazargan 6. Clerical Authoritarian Islamism: Ruhullah Khomeini 7. Shari‘ah-oriented Islamism: Morteza Motahhari 8. Justice-oriented Scripturalist Islamism: Mohammad Reza Hakimi 9. Mysticism-oriented Islamism: Abdolkarim Soroush 10. Militarist/Messianist Islamism: Mohammad Taqi Mesbah Yazdi 11. Fascist Islamism: Ahmad Fardid and Reza Davari Part III: Now and Then 12. Comparisons 13. Conclusion Epilogue
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Verso Books The Tribe: Interviews with Jean-Michel Mension
Book SynopsisBetween 1952 and 1954, Jean-Michel Mension haunted Saint- Germain-des-Prés as a member of the legendary Lettrist International, direct progenitor of the Situationist International. In a series of conversations, Mension recounts this very particular vie de boheme whiled away with Guy Debord and a rogues' gallery of hard drinkers and thinkers.The Tribe is a rare, vivid tour of a moment and milieu barely noticed at the time by the tourists who flocked to the Left Bank for a glimpse of Sartre & Co. The rich iconography includes many of Ed van der Elsken's celebrated photographs of "the tribe" and a trove of Letterist leaflets and posters.Trade ReviewThe Tribe relates the Parisian wanderings of a heterogeneous group of individuals who cultivated laziness and revolt, alcohol and talk, drift and chance, creative hopes and encounters ... in the quest of a Rimbaldian derangement of the senses, of detournement of art and daily life by the defiance of order, by vandalism, be delinquency, but also by an altogether contemporary quest for a supersession of Marxism. * Le Monde libertaire *
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Bloomsbury Publishing PLC The Land Beyond Promise: Israel, Likud and the Zionist Dream
Book SynopsisA critical appraisal of the right-wing Likud government's rule in Israel from 1977-1992. The different ideological origins of both Begin and Shamir are examined, as well as how far they were influenced by pre-war nationalist models in Pilsudski's Poland and Mussolini's Italy. Exploring Begin's involvement with revisionist Zionism since 1931 and his lifelong struggle to extend Israel's sovereignty, the book focuses on such key issues as Begin's election victory, his rationale for invading Lebanon in 1982 and his invocation of the Holocaust in political debate. Looking at Shamir's political background from his days in the Stern Group through to his sudden return to party politics, Shindler explains why he was able to hold on to power for so long, and looks at his confrontation with the Bush Administration.Table of ContentsPrologue - half forgotten memories. The long and winding road; the advocates of revolt; a Jewish state in the land of Israel; looking for partners - revisionism in transition; the end of the socialist zionist dream; the first Begin government; the cost of Camp David; Lebanon - the escape of the Golem; defeat from the jaws of victory; Begin's Holocaust trauma; the massacre at Sabra and Shatilla and its consequences; Shamir - the man from Lehi; above and below ground; outlawing the Palestinians; between information and propaganda; the year of reckoning; the Shamir plan; forward to the edge. Postscript - down but not out.
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Sola Scriptura Ministries International Hitler and the Nazi Darwinian Worldview: How the Nazi Eugenic Crusade for a Superior Race Caused the Greatest Holocaust in World History
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Nimbus Publishing (CN) The Failure of Global Capitalism: From Cape Breton to Colombia and Beyond
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Pambazuka Press Eurocentrism: Modernity, Religion and Democracy - A Critique of Eurocentrism and Culturalism
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Strange Attractor Press Bomb Culture: 50th Anniversary Edition
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ECPR Press Perceptions of Europe: A Comparative Sociology of European Attitudes
Book SynopsisThis book presents the main findings of a comparative qualitative survey conducted in France, Germany, Italy, and Poland.
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Parvus Magna Press The Little Red Book: Sayings of Chairman Mao
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Scribe Publications Growing Pains: the future of democracy (and work)
Book SynopsisWe are now living in a world where Brexit and Trump are daily realities. But how did this come about? And what does it mean for the future? Populism and ultra-nationalism brought about the rise of Hitler and Mussolini in the 1930s. Now, as Trump sits in the White House, Britain negotiates its way out of the EU, and countries across Europe see substantial gains in support for the extreme Right, award-winning journalist, author, and historian Gwynne Dyer asks how we got here, and where we go next. Dyer examines the global challenges facing us all today and explains how they have contributed to a world of inequality, poverty, and joblessness — conditions which he argues inevitably lead to the rise of populism. The greatest threat to social and political stability, he argues, lies in the rise of automation, which will continue to eliminate jobs, whether politicians admit that it is happening or not. To avoid a social and political catastrophe, we will have to find ways of putting real money into the pockets of those who have no work. But this is not a book without hope. Our capacity for overcoming the worst has been tested again and again throughout history, and we have always survived. To do so now, Dyer argues, we must embrace radical solutions to the real difficulties facing individuals, or find ourselves back in the 1930s with no way out.Trade Review‘Dyer writes with a racy style and provokes as much as he informs.’ * The Independent *‘Dyer writes with easy fluency, with gentle, teasing wit.’ * The Irish Times *‘Thoughtful and thought-provoking.’ * Weekend Herald, Auckland *
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Aziloth Books Anarchy
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Reconquista Press La Révolution nationale: Quand le Maréchal parle aux Français !
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Reconquista Press Politique et Religion, Immanence et Transcendance: Amour difficile et mariage de raison
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