A CENTURY OF SPIN
How Public Relations Became the Cutting Edge of Corporate Power
David Miller and William Dinan
December, 2007 / 240pp
A history of the PR industry, and how it has shaped and corrupted politics. ....

AN ISRAELI IN PALESTINE
Resisting Dispossession, Redeeming Israel
Jeff Halper
February, 2008 / 336pp
An Israeli's passionate argument for a solution in Palestine based on respect for human rights and tolerance. ....

ANARCHY ALIVE!
Anti-authoritarian Politics from Practice to Theory
Uri Gordon
November, 2007 / 208pp
Overview of anarchism today -- what it means in theory and in practice. ....

ANTHROPOLOGY AT THE DAWN OF THE COLD WAR
The Influence of Foundations, McCarthyism and the CIA
Edited by Dustin M. Wax
January, 2008 / 192pp
Examines the influence of McCarthyism and the CIA on anthropology in the cold war era. ....

ASSASSIN!
200 Years of British Political Murder
Ian Hernon
September, 2007 / 272pp
Exposes Britain's secret history of political killings, murder and intrigue. ....

BEYOND THE WIRE
Former Prisoners and Conflict Transformation in Northern Ireland
Peter Shirlow and Kieran McEvoy
January, 2008 / 200pp
Analyses the positive role that former prisoners can have in reconstructing communities in the wake of internal conflict. ....

ENDS IN SIGHT
Marx/Fukuyama/Hobsbawm/Anderson
Gregory Elliott
January, 2008 / 160pp
Provides a readable survey of key historical and political thinkers that will appeal to anyone interested in modern political thought. ....

HOW TO READ MARX'S CAPITAL
Stephen Shapiro
March, 2008 / 192pp
Clear and comprehensive guide to one of Marx's greatest works, Capital, written in a highly accessible style. ....

ISRAEL AND THE CLASH OF CIVILISATIONS
Iraq, Iran and the Plan to Remake the Middle East
Jonathan Cook
January, 2008 / 192pp
Argues that the current chaos in the Middle East was always the intention of the Bush administration and Israel. ....

LABOUR AND THE CHALLENGES OF GLOBALIZATION
What Prospects for Transnational Solidarity?
Edited by Andreas Bieler, Ingemar Lindberg and Devan Pillay
February, 2008 / 352pp
Critically examines the responses of the working classes to the challenges of the neoliberal global economy. ....

NORTH KOREA ON THE BRINK
Struggle for Survival
Glyn Ford with Soyoung Kwon
November, 2007 / 272pp
Explores whether North Korea is really a threat to the rest of the world. ....

SICK PLANET
Corporate Food and Medicine
Stan Cox
March, 2008 / 224pp
Shows how food and drug companies are destroying the planet and the health of the population. ....

SURVIVING CLIMATE CHANGE
The Struggle to Avert Global Catastrophe
Edited by David Cromwell and Mark Levene
October, 2007 / 304pp
"An insightful and inspiring collection from some of the foremost thinkers on climate change." Mark Lynas ....

THE BATTLE FOR CHINA'S PAST
Mao and the Cultural Revolution
Mobo Gao
February, 2008 / 280pp
A controversial polemic countering modern revisionist narratives demonising the Mao regime. ....

THE PALESTINE-ISRAEL CONFLICT
A Basic Introduction
Gregory Harms with Todd M. Ferry
June, 2005 / 256pp
Pluto's most accessible book on the conflict: ideal for both students and the general reader, this covers the entire 2000-year ....

THE UMMA AND THE DAWLA
The Nation-State and the Arab Middle East
Tamim Al-Barghouti
February, 2008 / 256pp
An exploration of Islamic political theory based around the non-territorial concepts of the Umma and Dawla ....

THE WORLD BANK
A Critical Primer
Eric Toussaint
December, 2007 / 336pp
Leading author presents a critical introduction to the world bank -- ideal for students. ....

WE THE PEOPLES OF EUROPE
Susan George
March, 2008 / 224pp
Renowned activist Susan George assess the consequences of the new EU treaty, revealing its consequences for ordinary Europeans. ....