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ISLAM AND THE POLITICAL
Theory, Governance and International Relations
Amr G. E. Sabet
Publication Date: May, 2008 / Extent: 320pp / Size: DEMY (215x135mm)
PB: 9780745327198
- £22.99
- $37.50
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Compares Islamic and Western political formulations, highlighting areas of agreement and disparity, and encouraging an open dialogue between them.
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ECONOMICS FOR EVERYONE
A Short Guide to the Economics of Capitalism
Jim Stanford
Publication Date: May, 2008 / Extent: 360 / Size: DEMY (215x135mm)
PB: 9780745327501
- £12.99
- $22.95
- €18.45
"[Stanford] has written a book - both pragmatic and idealistic - with the power to change the world." Naomi Klein
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THE CREDIT CRUNCH
Housing Bubbles, Globalisation and the Worldwide Economic Crisis
Graham Turner
Publication Date: June, 2008 / Extent: 240 / Size: DEMY (215x135mm)
PB: 9780745328102
- £16.99
- $27.95
- €24.30
'A timely analysis of the pressures on world money markets and the fundamental weaknesses in the global financial system.' Hamish
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Coming Soon
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THE POLITICS OF PREVENTION
A Global Crisis in AIDS and Education
Tania Boler and David Archer
Release Date: June, 2008 / Extent: 224pp / Size: DEMY (215x135mm)
PB: 9780745327327
- £10.99
- $19.95
- €15.75
HB: 9780745327334
- £35.00
- $60.00
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A DOCTOR IN GALILEE
The Life and Struggle of a Palestinian in Israel
Hatim Kanaaneh. Foreword by Jonathan Cook
Release Date: June, 2008 / Extent: 320 / Size: ROYAL (230x150mm)
PB: 9780745327860
- £18.99
- $28.95
- €27.20
HB: 9780745327877
- £60.00
- $90.00
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Events
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There's
a variety of exciting Pluto events coming up over the next few months.
Unless otherwise stated, events are free of charge so do come along to
any that interest you. For more information please contact heleng@plutobooks.com
or call Helen on 020 8374 6424. |
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24th
January, 8.30pm |
Pluto authors Ghada
Karmi and Professor Ted Honderich debate Israel's right to exist.
This is a re-scheduled and re-titled version of the debate meant
to take place last year. |
Oxford
Union
Frewin Court
Oxford
OX1 3JB |
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26th
January, 9:30am - 4:30pm |
We will be launching
David Miller's new book, A Century of Spin, in the lunch
hour of the NUJ Conference. Pluto author Heather Brooke also features.
Entry is £10 (waged) or £7 (claimants, students, retired).
More details here. |
National
Union of Journalists
308 Grays Inn Road
London
WC1X 8DP |
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14th
February |
Ghada Karmi PSC
event. More details soon! |
tbc. |
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26th
February, 6pm |
Join us for the
London launch of 'North Korea on the Brink' by Glyn Ford, MEP |
Probstains
Books
41 Great Russell Street
London |
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29th
February, 5pm |
Ghada
Karmi lecture:
'Israel/Palestine: Is there a Solution?' |
The Middle East Centre
St Antony's College
Oxford
OX2 6JF
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In the News
Check out links to recent articles by Pluto authors:
Arthur Neslen, author of Occupied Minds, writes about the Gaza crisis for Al Jazeera.net
Hear Arthur interviewed on BBC Scotland's show Scotland Live on Tuesday 28th March.
Also read an interview with Arthur in the Israeli daily paper Haaretz.
You can also read his online diary, as he reports from Tel Aviv on the invasion of Lebanon for
Red Pepper magazine.
See reviews of 'Occupied Minds' in:
New Statesman
Socialist Review
Jonathan Cook's new book Blood and Religion: The Unmasking of the Jewish and Democratic State, has had some great review coverage -- check out the following links:
Electronic Intifada
Al-Ahram Weekly
Counterpunch
Cork Palestine Solidarity Campaign
Check out a great review of Milan Rai's new book 7/7: The London Bombings, Islam and the Iraq War, in Spinwatch.
Read some reviews of Ray Dolphin's new book The West Bank Wall: Unmaking Palestine here:
Arab News
The Jerusalem Fund
Amrit Wilson's book Dreams, Questions, Struggles, has been reviewed in
The Times of India
Geoff Andrews, author of Not a Normal Country: Italy After Berlusconi, on Open Democracy.
Walter Davis, author of Death's Dream Kingdom: The American Pysche After 9/11, on Media With Conscience News.
Read an interview with Daniel Dor, author of The Suppression of Guilt, in The Guardian.
To read an article by Lawrence Pintak, author of Reflections in a Bloodshot Lens, in the Columbia Journalism Review, click here.
Read a great review of Guardians of Power, by the
Media Lens team David Edwards and David Cromwell, in the
New Statesman.
Read another review here:
Hero
Read reviews of The Great Reporters by David Randall:
The Independent
The Guardian
Read a review of Ted Honderich's latest book Punishment in The Guardian.
Read several reviews of Babylon and Beyond by Derek Wall:
AK Press
Counterpunch
Read reviews of David Ender's book The Baghdad Bulletin in
The Telegraph and The New Internationalist.
For more information on any of our titles, or for a review copy, please contact Helen Griffiths on 0208 374 6424. |
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