Anti-Capitalist Politics - A Reading List

The American Surveillance State

How the U.S. Spies on Dissent

David H. Price

The first complete history of the American surveillance state, from J. Edgar Hoover to Obama

$19.95

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We the Elites

Why the US Constitution Serves the Few

Robert Ovetz

A new, radical reading of the US constitution

$22.95

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Secret Power

WikiLeaks and Its Enemies

Stefania Maurizi, Ken Loach, Lesli Cavanaugh-Bardelli

An uncovering of the terrifying depths of authoritarian power that hide behind the infamous story of WikiLeaks

$19.95

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Free Speech and Koch Money

Manufacturing a Campus Culture War

Ralph Wilson, Isaac Kamola

The demand for free speech on campus is a distraction, we need to follow the money

$25.95

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The Anti-Capitalist Chronicles

David Harvey

A primer for how to be an anti-capitalist in the 21st century

$22.95

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I Want to Believe

Posadism, UFOs and Apocalypse Communism

A.M. Gittlitz

Aliens, nuclear war and talking dolphins; this book is a study of the weird and wonderful world of the Posadists

$25.95

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Hidden San Francisco

A Guide to Lost Landscapes, Unsung Heroes and Radical Histories

Chris Carlsson

A radical, alternative guidebook to the history of San Francisco, complete with maps detailing walking and bike routes around the city.

$19.95

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The Covert Colour Line

The Racialised Politics of Western State Intelligence

Oliver Kearns

An innovative theory of state intelligence

$23.95

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Losing Control

Global Security in the Twenty-first Century

Paul Rogers

New, updated edition of the bestselling book that predicted post-9/11 global insecurity

$31.95

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Disasters and Social Reproduction

Crisis Response between the State and Community

Peer Illner

A Marxist-feminist approach examining disaster relief in the US

$31.95

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The Global Police State

William I Robinson

A critical look at the terrifying ways the police are used to control 'surplus' populations worldwide.

$25.95

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El Golpe

US Labor, the CIA, and the Coup at Ford in Mexico

Rob McKenzie, Patrick Dunne

True crime meets political thriller in an explosive exposé of US meddling in Mexico

$19.95

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Russia and the Media

The Makings of a New Cold War

Greg McLaughlin

Are we witnessing the dawn of a new cold war?

$31.95

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Manufacturing the Enemy

The Media War Against Cuba

Keith Bolender

How has the US media constructed our understanding of Cuba?

$22.95

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A Suffragette in America

Reflections on Prisoners, Pickets and Political Change

E. Sylvia Pankhurst, Katherine Connelly

The story of one of Britain's most famous radicals visiting the 'Land of the Free'

$25.95

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The New Authoritarians

Convergence on the Right

David Renton

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

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How to Read Donald Duck

Imperialist Ideology in the Disney Comic

Ariel Dorfman, Armand Mattelart

Censored and condemned, this is a Marxist critique of how our favourite cartoons are vehicles for capitalist ideology.

$22.95

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Solidarity

Latin America and the US Left in the Era of Human Rights

Steve Striffler

The first comprehensive history of US-Latin American solidarity from the Haitian Revolution to the present day.

$26.95

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Long Road to Harpers Ferry

The Rise of the First American Left

Mark A. Lause

A history of home-grown American radicalism in the 19th century.

$26.95

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The Latino Question

Politics, Labouring Classes and the Next Left

Armando Ibarra, Alfredo Carlos, Rodolfo D Torres, Christine Neumann-Ortiz

How Latino communities are transforming the politics of race, migration and labour in the US.

$33.00

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Talking to North Korea

Ending the Nuclear Standoff

James Glyn Ford

There are many roads to war, but only one path to peace in North Korea

$9.95

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Outsourced Empire

How Militias, Mercenaries, and Contractors Support US Statecraft

Andrew Thomson

The full picture of the impact of paramilitary insurgencies across the globe.

$33.00

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Overripe Economy

American Capitalism and the Crisis of Democracy

Alan Nasser

This is the history of the development of the profoundly undemocratic American Capitalism

$14.95

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Alt-Right

From 4chan to the White House

Mike Wendling

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

$19.95

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Digital Demagogue

Authoritarian Capitalism in the Age of Trump and Twitter

Christian Fuchs

An analytical intervention into Trumpology, Twitter and authoritarianism.

$14.95

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Under the Cover of Chaos

Trump and the Battle for the American Right

Lawrence Grossberg

A cultural analysis of anxiety, alienation and narcissism in America.

$14.95

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The Islamophobia Industry

How the Right Manufactures Hatred of Muslims

Nathan Lean

A journalistic look at the terrifying growth of Islamophobia across the Western world today

$9.95

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Double Crossed

The Failure of Organized Crime Control

Michael Woodiwiss

Reveals how governments and the wider establishment copy the practices of organised crime groups in order to control them

$24.95

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On Western Terrorism

From Hiroshima to Drone Warfare

Noam Chomsky, Andre Vltchek

Updated with a fresh design and a new foreword by Chomsky, On Western Terrorism stands as an influential and powerful critique of the West's role in the world, inspiring all who read it to think independently and critically.

$22.95

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The Capitalist University

The Transformations of Higher Education in the United States since 1945

Henry Heller

Unique and accessible history of higher education in the US which reveals its intimate relationship with American capitalism

$65.00

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War Against the People

Israel, the Palestinians and Global Pacification

Jeff Halper

A disturbing insight into the new phenomenon of the 'securocratic' war in the modern policed world, with a focus on the Israeli state.

$26.95

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Geopolitical Economy

After US Hegemony, Globalization and Empire

Radhika Desai

Radically reinterprets the historical evolution of the world order, as a multi-polar world emerges from the dust of the financial and economic crisis.

$40.00

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To Live and Die in America

Class, Power, Health and Healthcare

Robert Chernomas, Ian Hudson

Historical and political analysis of the impact of inequality and capitalism on the health of US workers.

$37.00

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Cruel Harvest

US Intervention in the Afghan Drug Trade

Julien Mercille

The argument against narco-terrorism in Afghanistan

$33.00

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Weapon of the Strong

Conversations on US State Terrorism

Jon Bailes, Cihan Aksan

Chomsky, Butler, Finkelstein and other leading commentators discuss state terrorism.

$35.95

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The Fall of the US Empire

Global Fault-Lines and the Shifting Imperial Order

Vassilis K. Fouskas, Bülent Gökay

Looks at the debates amongst critical theorists about the decline of US power.

$35.95

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Making the World Safe for Capitalism

How Iraq Threatened the US Economic Empire and had to be Destroyed

Christopher Doran

A fresh take on the causes of the 2003 Iraq war. Provides a radical new perspective based on analysis of trends in global political economy.

$37.00

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Pakistan

The US, Geopolitics and Grand Strategies

Usama Butt, Julian Schofield

International analysts and commentators consider Pakistan's position in the global geo-political order.

$37.00

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Voices From the Other Side

An Oral History of Terrorism Against Cuba

Keith Bolender

Shows the enormous impact that terrorism, often US-backed, has had on Cuban civilians. Includes many interviews with victims and their families.

$26.95

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Power, Profit and Prestige

A History of American Imperial Expansion

Philip S. Golub

Shows how an embedded culture of force, expansion and US primacy has shaped American foreign policy and prevented democratic transformation.

$37.00

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The Crimes of Empire

Rogue Superpower and World Domination

Carl Boggs, Peter McLaren

A history of US imperialism that uncovers the ever present exploitation, violence and media control that have marked the last two decades of empire.

$40.00

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War and Empire

The American Way of Life

Paul L. Atwood

A study of US imperialism that argues America's leaders have chosen to go to war for influence and power ever since the declaration of independence.

$40.00

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Long Time Passing

Mothers Speak About War and Terror

Susan Galleymore

A remarkable portrait of a mother in a time of war

$35.00

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The Bases of Empire

The Global Struggle Against U.S. Military Posts

Catherine Lutz

A comprehensive survey of the effect of US military bases abroad, including the movements against them.

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The Guantanamo Files

The Stories of the 774 Detainees in America's Illegal Prison

Andy Worthington

The first book to tell the story of every man trapped in Guantanamo.

$33.00

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Empire and the Bomb

How the U.S. Uses Nuclear Weapons to Dominate the World

Joseph Gerson

A concise history of how the US has used nuclear weapons to dominate the world.

$40.00

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Anti-Arab Racism in the USA

Where It Comes From and What It Means For Politics Today

Steven Salaita

A subtle account of anti-Arab racism in today's America and its place in supposedly 'liberal' communities

$33.00

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Death's Dream Kingdom

The American Psyche Since 9-11

Walter A. Davis

The role of fear in contemporary US society

$40.00

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Empire's Law

The American Imperial Project and the 'War to Remake the World'

Amy Bartholomew

What is the legacy of the war in Iraq?

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Reflections in a Bloodshot Lens

America, Islam and the War of Ideas

Lawrence Pintak

The abyss of misunderstanding and misreporting in the US and Arab media.

$33.00

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How America Gets Away with Murder

Illegal Wars, Collateral Damage and Crimes Against Humanity

Michael Mandel

Critical account of the international war crimes movement. 'Exciting, original and completely convincing.' Edward Herman

$40.00

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Cruel and Unusual

Punishment and U.S. Culture

Brian Jarvis

Explores who, and why, American society punishes, using examples from literature and film.

$37.00

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Invisible Giant

Cargill and Its Transnational Strategies

Brewster Kneen

Breaks the silence on the true extent of Cargill's power and influence worldwide

$24.95

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Bacardi

The Hidden War

Hernando Calvo Ospina

How multinational companies act for political as well as economic interests

$29.95

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Beyond September 11

An Anthology of Dissent

Phil Scraton

Why did 9/11 happen?

$35.95

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Unholy Wars

Afghanistan, America and International Terrorism

John Cooley, John K. Cooley

A classic book on the history of the USA's involvement with Afghanistan

$33.00

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The Great Deception

Anglo-American Power and World Order

Mark Curtis

Essential reading for anyone wanting to understand Britain and the United States' true role in the world

$35.95

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American Half Century

Michael Klein

A fresh perspective on the postwar cultural history of the United States.

$40.00

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Anti-Capitalist Politics – A Reading List

The American Surveillance State

How the U.S. Spies on Dissent

We the Elites

Why the US Constitution Serves the Few

Secret Power

WikiLeaks and Its Enemies

Free Speech and Koch Money

Manufacturing a Campus Culture War

The Anti-Capitalist Chronicles

I Want to Believe

Posadism, UFOs and Apocalypse Communism

Hidden San Francisco

A Guide to Lost Landscapes, Unsung Heroes and Radical Histories

The Covert Colour Line

The Racialised Politics of Western State Intelligence

Losing Control

Global Security in the Twenty-first Century

Disasters and Social Reproduction

Crisis Response between the State and Community

The Global Police State

El Golpe

US Labor, the CIA, and the Coup at Ford in Mexico

Russia and the Media

The Makings of a New Cold War

Manufacturing the Enemy

The Media War Against Cuba

A Suffragette in America

Reflections on Prisoners, Pickets and Political Change

The New Authoritarians

Convergence on the Right

How to Read Donald Duck

Imperialist Ideology in the Disney Comic

Solidarity

Latin America and the US Left in the Era of Human Rights

Long Road to Harpers Ferry

The Rise of the First American Left

The Latino Question

Politics, Labouring Classes and the Next Left

Talking to North Korea

Ending the Nuclear Standoff

Outsourced Empire

How Militias, Mercenaries, and Contractors Support US Statecraft

Overripe Economy

American Capitalism and the Crisis of Democracy

Alt-Right

From 4chan to the White House

Digital Demagogue

Authoritarian Capitalism in the Age of Trump and Twitter

Under the Cover of Chaos

Trump and the Battle for the American Right

The Islamophobia Industry

How the Right Manufactures Hatred of Muslims

Double Crossed

The Failure of Organized Crime Control

On Western Terrorism

From Hiroshima to Drone Warfare

The Capitalist University

The Transformations of Higher Education in the United States since 1945

War Against the People

Israel, the Palestinians and Global Pacification

Geopolitical Economy

After US Hegemony, Globalization and Empire

To Live and Die in America

Class, Power, Health and Healthcare

Cruel Harvest

US Intervention in the Afghan Drug Trade

Weapon of the Strong

Conversations on US State Terrorism

The Fall of the US Empire

Global Fault-Lines and the Shifting Imperial Order

Making the World Safe for Capitalism

How Iraq Threatened the US Economic Empire and had to be Destroyed

Pakistan

The US, Geopolitics and Grand Strategies

Voices From the Other Side