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Total Insecurity

by Carol Brightman
Why the war against Iraq spells doom for American economic power, and could awaken dissent.
Wobblies!

Edited by Paul Buhle and Nicole Schulman
A vibrant history in graphic art of the Industrial Workers of the World.
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Marxism in the United States

by Paul Buhle
“Challenges the entire edifice of modern US cultural and political history.”—Monthly Review
From the Lower East Side to Hollywood

by Paul Buhle
A lively, extensively illustrated history of the widespread influence of Jews on American popular culture through the twentieth century.

Imperial Crusades

by Alexander Cockburn and Jeffrey St. Clair
Chronicles the lies from Washington and London, and the under-reported carnage of imperial wars.
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Al Gore

by Alexander Cockburn and Jeffrey St. Clair
What sort of a man is Al Gore?
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The Social Origins of Private Life

by Stephanie Coontz
A highly original account of the evolution of the family unit.
The Pig and the Skyscraper

by Marco d’Eramo
“Serious-minded and acutely insightful social analysis.”—Bookwatch

City of Quartz

by Mike Davis
This new edition of Mike Davis’s visionary work gives an update on Los Angeles as the city hits the 21st century.
Cuba on My Mind

by Román de la Campa
“Empathic and critical, connected and removed, knowing and bewildered.”—Raritan Review
The Cultural Front

by Michael Denning
A panoramic history of the culture of Depression-era America and the Popular Front.
Mechanic Accents

by Michael Denning
“One of the most illuminating, theoretically informed accounts of popular fiction.”—Terry Eagleton

Culture in the Age of Three Worlds

by Michael Denning
Denning analyses the political and intellectual battles over the meanings of culture.
The Bonds of Debt

by Richard Dienst
Indebtedness as the universal condition of modern life.
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Revolution in the Air

by Max Elbaum
The first in-depth study of the long march of the US New Left after 1968.
Israel-Palestine on Record

by Richard Falk and Howard Friel
A detailed indictment of the New York Times’ coverage of Israel-Palestine.

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