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Cities Under Siege

by Stephen Graham
A powerful exposé of how political violence operates through the spaces of urban life.
13 posts
Close to the Edge

by Sujatha Fernandes
"A classic of hip hop writing and a poignant tribute to urban youth."—Jeff Chang, author of <em>Can't Stop Won't Stop</em>
11 posts
A Book of Migrations

by Rebecca Solnit
"A brilliant meditation on travel."—The New York Times
3 posts
A Guide to the New Ruins of Great Britain

by Owen Hatherley
A darkly humorous architectural guide to the decrepit new Britain that neoliberalism built.
20 posts

The Bonds of Debt

by Richard Dienst
Indebtedness as the universal condition of modern life.
7 posts
Who Is Rigoberta Menchú?

by Greg Grandin
Leading historian takes on the lies told about Rigoberta Menchú’s bestselling memoir.
2 posts
Postmodern Geographies

by Edward W. Soja
“One of the most challenging and stimulating books ever written.”—David Harvey
2 posts
Design and Crime (And Other Diatribes)

by Hal Foster
“Design and Crime is cool, measured, and steady, like a Gunsmoke shootout.”—Greil Marcus
1 post

Comments on the Society of the Spectacle

by Guy Debord
“Guy Debord is a time bomb, and a difficult one to defuse.”—Michael Löwy.
5 posts
Passwords

by Jean Baudrillard
In the spirit of Gilles Deleuze’s Abécédaire, Passwords offers us twelve entry points into Baudrillard’s thought.
1 post
Race, Nation, Class

by Étienne Balibar and Immanuel Wallerstein
The modernity of racism and its relationship to contemporary capitalism.
4 posts
The Cultural Front

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

Night Haunts

by Sukhdev Sandhu
“Some of the greatest insights we have into contemporary London.”—Daily Telegraph
5 posts

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Words & Money

by André Schiffrin
A publishing luminary analyzes the crisis of the media and considers the alternatives.
13 posts
A Seventh Man

by John Berger
New edition of this seminal exploration of migrant workers.
The Pope Is Not Gay!

by Angelo Quattrocchi
A provocative exploration of Pope Benedict XVI’s stance on homosexuality.
4 posts

Night Writers

Sukhdev Sandhu's revelatory forays through the London night give rich insights into the present-day reality of this accelerated, deregulated city. On his travels, Sukhdev took his battered copy of the book that inspired him: H. V. Morton's bestselling 1920s metrologue, The Nights of London. What other writing — about London or any other metropolis — best illuminates the urban night?

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