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Political Interventions

by Pierre Bourdieu
Urgent political writings of the major twentieth-century sociologist.
What Does the Ruling Class Do When It Rules?

by Göran Therborn
The intricate practices of the elite and how they maintain their dominance.
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Homo Juridicus

by Alain Supiot
A provocative investigation of how law shapes everyday life.
The Gospels

In this new presentation of the Gospels, renowned thinker Terry Eagleton asks: was Jesus a revolutionary?

The New Spirit of Capitalism

by Luc Boltanski and Eve Chiapello
A major new work examining network-based organizations and post-Fordist work structures.
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The Wages of Whiteness

by David R. Roediger
An original study of the formative years of working-class racism in the United States.
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The Record of the Paper

by Richard Falk and Howard Friel
A scathing examination of the editorial practices of the New York Times.
Infancy and History

by Giorgio Agamben
A profound meditation on language and philosophy, nature and culture, and the birth of the subject.

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.
Inequalities of the World

Edited by Göran Therborn
A groundbreaking exploration of global inequality.
Moving Mountains

by Anne-Christine D'Adesky
Fully updated analysis of the global fight to treat HIV and AIDS.
Spaces of Global Capitalism

by David Harvey
An essential introduction to the field of historical geography.
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Wanderlust

by Rebecca Solnit
The first general history of walking—provocative and profound.
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The Politics of Friendship

by Jacques Derrida
Influential exploration of the idea of friendship and its political consequences.
The Metastases of Enjoyment

by Slavoj Žižek
The status of women and the role of violence in contemporary culture and politics.
Portents of the Real

by Susan Willis
The deeper meanings of popular cultural phenomena in post-9/11 America.
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