10 Books Every Student Should Read!
Must-read Verso classics for all students.
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Verso Books is the largest independent, radical publishing house in the English-speaking world, publishing one hundred books a year.
Top Reading Lists
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Key Debates in Theory: Verso Student Reading
The most pressing debates in left theory from 50 years of radical publishing.
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Walter Rodney: a Lightning Rod of Black Working Class Power
Dissecting the impact of slavery and colonialism on the history of international capitalism, and the global meaning of Black Power.
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Mike Davis: Prophetic Marxist Historian and Activist
Complete your Mike Davis book shelf! -
Verso Beach Reads
Some light reading to slide into your suitcase this summer!
Anthropology & Sociology
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Chavs: The Demonization of the Working Class
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They Call It Love: The Politics of Emotional Life
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Abolish the Family: A Manifesto for Care and Liberation
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The Invention of the Jewish People
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Black Macho and the Myth of the Superwoman
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Out of the Wreckage: A New Politics for an Age of Crisis
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The Imperial Mode of Living: Everyday Life and the Ecological Crisis of Capitalism
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The World in a Selfie: An Inquiry into the Tourist Age
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The Anti-Social Family
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In Defense of Housing: The Politics of Crisis
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Scorched Earth: Beyond the Digital Age to a Post-Capitalist World
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24/7: Late Capitalism and the Ends of Sleep
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China in One Village: The Story of One Town and the Changing World
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The Great Recoil: Politics after Populism and Pandemic
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The Concept of the Social: Scepticism, Idleness and Utopia
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The Happiness Industry: How the Government and Big Business Sold Us Well-Being
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Class, Race, and Marxism
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The Invention of the White Race, Volume 1: Racial Oppression and Social Control
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The Monster Enters: COVID-19, Avian Flu, and the Plagues of Capitalism
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Human Capital: A History of Putting Refugees to Work
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Non-Places: An Introduction to Supermodernity
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Classes
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Beyond the Pale: White Women, Racism, and History
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Extreme Cities: The Peril and Promise of Urban Life in the Age of Climate Change
