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Slavoj Žižek

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Misplaced Ideas

by Roberto Schwarz
Essays on history, culture and identity by one of the foremost Latin American intellectuals of our time.
1 post
Space Forces

by Fred Scharmen

The radical history of space exploration from the Russian Cosmists to Elon Musk

10 posts
The End of the French Intellectual

by Shlomo Sand

Charting the decline of the French intellectual, from the Dreyfus Affair to Islamophobia

1 post
The Invention of the Jewish People

by Shlomo Sand

The bestselling study of Jewish history

40 posts

The Invention of the Land of Israel: From Holy Land to Homeland

by Shlomo Sand

Groundbreaking new work from the controversial author of The Invention of the Jewish People

43 posts
Twilight of History

by Shlomo Sand

The acclaimed and controversial historian turns his critical gaze on the writing of history today

6 posts
Island Stories

by Raphael Samuel
“The sheer scope and erudition of these pages is stunning.”—Terry Eagleton, Guardian
2 posts
The Lost World of British Communism

by Raphael Samuel

A fascinating account of life as a member of the Communist Party of Great Britain

6 posts

Theatres of Memory

by Raphael Samuel

The classic, passionate plea to “remember what others forget.”

3 posts
A Way of Life That Does Not Exist

by Colin Samson
The tragedies of the Innu, and how some have resisted assimilation.
Church Fathers, Independent Virgins

by Joyce Salisbury
Salisbury explores the relationship between Church doctrines and the position of women.
3 posts
The New Mole

by Emir Sader

The balance sheet of the Left in the turbulent Latin American continent.

9 posts

La Lucha

by Jon Sack

A front-line human rights defender fighting murderous impunity in the Mexican borderlands

13 posts
Daring to Hope

by Sheila Rowbotham

A personal history of life, love and women’s liberation

5 posts
Dreamers of a New Day

by Sheila Rowbotham
The acclaimed exploration of the women who revolutionized American and British life.
28 posts
Rebel Crossings

by Sheila Rowbotham

The transatlantic story of six radical pioneers at the turn of the twentieth century

18 posts

Communal Luxury

by Kristin Ross

Reclaiming the legacy of the Paris Commune for the twenty-first century

44 posts
The Emergence of Social Space

by Kristin Ross

A thrilling ride through the literature of Rimbaud in a France in the throes of revolution.

20 posts
Seizing Freedom

by David R. Roediger

Forceful and detailed account of the struggle for “freedom” after the American Civil War

15 posts
The Story of Vicente, Who Murdered His Mother, His Father, and His Sister

by Sandra Rodríguez Nieto

The intimate story of a teenager's murder of his family, from award-winning Mexican journalist.

8 posts

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