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The Hollywood Kid

by Óscar Martínez and Juan José Martínez

The compelling story of the life and death of a Salvadoran gangster
The Declarations of Havana

by Fidel Castro
Speeches by Fidel Castro in response to the US administration’s attempt to isolate Cuba, introduced by Tariq Ali
10 posts
The Other

by Ryszard Kapuściński

The master of literary reportage reflects on the West’s encounters with the non-European

2 posts
Revolution in the Revolution?

by Régis Debray

2 posts

Che

by Spain Rodriguez

The classic graphic biography of Che Guevara—the most iconic revolutionary of the twentieth century

12 posts
C.L.R. James

by Paul Buhle

A new edition of C.L.R. James’s authorized biography

5 posts
A History of Violence

by Óscar Martínez

“A chilling portrait of corruption, unimaginable brutality and impunity” – Financial Times

16 posts
The Verso Book of Dissent

Edited by Andrew Hsiao and Audrea Lim
Fully updated compendium of revolt and resistance
40 posts

Building the Commune

by George Ciccariello-Maher
Latin America’s experiments in direct democracy
24 posts
The WikiLeaks Files

by WikiLeaks

What Cablegate tells us about the reach and ambitions of US Empire

17 posts
My First Life

by Hugo Chávez

Hugo Chávez’s extraordinary story—in his own words

8 posts
Traces of History

by Patrick Wolfe

How race rose and spread across the globe

23 posts

The Actuality of Communism

by Bruno Bosteels

A new salvo in Verso’s burgeoning series on communism, after Badiou, Žižek and Groys.

11 posts
The Beast

by Óscar Martínez

“A revelatory work of love and hair-raising courage.” – New York Review of Books

24 posts
Marx and Freud in Latin America

by Bruno Bosteels
The turbulent continent through the eyes of Marx and Freud.
7 posts
The New Mole

by Emir Sader

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

8 posts

Hugo Chávez and the Bolivarian Revolution

by Richard Gott
A revealing account of the leader at the forefront of Latin America’s socialist revolution.
16 posts
The Overthrow of Colonial Slavery

by Robin Blackburn

"One of the finest studies of slavery and abolition."—Eric Foner

13 posts
Who Is Rigoberta Menchú?

by Greg Grandin

Leading historian takes on the lies told about Rigoberta Menchú’s bestselling memoir.

4 posts
Damming the Flood

by Peter Hallward
“A marvelous book ... riveting and deeply informed.”—Noam Chomsky
14 posts

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