Metropolitan Books imprint: 234 books
Failed States
The Abuse of Power and the Assault on Democracy
Language: English
Release Date: April 3, 2007
The world's foremost critic of U.S. foreign policy exposes the hollow promises of democracy in American actions abroad—and at home
The United States has repeatedly asserted its right to intervene against "failed states" around the globe. In this much anticipated sequel to his international...
Hegemony or Survival
America's Quest for Global Dominance
Language: English
Release Date: April 1, 2007
From the world's foremost intellectual activist, an irrefutable analysis of America's pursuit of total domination and the catastrophic consequences that are sure to follow
The United States is in the process of staking out not just the globe but the last unarmed spot in our neighborhood-the...
Blood and Oil
The Dangers and Consequences of America's Growing Dependency on Imported Petroleum
Language: English
Release Date: April 1, 2007
From the author of Resource Wars, a landmark assessment of the critical role of petroleum in America's actions abroad
In his pathbreaking Resource Wars, world security expert Michael T. Klare alerted us to the role of resources in conflicts in the post-Cold War world. Now, in Blood and Oil,...
by Corey Robin
Language: English
Release Date: September 24, 2019
Language: English
Release Date: September 24, 2019
The Enigma of Clarence Thomas is a groundbreaking revisionist take on the Supreme Court justice everyone knows about but no one knows.
Most people can tell you two things about Clarence Thomas: Anita Hill accused him of sexual harassment, and he almost never speaks from the bench. Here are...
by Laurent Dubois
Language: English
Release Date: January 3, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: January 3, 2012
A passionate and insightful account by a leading historian of Haiti that traces the sources of the country's devastating present back to its turbulent and traumatic history
Even before the 2010 earthquake destroyed much of the country, Haiti was known as a benighted place of poverty and corruption....
Kabul in Winter
Life Without Peace in Afghanistan
Language: English
Release Date: March 6, 2007
A sharp and arresting people's-eye view of real life in Afghanistan after the Taliban
Soon after the bombing of Kabul ceased, award-winning journalist and women's rights activist Ann Jones set out for the shattered city, determined to bring help where her country had brought destruction.
Here...
Empire's Workshop
Latin America, the United States, and the Rise of the New Imperialism
Language: English
Release Date: May 2, 2006
An eye-opening examination of Latin America**'s role as proving ground for** U.S. imperial strategies and tactics
In recent years, one book after another has sought to take the measure of the Bush administration's aggressive foreign policy. In their search for precedents, they invoke the Roman...
by Anthony David
Language: English
Release Date: September 9, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: September 9, 2014
The rags-to-riches story of one of Europe's great entrepreneurs and a founding father of modern Jewish secular culture
The name "Schocken"--now primarily associated with the prestigious publishing house--was once emblazoned over a vast commercial empire; across Europe, it stood for...
The Only Language They Understand
Forcing Compromise in Israel and Palestine
Language: English
Release Date: May 16, 2017
In a myth-busting analysis of the world's most intractable conflict, a star of Middle East reporting, "one of the most important writers" in the field (The New York Times), argues that only one weapon has yielded progress: force.
Scattered over the territory between the Jordan River...
Bridge of Words
Esperanto and the Dream of a Universal Language
Language: English
Release Date: October 4, 2016
A rich and passionate biography of a language and the dream of world harmony it sought to realize
In 1887, Ludwig Lazarus Zamenhof, a Polish Jew, had the idea of putting an end to tribalism by creating a universal language, one that would be equally accessible to everyone in the world. The...
Complications
A Surgeon's Notes on an Imperfect Science
Language: English
Release Date: April 1, 2003
A brilliant and courageous doctor reveals, in gripping accounts of true cases, the power and limits of modern medicine.
Sometimes in medicine the only way to know what is truly going on in a patient is to operate, to look inside with one's own eyes. This book is exploratory surgery on medicine...
In the Body of the World
A Memoir of Cancer and Connection
Language: English
Release Date: April 30, 2013
From the bestselling author of The Vagina Monologues and one of Newsweek's 150 Women Who Changed the World, a visionary memoir of separation and connection—to the body, the self, and the world
Playwright, author, and activist Eve Ensler has devoted her life to the female body—how to talk...
The Whisperers
Private Life in Stalin's Russia
Language: English
Release Date: November 25, 2008
From the award-winning author of A People's Tragedy and Natasha's Dance, a landmark account of what private life was like for Russians in the worst years of Soviet repression
There have been many accounts of the public aspects of Stalin's dictatorship: the arrests and trials, the enslavement...
The Crisis Caravan
What's Wrong with Humanitarian Aid?
Language: English
Release Date: September 14, 2010
A no-holds-barred, controversial exposé of the financial profiteering and ambiguous ethics that pervade the world of humanitarian aid
A vast industry has grown up around humanitarian aid: a cavalcade of organizations—some 37,000—compete for a share of the $160 billion annual prize, with...