Haymarket Books: 222 books
The American Way of War
How Bush's Wars Became Obama's
Language: English
Release Date: July 1, 2010
-- While the Obama administration has dropped the rhetorical tropes of a 'global war on terror,' many of the essential elements of the former administration's strategic goals remain locked in place. These include control of Afghanistan and Iraq, an extension of the status quo in Israel-Palestine,...
The Battle For Paradise
Puerto Rico Takes on the Disaster Capitalists
Language: English
Release Date: June 5, 2018
"Fearless necessary reporting . . . Klein exposes the 'battle of utopias' that is currently unfolding in storm-ravaged Puerto Rico—a battle that pits a pitilessly neoliberal plutocratic ‘paradise' against a community movement with Puerto Rican sovereignty at its center.” —Junot Díaz
"We...
by Wallace Shawn
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2009
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2009
“Full of what you might call conversation starters: tricky propositions about morality... politics, privilege, runaway nationalist fantasies, collective guilt, and art as a force for change (or not)...It’s a treat to hear him speak his curious mind.”—O Magazine
In these beautiful essays,...
Always on Strike
Frank Little and the Western Wobblies
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 2014
The first full length study of Frank Little; one of the most important figures in radical labor history who was assasinated.
Labor insurgency in Wisconsin
The Occupy movement
The BreakBeat Poets Vol. 2
Black Girl Magic
Language: English
Release Date: March 23, 2018
A BreakBeat Poets anthology, Black Girl Magic celebrates and canonizes the words of Black women across the diaspora.
The Changing Face of Empire
Special Ops, Drones, Spies, Proxy Fighters, Secret Bases, and Cyberwarfare
Language: English
Release Date: October 30, 2012
Following the failures of the Iraq and Afghan wars, as well as military lite” methods and counterinsurgency, the Pentagon is pioneering a new brand of global warfare predicated on special ops, drones, spy games, civilian soldiers, and cyberwarfare. It may sound like a safer, saner war-fighting. In reality, it will prove anything but, as Turse's pathbreaking reportage makes clear.
Tomorrow's Battlefield
U.S. Proxy Wars and Secret Ops in Africa
Language: English
Release Date: April 27, 2015
You won’t see segments about it on the nightly news or read about it on the front page of America’s newspapers, but the Pentagon is fighting a new shadow war in Africa, helping to destabilize whole countries and preparing the ground for future blowback. Behind closed doors, U.S. officers now claim...
Islamophobia and the Politics of Empire
The Cultural Logic of Empire
Language: English
Release Date: August 14, 2012
A recurring topic in the news, typically rearing its head during election cycles, Islamophobia has unfortunately become a major aspect of post-9/11 American politics
While seminal works exist on the subject generally, such as Edward Said's Orientalism, nothing has been written in the last decade for a general audience
Israelis and Palestinians
Conflict and Resolution
Language: English
Release Date: May 1, 2012
recent events-- from the aid flotilla attack, to the blockade of Gaza and three week "Operation Cast Lead" bombing campaign of 2008--have brought the Palestinian plight to international prominence, engendering a growing interest in the subject and an organized, built-in audience of dedicated Palestinian solidarity activists
From Rebellion to Reform in Bolivia
Class Struggle, Indigenous Liberation, and the Politics of Evo Morales
Language: English
Release Date: April 5, 2011
This title will be the first on the market to look at the entirety of Evo Morales' first term in office
The numerous field interviews with scores of people in Bolivia provide a bottom up look into the changes going on within the country
Written in an accessible language, but provides...
by Tom Engelhardt
Language: English
Release Date: June 26, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: June 26, 2018
From its founding, the United States has been a nation made by wars. Through incisive analysis and characteristic wit, Engelhardt ponders whether in this century, its citizenry and government will be unmade by them.
Unfinished Leninism
The Rise and Return of a Revolutionary Doctrine
Language: English
Release Date: June 15, 2014
Praise for Paul Le Blanc's Lenin and the Revolutionary Party:
"A work of unusual strength and coherence, inspired not by academic neutrality but by the deep conviction that there is much to learn from the actual ideas and experiences of Lenin." -Michael Löwy
As a leader of...
by Paul Le Blanc
Language: English
Release Date: February 1, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: February 1, 2016
For generations, historians of the right, left, and center have all debated the best way to understand V. I. Lenin’s role in shaping the Bolshevik party in the years leading up to the Russian Revolution. At their worst, these studies locate his influence in the forcefulness of his personality. At...
Ecology and Socialism
Solutions to Capitalist Ecological Crisis
Language: English
Release Date: August 17, 2010
Around the world, consciousness of the threat to our environment is growing. The majority of solutions on offer, from using efficient light bulbs to biking to work, focus on individual lifestyle changes, yet the scale of the crisis requires far deeper adjustments. Ecology and Socialism argues that...