Pluto Press: 574 books
Sharing the Land of Canaan
Human Rights and the Israeli-Palestinian Struggle
Language: English
Release Date: June 20, 2004
'Mazin Qumsiyeh brings to light many forgotten and willfully buried facts about the origins of the Israel-Palestinian conflict.' Norman Finkelstein'A tour-de-force.' Naseer Aruri, Professor Emeritus and author of 'Dishonest Broker''An erudite work of extensive scholarship, enormous scope, searing honesty,...
US Foreign Policy in the Middle East
The Role of Lobbies and Special Interest Groups
Language: English
Release Date: June 20, 2005
Millions of dollars are spent every year by companies and special interest groups attempting to influence government policy. They work behind the scenes, lobbying politicians to represent their interests. From tobacco companies, to energy companies, from anti-abortion campaigners to civil rights campaigners,...
Mining in Africa
Regulation and Development
Language: English
Release Date: May 20, 2009
The continent of Africa is rich in minerals needed by Western economies, but rather than forming the basis for economic growth the mining industry contributes very little to African developmentInvestigating the impact of the 2003 Extractive Industries Review on a number of African countries, the contributors...
Capitalism and Its Economics
A Critical History
Language: English
Release Date: July 20, 2004
Analysing the relationship between economic thought and capitalism from 1750 to the present, Douglas Dowd examines the dynamic interaction of two processes: the historical realities of capitalism and the evolution of economic theory. He demonstrates that the study of economics celebrates capitalism...
A People's History of the Second World War
Resistance Versus Empire
Language: English
Release Date: June 14, 2012
This history reclaims the Second World War as a global fight 'from below'. The vast majority of historical accounts have focused on the regular armies of the allied powers, however, the often-neglected people's militias were crucial not only to the defeat of fascism, but also colonialism, imperialism...
In Foreign Fields
The Politics and Experiences of Transnational Sport Migration
Language: English
Release Date: July 8, 2011
This book examines the lives, decisions and challenges faced by transnational sport migrants - those professionals working in the sports industry who cross borders as part of their professional lives. *BR**BR*Despite a great deal of romance surrounding international celebrity athletes, the vast majority...
Crisis and Control
The Militarization of Protest Policing
Language: English
Release Date: May 20, 2014
Crisis and Control explains how neoliberal transformations of political and economic systems are militarising the policing of protest, based on a compelling empirical study of police agencies and practices from 1995 until the present. *BR**BR*Lesley J. Wood shows that the increasing role of the security...
Voices from the 'Jungle'
Stories from the Calais Refugee Camp
Language: English
Release Date: April 20, 2017
Often called the 'Jungle', the refugee camp near Calais in Northern France epitomises for many the suffering, uncertainty and violence which characterises the situation of refugees in Europe today. But the media soundbites we hear ignore the voices of the people who lived there - people who have travelled...
by John A. Walker
Language: English
Release Date: October 20, 1990
Language: English
Release Date: October 20, 1990
An essential overview as well as a theoretical critique for all students of design history. Walker studies the intellectual discipline of Design History and the issues that confront scholars writing histories of design. *BR**BR*Taking his approach from a range of related fields, he discusses the problems...
Becoming Arab in London
Performativity and the Undoing of Identity
Language: English
Release Date: January 20, 2015
This book is the first ethnographic exploration of gender, race and class practices amongst British born or raised Arabs in London. Ramy M.K. Aly looks critically at the idea of 'Arab-ness' and the ways in which ethnic subjects are produced, signified and recited in the city.
Looking at everyday...
Surrealism Against the Current
Tracts and Declarations
Language: English
Release Date: September 20, 2001
Bringing together many Surrealist texts that have never previously been available in English, this collection is an essential guide for anyone who wishes to understand the Surrealist movement. *BR**BR*It traces its development in the words of the Surrealists themselves, offering a definitive expression...
Al-Qaeda and Sacrifice
Martyrdom, War and Politics
Language: English
Release Date: September 6, 2012
This is a pioneering critical intervention into the study of terrorism, language and political thought. Challenging the commonly held idea that ‘suicide-bombings’ are motivated by a nihilistic hatred of life, this book argues that it is more helpful to examine such violent agency through the concept...
Transit States
Labour, Migration and Citizenship in the Gulf
Language: English
Release Date: November 20, 2014
There are vast swathes of people in economic migration across the Gulf states today. In total, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Bahrain, United Arab Emirates, Oman and Qatar form the largest destination for labour migration in the global South. This book studies the impact of this mass migration, and its effect...
Leila Khaled
Icon of Palestinian Liberation
Language: English
Release Date: May 8, 2012
Dubbed 'the poster girl of Palestinian militancy', Leila Khaled's image flashed across the world after she hijacked a passenger jet in 1969. The picture of a young, determined looking woman with a checkered scarf, clutching an AK-47, was as era-defining as that of Che Guevara.*BR**BR*In this intimate...