Zed Books: 608 books
For God's Sake
The Christian Right and US Foreign Policy
Language: English
Release Date: July 4, 2013
Religious fundamentalism is a powerful force not only in American domestic politics but also in the way America acts abroad. In For God’s Sake Lee Marsden investigates the way that the Christian Right have influenced US foreign policy, arguing that this influence will continue to fuel hostility...
From Where We Stand
War, Womens Activism and Feminist Analysis
Language: English
Release Date: July 4, 2013
This original study examines women's activism against war in areas as far apart as Sierra Leone, India, Colombia and Palestine. It shows women on different sides of conflicts in the former Yugoslavia and Israel addressing racism and refusing enmity and describes international networks of women opposing...
The Rise and Fall of Neoliberalism
The Collapse of an Economic Order?
Language: English
Release Date: July 18, 2013
The recent, devastating and ongoing economic crisis has exposed the faultlines in the dominant neoliberal economic order, opening debate for the first time in years on alternative visions that do not subscribe to a ‘free’ market ethic. Bringing together the work of distinguished scholars and dedicated...
Confessions of a Terrorist
A Novel
Language: English
Release Date: May 8, 2014
P: Who is the real terrorist in this room? M: What're you saying? In a claustrophobic concrete cell, two men face each other across a bare table. One is a wanted terrorist, the other a British intelligence officer. But this is no ordinary interrogation, and as they talk deep into the night and violent...
Contemporary Latin America
Development and Democracy beyond the Washington Consensus
Language: English
Release Date: April 4, 2013
Latin America has changed dramatically over the past few years. While the 1990s were dominated by the politically orthodoxy of the Washington Consensus and the political uniformity of centre right governments the first decade of the new century is being characterised by the emergence of a plurality...
by Friends of the Earth, C40 Cities
Language: English
Release Date: March 1, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: March 1, 2018
Big cities don’t have to mean a dystopian future. They can be turned around to be powerhouses of well-being and environmental sustainability – if we empower women.
This book is a unique collaboration between C40 and Friends of the Earth showcasing pioneering city mayors, key voices in the...
The Racket
A Rogue Reporter vs the American Elite
Language: English
Release Date: April 15, 2016
'Kennard reports with devastating precision.'
Naomi Klein
While working at the Financial Times, investigative journalist Matt Kennard uncovered a scam - a deception and rip-off of immense proportions.
From slanging matches with Henry Kissinger to afternoon coffees with the man who...
South Sudan
A Slow Liberation
Language: English
Release Date: January 8, 2015
In 2011, South Sudan became independent following a long war of liberation, that gradually became marked by looting, raids and massacres pitting ethnic communities against each other. In this remarkably comprehensive work, Edward Thomas provides a multi-layered examination of what is happening in...
Living Silence in Burma
Surviving under Military Rule
Language: English
Release Date: July 4, 2013
Eight years after the first edition of this insightful and highly regarded book, Burma remains one of the most troubled nations in Southeast Asia. While other countries have democratized and prospered, Burma is governed by a repressive military dictatorship and is the second largest producer of heroin...
North Korea
State of Paranoia
Language: English
Release Date: August 15, 2015
Updated edition: includes public execution of defence minister Hyon Yong Chol and controversy around the film The Interview
Combines an accessible history of North Korea with fascinating insights into daily life in the ‘hermit kingdom’
‘Paul French writes with wit, eloquence...
Our Supreme Leader
The Making of Kim Jong-un
Language: English
Release Date: July 15, 2016
Since his accession to power in 2012, Kim Jong-un has come to personify North Korea in the eyes of the outside world. An object of derision as much as fear, he has nevertheless succeeded in strengthening his grip on the country, purging potential rivals and strengthening the personality cult around...
South Africa, Settler Colonialism and the Failures of Liberal Democracy
Settler Colonialism and the Failures of Liberal Democracy
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 2015
In South Africa, two unmistakable features describe post-Apartheid politics. The first is the formal framework of liberal democracy, including regular elections, multiple political parties and a range of progressive social rights. The second is the politics of the ‘extraordinary’, which includes...
From Empire to Republic
Turkish Nationalism and the Armenian Genocide
Language: English
Release Date: July 18, 2013
Taner Akçam is one of the first Turkish academics to acknowledge and discuss openly the Armenian Genocide perpetrated by the Ottoman-Turkish government in 1915. This book discusses western political policies towards the region generally, and represents the first serious scholarly attempt to understand...
Omnia Sunt Communia
On the Commons and the Transformation to Postcapitalism
Language: English
Release Date: April 15, 2017
• A completely new theoretical contribution: the commons conceptualized not just as common goods, but as a set of social systems;
• Links the literature on the commons to the literature on social movements, in what will be a paradigm shift in the theory;
• “Is an unprecedented...