New titles just arrived at Anarres Books.
These join our extensive list of books we stock on anarchism, social
change, social justice and sustainability. Anarres Books is a
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Against War and Terrorism , struggle.ws , 20pp , $3.00 Political Systems
Anarchist writings on the war from struggle.ws puts forward an anarchist
analysis on the attack on the World Trade Centre Towers and the war on
Afghanistan. 20 A4 pages of commentary by anarchists on 4 continents
focusing on:
* Capitalist Terror and Madness
* "Why do they hate us"?
* The tragedy of Afghanistan
* Building an antiwar movement
* The anarchist alternative
* Diversity in Islam for Absolute Beginners
* History of anarchist anti-imperialism
* Commissars of the Free Press
* Anarchism is the cure
Visit the struggle.ws Stop the War Site
(http://www.struggle.ws/stopthewar.html) to read the articles online,
download the PDF file, and follow many useful antiwar links. For
Melbourne people, visit Takver's Soapbox
(http://www.users.bigpond.com/Takver/soapbox/index.htm) for news of
future and past protests and rallies against the war indexed from
Indymedia.
Albert, Michael
Moving Forward , AK Press , 160pp , $21.50 Political Economy
If not capitalism, then what? Something's not working here, and it's
pretty clear what's wrong. But there's a dearth of material on what
could be right -- and more important, how to do it. Michael Albert
breaks through the stranglehold on this debate and lays out the vision
and strategy for a new "participatory economy." Beyond the discussion of
how our society might look with a participatory economy, Moving Forward
is about strategy and program: what should we fight for, with what
means, to move ever closer to a new future.
Anon.
Soy, Not Oi , AK Press , 111pp , $9.00 Food Politics
An authorized reprint of the classic vegan cookbook. Over 100 recipes
designed to destroy the government, complete with musical notes to
accompany the chef. A sure-fire winner for every revolutionary palate.
Cleaver, Harry
Reading Capital Politically , AK Press , 183pp , $27.00 Political Economy
Through a close reading of the first chapter, Cleaver shows that Das
Kapital was written for the workers, not for academics, and that we need
to expand our idea of workers to include housewives, students, the
unemployed and other non-waged workers. Reading Capital Politically
provides a theoretical and historical bridge between struggles in Europe
in the 60s & 70s, and particulary the Autonomia of Italy to the
Zapatistas of the 90s. Cleaver's introduction provides a brilliant and
succinct overview of working class struggles in the century since
Capital was published.
Cohn-Bendit, Daniel & Gabriel
Obsolete Communism , AK Press , 239pp , $30.50 Anarchism
'Their nightmares are our dreams' In May 68 a student protest at
Nanterre University spread to other universities, to Paris factories and
in a few weeks to most of France. On May 13 a million Parisians marched.
Ten million workers went out on strike. At the center of the fray from
the beginning was Daniel Cohn-Bendit, expelled from Nanterre for his
agitation. Obsolete Communism was written in 5 weeks immediately after
the French state regained control, and no account of May 68 or indeed of
any rebellion can match its immediacy or urgency. Daniel's gripping
account of the revolt is complemented by brother Gabriel's biting
criticism of the collaboration of the state, the union leadership and
the French Communist Party in restoring order, defusing revolutionary
energy & handing the factories back to the capitalists. Leninism & the
unions come under fire as top-down bureaucracies whose need to manage
and control are always at odds with revolutionary action.
Critical Art Ensemble
Electronic Civil Disobedience: and Other Unpopular Ideas , Autonomedia ,
139pp , $14.40 Technology
Following up CAE's The Electronic Disturbance this incisive series of
essays expands on the ideas of nomadic power and radical resistance in
the increasingly wired world.
Danaher, Kevin (ed)
Democratizing The Global Economy: The Battle Against The World Bank &
IMF , Common Courage , 221pp , $28.70 Political Economy
For half a century the IMF and World Bank - two of the most powerful
institutions on Earth - operated in near-total secrecy. Now, an
international grassroots movement is exposing these elite operations to
the uncomfortably bright light of public scrutiny. Authors include
Robert Naiman on how IMF and World Bank policies lower wages and
encourage sweatshops; Carol Welch on how economic lending institutions
are used for corporate welfare; Terry Allen on police brutality and
recent government efforts to chill activism; Naomi Klein on how
criticism of protestors' 'lack of vision' has often missed the point;
Robert Weissman on how most debt relief programs have been little more
than a PR stunt...and much more.
Dark Star Collective, ed
Beneath the Paving Stones , AK Press , 120pp , $27.00
Anarchism(Situationist)
An anthology of the three classic Situationist pamphlets - The Poverty
of Student Life, Totality for Kids, and The Decline and Fall of the
Spectacular Commodity Economy, plus eyewitness accounts of the Paris May
68 events. Much of the Situ creed was produced in pamphlet form - and
these 3 were crucial in creating the Situationist legend. Easier to read
than Society of the Spectacle, and a provocatively seductive invitation
to a life of freedom and revolt. Illustrated throughout with photos of
the May 68 events, and the graffiti which played such a crucial role. A
beautiful book.
Lappe, Marc & Bailey, Britt
Against the Grain: Biotechnology and the Corporate Takeover of Your Food
, Common Courage , 163pp , $26.90 Food Politics
Biotech is changing mainstream farming practices very quickly and mostly
in ways that have horrifying consequences for land ownership, pollution,
pesticide use, corporate control and of course the quality of the food
we eat. Read this before your next meal.
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