NEW BOOKS AT THE NEW INTERNATIONAL BOOKSHOP
The Twentieth Century
A Century of Wars and Revolutions?
Edited by Keith Flett and David Renton
Rivers Oram Press - $29.95
The contributors to this book take their cue from Rosa Luxemburg's =
famous prediction that this would be the century of 'Socialism or =
Barbarism'. The perspective that informs these essays is that Rosa =
Luxemburg's choice has not yet been decided.
Globalize This!
Edited by Kevin Danaher/Roger Burbach
Common Language Press - $30.00
The WTO, World Bank and IMF must - and can- be stopped. This book tells =
us how. Learn from some of the opposition movement's best and brightest =
activists, educators and organizers, including: The Environment Research =
Foundation, Betita Martinez and Walden Bello.
Karl Marx
Francis Wheen
Fourth Estate - $24.95
The critically aclaimed biography is now available in (much cheaper) =
paperback.
Black Pioneers
Henry Reynolds
Penguin Books - $23.00
Henry Reynolds debunks the notion that indigenous peoples have =
contributed nothing towards the creation of a prosperous modern =
society. Black Pioneers pays tribute to the labour and skill of the =
thousands of black men, women and children who worked for the Europeans =
in a wide range of occupations.
Rogue State
The Rule of Force in World Affairs
Noam Chomsky
South End Press - $32.95
As Chomsky's analysis of US statecraft and warmongering amply reveals, =
the rule of law has been reduced to a mere nuisance in the United =
State's brazen bid for the title of "rogue state"
Selling The Work Ethic
>From Puritan Pulpit to Corporate PR
Sharon Beder
Scribe Publications - $30.00
Sharon Beder unearths the origins and practices of a triumphant culture =
of work in which the wealthy are respected and inequality is justified. =
Dr.Beder shows that these values are neither natural or inevitable.
Living Out Loud
A history of gay and lesbian activism in Australia.
Graham Willett
Allen & Unwin - $35.00
Living Out Loud is the first full-length account of this remarkable =
movement and the first to attempt a national perspective.
Party Girls
Labor Women Now
Edited by Kate Deverall, Rebecca Huntley, Penny Sharpe, Jo Tilley
Pluto Press - $32.95
At a time of vigorous debate over the Labor Party's future, Party Girls =
presents ideas from a wide range of prominent women who are at the =
cutting edge of a changing social and political reality.
VIDEO RELEASES.
SKA TV Presents
Melbourne Rising
S11 protest against the World Economic Forum
>From the footage of independent media makers.
SKA TV - $25.00
Melbourne Rising - protest against the WEF - first screened on ch31 =
Access News and at the Trades Hall on 18th September 2000.
On The Barricades
Documenting the success of S11
Featuring a cast of thousands!
A Socialist Alternative Presentation - $20.00
This video gives Socialist Alternative's perspective on some of the =
activities which helped build support for the blockade and illustrates =
many of the political issues that came up. If you were not there you =
will be inspired.
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