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In the Crossfire: Adventures of a Vietnamese Revolutionary

politicalmediareview — Sat, 07 Jan 2012 05:16:46 +0000

There is a sub-genre of science fiction called alternative history, which consists of works such as Philip K. Dick’s The Man in the High Castle, in which Germany wins World War II, and Hitler becomes the ruler of the U.S. Works of this type offer a counterfactual version of past events

AK Press Working Classics Series

politicalmediareview — Fri, 13 May 2011 01:59:57 +0000

Anyone looking to educate themselves on the history and principles of anarchism should look no further for a starting place than the books in AK Press’s Working Classics series. The series as a whole represents some of the finest writings on anarchist theory and practice ever published

Atamansha

politicalmediareview — Tue, 28 Dec 2010 15:24:19 +0000

Maria Nikiforova, 'Marusya,' an early 20th century Ukrainian Anarchist is an elusive figure in the history of the Russian Revolution and the Ukrainian Civil War. As the only published book in English about Maryusa, Atamansha by Malcom Archibad is dedicated to providing her story to the English-Speaking world.

War and Civil Disobedience

politicalmediareview — Thu, 04 Nov 2010 19:27:55 +0000

For many, the work of academics like Howard Zinn is an invaluable resource because he manages to inform and inspire in a way that is accessible to anyone with a sympathetic ear.

Social Stratification in Central Mexico, 1500-2000

politicalmediareview — Thu, 04 Nov 2010 19:20:11 +0000

Class is oftentimes as much about self-identification as it is about actual ceremony and recognition from others. How one sees oneself in the class order is intoxicating for some people.

Signal: 01

politicalmediareview — Sat, 04 Sep 2010 15:13:08 +0000

Visually delectable and politically pointed, Signal: 01 bills itself as “an ongoing book series to documenting and sharing political graphics, creative projects and the cultural production of international resistance and liberation struggles.”

Firebrands: Portraits from the Americas

politicalmediareview — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 16:27:28 +0000

An old saying goes that, until lions are the storytellers, hunters will always write history to favor themselves. Countering such understandings is a fundamental aspiration to ideas like popular education as advocated by Paulo Freire.