The State: Past, Present, Future (Keyconcepts)
By: Bob Jessop
4.18
Format: 248 pages, Paperback
Debates about the role and nature of the state are at the heart of modern politics. However, the st…
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1. Reform or Revolution
By: Rosa Luxemburg , Κώστας Βρετός
4.20
Format: 112 pages, Paperback
Why capitalism cannot overcome its internal contradictions and the working class cannot "reform" aw… read more
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"If the proletariat came to power, it could draw from Bernstein's theory the following 'practical' conclusion: to go to sleep."-Rosa Luxemburg, Reform or Revolution
"What distinguishes bourgeoisie society from other class societies…? Precisely the fact that class domination does not rest on “acquired rights"-Rosa Luxemburg, Reform or Revolution
"Fourier's scheme of changing, by means of phalansteries, the water of all the seas into tasty lemonade was surely a phantastic idea. But Bernstein, proposing to change the sea of capitalist bitternes…"-Rosa Luxemburg, Reform or Revolution
"Social Democracy, does not, however, expect to attain its aim either as a result of the victorious violence of a minority or through the numerical superiority of a majority. It sees socialism come as…"-Rosa Luxemburg, Reform or Revolution
2. Women, Race & Class
By: Angela Y. Davis
4.58
Format: 271 pages, Paperback
From one of our most important scholars and civil rights activist icon, a powerful study of the wom… read more
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"White women—feminists included—have revealed a historical reluctance to acknowledge the struggles of household workers. They have rarely been involved in the Sisyphean task of ameliorating the condit…"-Angela Y. Davis, Women, Race & Class
3. Waiting for Godot
By: Samuel Beckett
3.63
Format: 416 pages, Paperback
Cuando en 1953 se estreno en Paris Esperando a Godot, casi nadie sabia quien era Samuel Beckett, sa… read more
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- philosophy
4. Das Kapital
By: Karl Marx , Friedrich Engels , Serge L. Levitsky
4.22
Format: None pages, Paperback
Das Kapital, Karl Marx's seminal work, is the book that above all others formed the twentieth centu… read more
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- philosophy
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5. The Prince
By: Niccolò Machiavelli , Adolph Caso , Rufus Goodwin , Benjamin Martinez
3.84
Format: 144 pages, Paperback
Machiavelli needs to be looked at as he really was. Hence: Can Machiavelli, who makes the following… read more
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- political science
"Is it better to be loved or feared?"-Niccolò Machiavelli, The Prince
"He who wishes to be obeyed must know how to command"-Niccolò Machiavelli, The Prince
"Never attempt to win by force what can be won by deception."-Niccolò Machiavelli, The Prince
"It is a common fault of men not to reckon on storms in fair weather."-Niccolò Machiavelli, The Prince
6. The Art of Loving
By: Erich Fromm , Rainer Funk , Peter D. Kramer
3.45
Format: 94 pages, Paperback
The fiftieth Anniversary Edition of the groundbreaking international bestseller that has shown mill… read more
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7. The Dispossessed: An Ambiguous Utopia
By: Ursula K. Le Guin
4.25
Format: 387 pages, Paperback
Shevek, a brilliant physicist, decides to take action. He will seek answers, question the unquestio… read more
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"... “Dangerous!"-Ursula K. Le Guin, The Dispossessed: An Ambiguous Utopia
"Freedom is never very safe."-Ursula K. Le Guin, The Dispossessed: An Ambiguous Utopia
"Who do you think is lying to us?"-Ursula K. Le Guin, The Dispossessed: An Ambiguous Utopia
"Where does your soul go when you die in Hell?"-Ursula K. Le Guin, The Dispossessed: An Ambiguous Utopia
8. The Ethnic Cleansing of Palestine
By: Ilan Pappé
3.98
Format: 296 pages, Hardcover
Since the Holocaust, it has been almost impossible to hide large-scale crimes against humanity. In … read more
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9. The Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism
By: Max Weber , Michael D. Coe , Talcott Parsons , None
3.99
Format: 512 pages, Paperback
The Protestant ethic -- a moral code stressing hard work, rigorous self-discipline, and the organiz… read more
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10. Ten Myths about Israel
By: Ilan Pappé
4.03
Format: 288 pages, Paperback
What are the myths--and reality--behind the state of Israel? Ilan Pappe is one of the most outspoke… read more
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11. The Origin of Capitalism: A Longer View
By: Ellen Meiksins Wood
3.44
Format: 406 pages, Paperback
Capitalism is not a natural and inevitable consequence of human nature, nor is it simply an extensi… read more
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12. Collapse: The Fall of the Soviet Union
By: Vladislav M. Zubok
4.26
Format: 576 pages, Hardcover
A major study of the collapse of the Soviet Union—showing how Gorbachev’s misguided reforms led to … read more
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- nonfiction
13. The Agony of Eros
By: Byung-Chul Han
3.93
Format: 76 pages, Kindle Edition
An argument that love requires the courage to accept self-negation for the sake of discovering the … read more
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"Philosophy is the translation of the Eros into Logos"-Byung-Chul Han, The Agony of Eros
"Such crises make it plain that capitalism - counter to widespread belief - is not a religion. Every religion operates with both debt (guilt) and relief (pardon). But capitalism only works with debt a…"-Byung-Chul Han, The Agony of Eros
14. The Jakarta Method: Washington's Anticommunist Crusade and the Mass Murder Program that Shaped Our World
By: Vincent Bevins
4.61
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
The hidden story of the wanton slaughter -- in Indonesia, Latin America, and around the world -- ba… read more
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- nonfiction
"locals came to him, time and time again, and asked, with genuine mystification: 'We just don't understand America. You were once a colony. You know what colonialism is. You fought and bled and died f…"-Vincent Bevins, The Jakarta Method: Washington's Anticommunist Crusade and the Mass Murder Program that Shaped Our World
15. The Tyranny of Merit: What's Become of the Common Good?
By: Michael J. Sandel
4.19
Format: 272 pages, Paperback
These are dangerous times for democracy. We live in an age of winners and losers, where the odds ar… read more
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"A wealthy CEO could justify his or her advantages to a lower paid worker on a factory floor as: "I am not worthier then you nor morally deserving of the privileged position I hold. My generous compen…"-Michael J. Sandel, The Tyranny of Merit: What's Become of the Common Good?
16. Value Chains: The New Economic Imperialism
By: Intan Suwandi
4.21
Format: 224 pages, Paperback
Award-winning book showcases case studies uncovering the exploitation of labor and class in the Glo… read more
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17. The Bolsheviks in Power: The First Year of Soviet Rule in Petrograd
By: Alexander Rabinowitch
4.26
Format: 520 pages, Paperback
A major contribution to the historiography of the world in the 20th century, The Bolsheviks in Powe… read more
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18. The Bolsheviks Come to Power: The Revolution of 1917 in Petrograd
By: Alexander Rabinowitch
4.47
Format: 432 pages, Paperback
'The best volume on the Russian Revolution in years . . . What is so valuable about the book is tha… read more
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19. Capitalism as Civilisation: A History of International Law
By: Ntina Tzouvala
4.63
Format: 230 pages, Hardcover
Methodologically and theoretically innovative, this monograph draws from Marxism and deconstruction… read more
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20. The State: Past, Present, Future (Keyconcepts)
By: Bob Jessop
4.18
Format: 248 pages, Paperback
Debates about the role and nature of the state are at the heart of modern politics. However, the st… read more
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21. Masses, Classes, Ideas
By: Étienne Balibar
4.00
Format: 276 pages, Paperback
In Masses, Classes, Ideas, well-known French philosopher Etienne Balibar explores the relationship … read more
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