Z Books
Recent Z Books
Ehrenreich: For Her Own Good
Aug 11, 2010
A provocative new perspective on female history, the history of American medicine and psychology, and the history of child-rearing unlike any other.
Hooks: Feminist Theory
Aug 11, 2010
In this South End Press classic, hooks maintains that mainstream feminism's reliance on white, middle-class, and professional spokeswomen obscures the centrality of women of color and poor women in the movement for women's liberation.
Tokar: Toward Climate Justice
Aug 11, 2010
Toward Climate Justice explains the case for Climate Justice, challenges the myths underlying carbon markets and other false solutions, including the emergence of new nuclear and biofuel technologies, and dissects the events that shaped the diplomatic failure of the 2009 Copenhagen climate summit.
Bramhall: The Most Revolutionary Act
Aug 10, 2010
Intense government harassment leads a 54-year old psychiatrist, single mother and community activist to close her 25-year Seattle practice to begin a new life in New Zealand.
Anderson: Genetic Engineering
Aug 10, 2010
"A terrific resource. The very essence of the case against genetic engineering--clearly, simply, and authoritatively explained. -- Bob Phelps
Shiva: Staying Alive
Aug 10, 2010
In this pioneering work, Vandana Shiva looks at the history of development and progress, stripping away the neutral language of science to reveal third-world development policy as the global twin of the industrial revolution.
Shiva: Earth Democracy
Aug 10, 2010
Starting in the 16th century with the initial enclosure of the British commons, Shiva reveals how the commons continue to shrink as more and more natural resources are patented and privatized.
Shiva: Stolen Harvest
Aug 10, 2010
Vandana Shiva continues her path-breaking work on uncovering the devastating human and environmental impacts of corporate-engineered international trade agreements.
Shiva: Soil Not Oil
Aug 10, 2010
With Soil Not Oil, Vandana Shiva connects the dots between industrial agriculture and climate change. Shiva shows that a world beyond dependence on fossil fuels and globalization is both possible and necessary.
Shiva: Water Wars
Aug 10, 2010
A world-renowned environmental leader presents an expose of the privatization of water that threatens the livelihood of the people in the South.
Guerin: No Gods, No Masters
Aug 07, 2010
Guerin's classic anthology of anarchism translated and reprinted, available for the first time in a single volume.
Guerin: Anarchism
Aug 07, 2010
"One of the ablest leaders and writers of the French New Left describes the two realms of â??anarchismâ???its intellectual substance, and its actual practice through the Bolshevik Revolution, the Spanish Civil War, the Italian Factory Councils, and finally the role in workersâ?? self-management in Yugoslavia and Algeriaâ?¦ An important contemporary definition of New Left aims and their possible directions in the future." â?? Publishers Weekly
Hahnel: ABC's of Political Economy
Aug 07, 2010
The ABCs of Political Economy is an accessible introduction to modern political economy. While informed by the work of Marx, Keynes, Veblen, Kalecki and other great political economists, Robin Hahnel teaches the reader the essential tools necessary to understand economic issues today from a modern perspective, searching for ways to replace the economics of competition and greed with the economics of equitable co-operation. The ABCs of Political Economy empowers people who are dissatisfied with today's economies but are often intimidated by conventional economic analysis. No previous economics background is assumed, and everything is explained in verbal form in eight core chapters.Examining the nature of today's economic market, issues of economic justice, macroeconomics and globalization, Robin Hahnel provides an ideal introduction to key economic ideas, offering a critical perspective on our present system and outlining clear alternatives for the future.
Albert: Marxism and Socialist Theory
Aug 07, 2010
In this volume, Albert and Hahnel offer an assessment of previous theories such as orthodox Marxism, feminism, and nationalism. They propose a unique new perspective for developing an alternative socialist vision.
Albert: Socialism Today and Tomorrow
Aug 07, 2010
Albert and Hahnel critically evaluate the post-capitalist experiences of the Soviet Union, China, and Cuba, and present a relevant alternative to the US and other industrialized countries.
Albert: Pol Econ of Parecon
Aug 07, 2010
After explaining why hierarchical production, inegalitarian consumption, central planning, and market allocations are incompatible with "classlessness," the authors present an alternative model of democratic workers' and consumers' councils operating in a decentralized, social planning procedure. They show how egalitarian consumption and job complexes in which all engage in conceptual as well as executionary labor can be efficient. They demonstrate the ability of their planning procedure to yield equitable and efficient outcomes even in the context of externalities and public goods and its power to stimulate rather than subvert participatory impulses.
