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Note: Follow links where available to get more information about a book An Action a Day Keeps Global Capitalism Away Mike Hudema $19.95 CDN $14.95 US paper 1-896357-90-3 2004 After the Cataclysm Chomsky, Noam $26.95 CDN paper 1-896357-64-4 1979 AIDS Activist: Michael Lynch and the Politics of Community Ann Silversides $24.95 CDN $19.95 US paper 1-896357-73-3 2003 Ain't I a Woman: Black Women and Feminism bell hooks $22.95 CDN (this edition available in Canada only) paper 1-897071-19-1 Beyond the Promised Land: The Movement and the Myth David F. Noble $19.95 CDN $14.95 US paper 1-897071-01-9 2005 Black Looks: Race and Representation bell hooks $19.95 CDN (this edition available in Canada only) paper 0-921284-62-4 1992 Taking on popular music, advertising, literature, television, historical narrative, and film, hooks demonstrates the incisive intelligence and passion for justice that prompted Publishers Weekly to dub her "one of the foremost black intellectuals in America today." Blood Relations: Animals, Humans, and Politics Charlotte Montgomery $26.95 CDN $16.95 US paper 1-896357-39-3 2000 Breaking Bread: Insurgent Black Intellectual Life bell hooks & Cornel West $19.95 CDN (this edition available in Canada only) paper 0-921284-56-X 1991 In this captivating dialogue, hooks and West grapple with the dilemmas, contradictions, and joys of Black intellectual life. Theology, contemporary music, film, and fashion. Citizens' Hall: Making Local Democracy Work André Carrel $19.95 CDN $14.95 US paper 1-896357-42-3 2001 Civil Society in Question Jamie Swift $16.95 CDN $14.95 US paper 1-896357-24-5 1999 In this concise, critical study of civil society, Jamie Swift sketches the history of the concept from its roots in the eighteenth century, to the present. Swift looks at its practical application in specific cases, such as Canada's Victorian Order of Nurses, and with community-based groups in South Asia (India, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, and Bangladesh). He examines the relationship between voluntarism, the state, politics, and the market, and considers the motives and priorities of those using the term today. Closing the Circle: Democratization and Development in Africa Richard Sandbrook $29.95 CDN paper 1-896357-37-7 2000 The Culture of Terrorism Noam Chomsky $19.95 CDN (this edition available in Canada only) paper 1-896357-65-2 1988 This scathing critique of U.S. political culture is a brilliant analysis of the Iran-Contra scandal. Chomsky offers a message of hope, reminding us resistance is possible. "Better than anyone else now writing, Chomsky combines indignation with insight, erudition with moral passion. That is a difficult achievement, and an encouraging one." —In These Times Direct Action: Memoirs of an Urban Guerrilla Ann Hansen $19.95 CDN (this edition available in Canada only) paper 1-896357-40-7 2001 East Timor: Testimony Photographs by Elaine Briere With essays by Noam Chomsky and others $45.00 CDN $35.00 US paper 1-896357-40-7 64 duotones, 10.5 x 10 inches 2004 Fateful Triangle: The United States, Israel, and the Palestinians (Updated Edition) Noam Chomsky $24.95 CDN (this edition available in Canada only) paper 1-896357-66-0 1999 Noam Chomsky’s seminal tome on Mideast politics has become a classic in the fields of political science and Mideast affairs. For its tenth printing, Chomsky has added chapters bringing the book completely up to date, with a new preface by Chomsky, a new foreword from Palestinian author and activist Edward W. Said, and new material on the Intifada, the ongoing Israeli-PLO "peace process" (including the Oslo and Wye accords), and Israel’s war against Lebanon. This new, updated edition, highlights the book’s lasting relevance. It is invaluable to anyone seeking to understand the Middle East and U.S. foreign policy today. Empire's Law: The American Imperial Project and the 'War to Remake the World' Amy Bartholomew, ed. $29.95 CDN paper 1-897071-09-4 2006 Feminists Under Fire: Exchanges across War Zones eds. Wenona Giles, Malathi de Alwis, Edith Klein, and Neluka Silva with Maja Korac, Djurdjua Knezevic, and Zarana Papic $29.95 CDN $24.95 US paper 1-896357-78-4 2003 Gramsci Is Dead: Anarchist Currents in the Newest Social Movements Richard J.F. Day $29.95 CDN paper 1-897071-03-5 2005 Hydro: The Decline and Fall of Ontario's Electric Empire Jamie Swift & Keith Stewart $24.95 CDN $19.95 US paper 1-896357-88-1 2004 Letters from Lexington: Reflections on Propaganda Noam Chomsky $14.95 CDN (this edition available in Canada only) paper 0-921284-77-2 1993 In a collection of letters written for Lies of Our Times Magazine, Noam Chomsky outlines the role of the media in justifying U.S. government and corporate actions. Chomsky's examination of propaganda is, as always, incisive. Madness and Ruin: Politics and the Economy in the Neoconservative Age Mel Watkins $15.95 CDN paper 0-921284-64-0 1992 In this collection of articles, Mel Watkins, one of Canada's foremost political economists, demystifies the business of economics and economic policy. In a clearsighted and entertaining manner, he explores the roots of recession, the role of the NDP, and the Gulf War. The Next Liberation Struggle: Capitalism, Socialism, and Democracy in Southern Africa John S. Saul $29.95 CDN paper 1-897071-00-0 2005 The No-Nonsense Guide to Animal Rights Catharine Grant $16.00 CDN (this edition available in Canada only) paper 1-897071-07-8 2006 The No-Nonsense Guide to the Arms Trade Gideon Burrows $16.00 CDN (this edition available in Canada only) paper 1-896357-60-1 2002 The No-Nonsense Guide to Class, Caste, and Hierarchy Jeremy Seabrook $16.00 CDN (this edition available in Canada only) paper 1-896357-56-3 2002 The No-Nonsense Guide to Conflict and Peace ed. Helen Ware $16.00 CDN (this edition available in Canada only) paper 1-897071-05-1 2005 The No-Nonsense Guide to Democracy Richard Swift $16.00 CDN (this edition available in Canada only) paper 1-896357-55-5 2002 The No-Nonsense Guide to Human Rights Olivia Ball & Paul Gready $16.00 CDN (this edition available in Canada only) paper 1-897071-17-5 2006 The No-Nonsense Guide to Indigenous Peoples Lotte Hughes $16.00 CDN (this edition available in Canada only) paper 1-896357-76-8 2003 The No-Nonsense Guide to International Migration Peter Stalker $16.00 CDN (this edition available in Canada only) paper 1-896357-53-9 2001 The No-Nonsense Guide to Islam Merryl Wyn Davies & Zia Sardar $16.00 CDN (this edition available in Canada only) paper 1-896357-86-5 2004 The No-Nonsense Guide to Sexual Diversity Vanessa Baird $16.00 CDN (this edition available in Canada only) paper 1-896357-50-4 2001 The No-Nonsense Guide to Terrorism Jonathan Barker $16.00 CDN (this edition available in Canada only) paper 1-896357-75-X 2003 The No-Nonsense Guide to Women's Rights Nikki van der Gaag $16.00 CDN (this edition available in Canada only) paper 1-896357-91-1 2004 On Power and Ideology: The Managua Lectures Noam Chomsky $19.95 CDN (this edition available in Canada only) paper 1-896357-67-9 1987 One of Chomsky's most accessible books, this succinct series of lectures on U.S. international and security policy lays out the parameters of his foreign policy analysis. "A rigorous exposition [of] the logic of U.S. foreign policy." —The Nation Pirates and Emperors: International Terrorism in the Real World Noam Chomsky $24.95 CDN (this edition available in Canada only) paper 1-896357-63-3 2002 Poor-Bashing Jean Swanson $24.95 CDN $19.95 US paper 1-896357-44-X 2001 Powers and Prospects: Reflections on Human Nature and the Social Order Noam Chomsky $29.95 CDN (this edition available in Canada only) paper 1-896357-68-7 1996 This unique collection showcases Noam Chomsky’s brilliant and boundless insight into a wide range of topics of critical importance, from human nature and language to international politics and the New World Order. These original essays offer a bridge between Chomsky’s political and philosophical/linguistic writing. Powers and Prospects includes a rare, much-sought-after piece on Chomsky's own personal and political "goals and visions." Chomsky’s linguistics chapters are accessible and interesting to the lay reader, and offer a good introduction to Chomsky’s philosophy of language and science. The chapters on politics provide an important and necessary critique of the political and social status quo, and address key issues of the day: the Middle East "peace process," East Timor, and the global economy. Premature Bonanza: Standoff at Voisey's Bay Mick Lowe $21.95 CDN paper 1-896357-17-2 1998 Premature Bonanza is the story of Bay Street's greatest running drama: the struggle by Inco Ltd., the world's largest nickel producer, to bring the Voisey's Bay nickel deposit in Northern Labrador into production, for the most part against the wishes of the Aboriginal People. Will this $4.3 billion gamble ensure Inco's -- and Labrador's -- role as a low-cost nickel producer well into the 21st century? Or will it spell ruin for the company, the environment, and the people who live there? "Mick Lowe has written a book that puts Aboriginal and human rights issues at the forefront of the Voisey's Bay debate." --Carol Lynn Wallace, The Voisey's Bay & Innu Rights Coalition. Rethinking Camelot: JFK, the Vietnam War, and U.S. Political Culture Noam Chomsky $19.95 CDN (this edition available in Canada only) paper 1-896357-69-5 1993 This book is a thorough analysis of John F. Kennedy's role in the U.S. invasion of Vietnam and a probing reflection of the elite political culture that allowed and encouraged the Cold War. "An interesting work not only for the history it explores, but also as a study of how various individuals and groups write and interpret history." —Choice Sisters of the Yam: Black Women and Self-Recovery, Classics Edition (Revised and Expanded) bell hooks $22.95 CDN (this edition available in Canada only) paper 1-896357-99-7 2005 Talking Back: Thinking Feminist, Thinking Black bell hooks $19.95 CDN (this edition available in Canada only) paper 0-921284-09-8 1989 Writing is a healing act of power for this woman who grew up in an "old school" Southern black world where children were meant to be seen and not heard. bell hooks talks back. Trading Freedom: How Free Trade Affects Our Lives, Work and Environment Ed. John Cavanagh et al. $12.95 CDN paper 0-921284-60-8 1992 Over thirty contributors from Canada, Mexico, and the U.S. challenge the false promises of free trade in the Americas. Concrete strategies to build an integrated North America based on the principles of ecological sustainability, equity, and social justice. Turning the Tide: U.S. Intervention in Central America and the Struggle for Peace Noam Chomsky $19.95 CDN (this edition available in Canada only) paper 1-896357-70-9 1987 Chomsky shows how U.S. Central American policies implement broader U.S. economic, military, and social aims, and describes their impact on the lives of people in Central America. "This book contains liberatory knowledge...[there is] an incredible amount of new research and understanding to be gained from reading these important chapters....[A] major contribution to the history of women in the U.S." —Counterpoise The Washington Connection and Third World Fascism: The Political Economy of Human Rights, Vol. 1 Noam Chomsky with Edward S. Herman $24.95 CDN (this edition available in Canada only) paper 1-896357-71-7 1979 Analyzes the forces that shape U.S. policy in Latin America, Asia, and Africa, as well as the role of the media in misreporting these policies and their motives. The companion book to After the Cataclysm: Postwar Indochina and The Reconstruction of Imperial Ideology: The Political Economy of Human Rights: Volume II. "A major contribution to understanding political repression inflicted by the CIA and its related services on millions around the globe and the economic requirements behind such repression... A must reading for all those who would resist." —Philip Agee, former CIA agent World Beware! American Triumphalism in an Age of Terror Theodore Roszak $19.95 CDN $14.95 US paper 1-897071-02-7 2005 Year 501: The Conquest Continues Noam Chomsky $19.95 CDN (this edition available in Canada only) paper 1-896357-72-5 1993 With chapters on Haiti, Latin America, the new global economic order, the Third World at home, and much more, this is a powerful treatise on the not-so-new New World Order. "Chomsky's fierce talent proves once more that human beings are not condemned to become commodities." —Eduardo Galeano Yearning: Race, Gender, and Cultural Politics bell hooks $19.95 CDN (this edition available in Canada only) paper 0-921284-35-7 1990 bell hooks crosses boundaries in major debates on postmodern theory, cultural criticism, and the politics of race and gender. She warns that "discourse" about "difference" is dangerously detachable from more essential struggles.

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