An utterly entrancing new collection of essays, as controversial, inspirational and passionate as anything Arundhati Roy has yet written. In this collection of speeches and essays, gathered together here for the first time, Arundhati Roy writes, with passion, clarity and urgency, about the subjects dearest to her heart, subjects which must be of the utmost importance to any of us interested in democracy, in global justice, and in the direction certain powerful agencies beyond our control are taking the world. Focusing largely on that intense period leading up to and beyond the UN's attack on Iraq, Roy systematically deconstructs the US government's argument for going to war. She brilliantly exposes the gaping errors in their thesis, the hypocrisy and false ideology behind the rhetoric that led to 42% of the American public believing that Saddam Hussein was directly responsible for the attacks of 9/11 on the World Trade Centre, and that a bombed, besieged and starved country such as Iraq was a direct threat to the safety of the mighty USA. Roy opens our eyes, like no other writer can do, to the problems that our increasingly divided world is creating, highlighting the growing disparity between rich and poor, with the world's poor increasing by 100 million in the last ten years. Every article Arundhati Roy writes, every speech she gives, attracts worldwide attention and this collection, controversial, polemical, provoking but always inspirational, is an essential addition to her work.

The Ordinary Person's Guide to Empire

ROY, ARUNDHATI

History

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Against the state of nuclear terror (Crucible)

Science & Math

Kovel, Joel

Biological Sciences

"The great work of subjugation and conquest" has changed little over the years. Analyzing Haiti, Latin America, Cuba, Indonesia, and even packets of the Third World developing in the United States, Noam Chomsky draws parallels between the genocide of colonial times and the murder and exploitation associated with modern-day imperialism.

Year 501 : The Conquest Continues

noam-chomsky

Americas

Surveys the history of El Salvador, explains the causes of the current warfare, and analyzes U.S. policy towards South America

El Salvador : The Face of Revolution

Armstrong, Robert and Janet Shenk

The Rap Attack: African Jive to New York Hip Hop

Arts & Photography

David Toop

Music

Theatre for the 98%

"Today in the valley of total corporate control there exists a people's life-line. It is comprised of people who are resisting everything about the corporate elite, from its ambiance and aerosol to its broadcast hype. And they are resisting not by dropping out but by joining up.""This book is about theatre for the 98%.Call it our theatre.Call it the other theatre.Call it political theatre.Call it poor theatre.Call it democratic theatre.Call it downtown theatre.Call it makin' do.Whatever you call it, it is people's theatre."

Klein, Maxine

Performing Arts

Unorthodox Marxism: An Essay on Capitalism, Socialism, and Revolution

<p>This "essay on capitalism, socialism, and revolution" offers a councilist critique of orthodox Marxism and offers, in the place of Marxism, a new view of socialist revolution consistent with modern circumstances.</p>

Politics & Social Sciences

Hahnel, Robin

Albert, Michael

Politics & Government

This "essay on capitalism, socialism, and revolution" offers a councilist critique of orthodox Marxism and offers, in the place of Marxism, a new view of socialist revolution consistent with modern circumstances.

Robin Hahnel

Michael, Albert

Business & Money

<p>A classic. A comprehensive and accessible presentation of the ins-and-outs of nuclear power. It includes explanations of nuclear plant operation, the fuel cycle, health and safety hazards, the economics and politics of nuclear power, international anti-nuclear programs, and alternative energy sources.</p>

No Nukes: Everyone's Guide to Nuclear Power

Gyorgy, Anna

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