Fredy Perlman 1984 64p 5 x 8 A critique of nationalism, of both left and right. This is an essential essay for a critical understanding of nationalism. The idea that an understanding of genocide, that a memory of the holocausts, can only lead people to want to dismantle a system … Continue reading The Continuing Appeal of Nationalism
Noel Ignatiev 1995 272p 5 x 8 The Irish came to America in the eighteenth century, fleeing a homeland under foreign occupation and a caste system that regarded them as the lowest form of humanity. In the new country – a land of opportunity – they found a very different form of social hierarchy, one … Continue reading How the Irish Became White
Crime and Civil Society in the 18th Century Peter Linebaugh 1991 524p 6 x 9 Peter Linebaugh’s groundbreaking history has become an inescapable part of any understanding of the rise of capitalism. In eighteenth-century London the spectacle of a hanging was not simply a form of punishing transgressors. Rather it … Continue reading The London Hanged
A Chronicle of Fredy Perlman’s Fifty Years Lorraine Perlman 1989 200p 5 x 8 A memoir with photos written by Fredy’s companion of 27 years. Fredy’s life began in Czechoslavakia in 1934 and ended in Detroit in 1985. In those fifty years he lived on three continents and incorporated … Continue reading Having Little, Being Much
Fredy Perlman 1984 84p 5 x 8 Una crítica mordaz del nacionalismo – tanto de izquierda y de derecha. Este es un ensayo esencial para una comprensión crítica del nacionalismo. La idea de que la comprensión o experimentar un genocidio, o un recuerdo de los holocaustos, sólo puede llevar a la gente a querer desmantelar … Continue reading El persistente atractivo del nacionalismo
RECOMMENDED READING LIBROS EN ESPAÑOL Books are new and used, and all are on a sliding scale. Books are listed with the author, when it was first published and approximate page length and size. This list is about 1/5 of available titles. Please inquire about … Continue reading Books