Is global emancipation a lost cause? Are universal values outdated relics of an earlier age? This work takes on the reigning ideology with a plea that we should reappropriate several lost causes, and looks for the kernel of truth in the totalitarian politics of the past.

Argues that the liberal idea of the end of history, declared by Francis Fukuyama during the 1990s, has had to die twice.

Tells the story of the financial crash that destroyed West's investment banks, brought the global economy to its knees, and undermined neoliberal orthodoxy. This book explores the roots of the US and UK's financial hubris, documenting the real-world causes and consequences from the Ford factory, to Wall Street, to the City of London.

The well-known tale of Jewish exile at the hands of the Romans during the first century AD resonates far beyond Israel's borders. This work shows that the Israeli national myth has its origins in the nineteenth century, rather than in biblical times - when Jewish historians reconstituted an imagined people in order to model a future nation.

Offers a look at the Western idea of the Other - the non-European or non-American. Looking at this concept through the lens of the author's own encounters in Africa, Asia and Latin America, this title traces how the West has understood the Other from classical times to colonialism, from the age of enlightenment to the postmodern global village.

A comprehensive guide to the core recordings of some of the most visionary and inspiring, subversive and radical musicians on the planet. It surveys the musical universe of a particular artist, group or genre by way of a contextualizing introduction and a thumbnail guide to the most essential recordings.

Mahmoud Darwish was the Palestinian national poet. His poems display a brilliant acuity, a passion for and openness to the world and, above all, a deep and abiding humanity. This book presents a translation of two of Darwish's later works.

Presents reflections on the causes and consequences of the Israel-Palestine conflict.

Terry Eagleton occupies a unique position in the English-speaking world. He is not only a productive literary theorist, but also a novelist and playwright. This title includes interviews that cover both his life and the development of his thought and politics. It is suitable for those interested in the evolution of radical politics and modernism.

Terry Eagleton occupies a unique position in the English-speaking world. He is not only a productive literary theorist, but also a novelist and playwright. This title includes interviews that cover both his life and the development of his thought and politics. It is suitable for those interested in the evolution of radical politics and modernism.

A bloody historical epic of exodus and return, torn loyalties and desperate battles that spans the Atlantic, from the forests of America's northeast to the underworld of eighteenth-century London.

Fanaticism is usually seen as a deviant or extreme variant of an already irrational set of religious beliefs. This book explores the critical role fanaticism played in forming modern politics and the liberal state, and undermines the idea that liberalism and fanaticism are irrevocably opposed.

Georges Bataille (1897-1962) was a philosopher, writer and literary critic who had an enormous impact on the thinking of Foucault, Derrida and Baudrillard. This book examines Bataille's oeuvre against the backdrop of his life, showing that the essence of his life and work were defined by transience and effacement.

Challenging both the bureaucratic one-party regime and the Western neoliberal paradigm, this title shatters the myth of progress and reflects upon the inheritance of a revolutionary past. This title examines the roots of China's social and political problems, and traces the reforms and struggles that have led to the state of mass depoliticization.

Surveys phenomena as diverse as the uniqueness of the European family, the development of romantic love, the evolution of national and regional cuisines, and the globalization of Chinese food. This book shows that the ethnocentricity of much of Western scholarship has distorted the comprehension of the East and of developments in Europe.

In a searching examination of the Teresa cult, Christopher Hitchens recasts our relationship with Mother Teresa of Calcutta. He concludes that, far from being heaven's agent on Earth, Mother Teresa is one of hell's angels.

Examines the creation and function of the imagined communities of nationality and the way these communities were in part created by the growth of the nation-state, the interaction between capitalism and printing and the birth of vernacular languages in early modern Europe.

Pilger exposes injustice wherever it occurs and is not shy in his condemnation of those responsible - those faceless powers behind globalizattion who are the new rulers of the world. Includes a new essay for this edition; Palestine is Still an Issue .

Since his death in 1967, Ernesto Che Guevara has become a universally known revolutionary icon and political figure whose image is among the most recognizable in the world. This book portrays his struggle through the medium of the underground political comic - one of the most prominent countercultural art forms since the 1960s.

Described as 'a continuous carnival' and 'the crossroads of the world', Times Square is a singular phenomenon: the spot where imagination and veracity intersect. This title presents the history of Times Square and its iconic role in America's society of the spectacle. It takes us on a illustrated tour of Times Square.