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  • Syria After the Uprisings

    by Joseph Daher

    Syria has been at the center of world news since 2011, following the beginnings of a popular uprising in the country and its subsequent violent and...

  • Middle East Studies after September 11

    Edited by Tugrul Keskin

    A sweeping, essential analysis of how, following 9/11, Middle Eastern Studies was transformed in the service of Empire

  • Culture and Resistance

    by David Barsamian and Edward W. Said

  • Indefensible

    by Rohini Hensman

    A defence of democracy at national and international levels, and critique of attacks on it in the name of "anti-imperialism."

  • Impossible Revolution

    by Yassin al-Haj Saleh
    Saleh urges us to oppose intervention of imperialist powers in Syria, and reject the tyranny of the Assad regime.

  • On Antisemitism

    by Jewish Voice for Peace
    The uses and abuses of antisemitism in the 21st Century, collected by Jewish Voice for Peace.

  • Confronting Empire

    by Eqbal Ahmad and David Barsamian
    Brilliant and insightful political analyses of key political events and movements of the second half of the twentieth century.

  • A Dialectical Pedagogy of Revolt

    by Brecht De Smet
    Creatively weaving insights from Gramsci and Vygotsky, this volume offers a unique perspective on the Egyptian Revolution.

  • Shell Shocked

    by Mohammed Omer
    Gripping eye-witness account of Operation Protective Edge by only Palestinian reporting in English from Gaza during Israel's 2014 assault.

  • Apartheid Israel

    Edited by Sean Jacobs and Jon Soske
    Eighteen prominent South African scholars reflect on the analogy between apartheid South Africa and contemporary Israel.

  • On Palestine

    by Noam Chomsky and Ilan Pappé
    Chomsky and Pappé discuss the past and future of Palestine.

  • The Battle for Justice in Palestine

    by Ali Abunimah
    Ali Abunimah provides an effective strategy for advancing the struggle for a just, single-state solution in Palestine.

  • Marxism, Orientalism, Cosmopolitanism

    by Gilbert Achcar
    Erudite, incisive, and innovative, the essays provide an insightful examination of key themes in Middle East and Marxist scholarship.

  • Lineages of Revolt

    by Adam Hanieh
    In this illuminating and original work, Adam Hanieh demonstrates that the Arab Spring rebellions are about much more than democracy

  • Islamophobia and the Politics of Empire

    by Deepa Kumar
    Islamophobia examines the origins of the ongoing assault on Muslims and Arabs in the U.S., and the "war on terror"

  • The Palestine Communist Party 1919-1948

    by Musa Budeiri
    This is the definitive account of a secular party that forged links between Arabs and Jews.

  • The American Way of War

    by Tom Engelhardt
    The creator of TomDispatch takes a scalpel to the American urge to dominate the globe.

  • The Pen and the Sword

    by David Barsamian and Edward W. Said
    Interviews with the late Edward Said, world-renowned literary scholar, cultural critic, and advocate for Palestinian rights.

  • IraqiGirl: Diary of a Teenage Girl in Iraq

    by IraqiGirl
    In a country torn apart by war, a teenage girl blogs her story of family, friendship, and life under American occupation.

  • Beyond the Green Zone

    by Dahr Jamail
    The critically acclaimed account of life in Iraq under US occupation with a new afterword.

  • War Without End

    by Michael Schwartz
    Michael Schwartz gets behind the headlines, revealing the real dynamics of the Iraq debacle and its legacy.

  • Oranges in No Man's Land

    by Elizabeth Laird
    A gripping story of a girl risking death to make a lifesaving dash through wartorn Beirut.

  • The Struggle for Palestine

    Edited by Lance Selfa

    Leading international solidarity activists offer insight into the ongoing struggle for Palestinian freedom and justice. Includes Anthony Arnove,...