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  • The Poverty of Work

    by David Van Arsdale
    This study takes readers inside the world of temping to discover a type of work dreadfully insecure yet growing rapidly.

  • Postwar America

    by Howard Zinn
    Howard Zinn’s unique take on this vital period in U.S. history.

  • The Postcolonial Orient

    by Vasant Kaiwar
    In this incisive and impeccably researched critique of Postcolonialism, Kaiwar argues that subaltern studies itself is marred by orientalism.

  • The Popular Front Novel in Britain, 1934-1940

    by Elinor Taylor
    This book explores the cultural formation of the anti-fascist Popular Front strategy in Britain and proposes a new framework for reading British fiction of this period.

  • Poor Workers' Unions

    by Vanessa Tait
    Illuminates key connections between the social justice movements of the last fifty years and today's most innovative labor organizing.

  • The Politics of Transindividuality

    by Jason Read
    In this stimulating and wide-ranging study, Jason Read uses the concept of transindividuality to re-examine social relation sand subjectivity.

  • The Politics of Style

    by Daniel Hartley
    An ambitious intervention, asserting the importance of a Marxist interpretation of literary style and moving towards a new Marxist poetics.

  • Politics of Precarity

    Edited by Martin Bak Jørgensen and Carl-Ulrik Schierup
    A study of precarity as both a condition and a mobilizing force for resistance in migrant communities across the globe

  • The Politics of Combined and Uneven Development

    by Michael Löwy
    Drawing on the prescient insights of Leon Trotsky, Lowy explores the contradictions of global economic development.

  • The Politics of Che Guevara

    by Samuel Farber
    A political portrait focused on Guevara’s thought and political record aimed at dispelling many of the myths about the revolutionary.

  • Politics and Philosophy

    by Mikko Lahtinen
    Often portrayed as an aloof philosopher, Lahtinen argues that his work on Machiavelli reveals Althusser's deep commitment to political practice

  • The Political Economy of Racism

    by Melvin Leiman
    A forceful, well-researched historical analysis of racism's roots and its persistence in the institutions of American society.

  • Policing A Class Society

    by Sidney L. Harring
    An in-depth critical analysis of how ruling elites use the police institution in order to control communities.

  • Poetry and Protest

    Edited by Aisha Karim and Lee Sustar
    A vital original collection of the interviews, poetry, and essays of the much-loved anti-apartheid leader.

  • Plural Temporality

    by Vittorio Morfino
    In this original and insightful new take on Spinoza, Morfino convincingly argues that materialist philosophers must base themselves on Althusser.

  • Plebeian Power

    by Álvaro García Linera
    Before becoming Bolivia's vice-president, Álvaro García Linera was one of Latin America's foremost intellectuals. This is his most famous work.

  • Pirates and Emperors, Old and New

    by Noam Chomsky
    A brilliant account of the workings of state terrorism by the world’s foremost critic of U.S. Imperialism.

  • The Philosophy of Living Experience

    by Alexander Bogdanov
    This is the best introduction to the thought of Bogdanov, a Russian polymath who was a co-founder of the Bolshevik-Party.

  • Philosophy After Marx

    by Christoph Henning
    Marx was among the most influential philosophers of the 20th century. Henning shows he was also the most misinterpreted.

  • The Petrograd Workers in the Russian Revolution

    by David Mandel

    Two definitive works on the early days of the Russian Revolution, now collected in one captivating volume.

  • Persistent Inequalities

    by Howard Botwinick

    Botwinick provocatively shows that competition and technical change often militate against wage equalization, and calls for militant union organization that can once again take wages and working conditions out of capitalist competition.

  • A People's History of Iraq

    by Ilario Salucci
    Iraqis have a long tradition of fighting against foreign and domestic tyranny. Here is their story.

  • A People's History of Chicago

    by Kevin Coval
    Named "Best Chicago Poet" by The Chicago Reader, Kevin Coval channels Howard Zinn to celebrate the Windy City's hidden history.

  • People Wasn't Made to Burn

    by Joe Allen
    The long-buried story of a Chicagoan's struggle for justice after four of his children perished in a tragic fire.