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Like the author's classic "King Leopold's Ghost," this new work abounds in atmosphere, high drama, and nuanced portraits of epic antislavery ... More

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Before the Civil War, slaveholders made themselves into the most powerful, most deeply rooted, and best organized private interest group within the ... More

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A single volume history of the Communist Party of Great Britain.

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Vividly portraying the historic emergence of the New Leftist culture among British youth, this examination captures the turbulent political times of ... More

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The Whigs were one of the two great English political parties in the 150 years after 1700. This title paints a portrait, of which politics forms only ... More

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An analysis of the impact of inequalities in wealth in British politics, looking at party funding, lobbying and the media.

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Contesting Transformation is a sober and critical reflection of the wave of social movement struggles which have taken place in post-Apartheid South ... More

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Formed by Sir Oswald Mosley in 1931, the New Party's aimed to solve the economic problems of interwar Britain, but faced opposition from the labour ... More

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How much did the transition from apartheid to post-apartheid change the lives of the truly disadvantaged in South Africa? How do these people ... More

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Voices of the World is a rich and timely collection of life stories from activists in the global justice movement.

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A thorough introduction to women's political struggles in the local, national, regional, transnational, and international contexts, and an essential ... More

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This book analyzes the ideology and organizational traditions of the Irish Republican Brotherhood (IRB), its role in Irish politics and its place in ... More

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Usually viewed as the premier apologist for laissez-faire capitalism, Smith is seen in this new interpretation within the context of an earlier ... More

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"Reading Grace Lee Boggs helps you glimpse a United States that is better and more beautiful than you thought it was. As she analyzes some of the ... More

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With the advent of World War II, fascism became inextricably associated with anti-Semitism. It is hardly surprising, therefore, to find that a ... More

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This landmark volume brings together some of the titans of social movement theory in a grand reassessment of its status. For some time, the field has ... More

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After its early introduction into the English colonies in North America, slavery in the United States lasted as a legal institution until the passage ... More

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Cyberprotest, available for the first time in paperback, is an exploration of contemporary radical internet activism in Britain. It investigates the ... More

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William Hague has written the life of William Wilberforce who was both a staunch conservative and a tireless campaigner against the slave trade to ... More

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In "Your America," award-winning producers John Siceloff and Jason Maloney explore the paths to success of a remarkable group of people, each of whom ... More

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This book provides an overview of the relationship between politics and civil society in Scotland since the Treaty of Union which joined the Scottish ... More

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This book is the first comparative analysis of the political behaviour of older people, using evidence from 20+ European democracies. In contrast to ... More

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