books by Monthly Review Press     books:     Monthly Review Press      The Politics of Immigration: Questions and Answers Jane Guskin, David L. Wilson Monthly Review Press, 2007 Excellent myth-busting, informed, easy-to-read study of US immigration policies & issues If you have always wanted to find out the real scoop behind issues like the integration of undocumented immigrants into the US work force & their effect on the US economy (do they really "steal jobs"? are they "taking jobs Americans don't want"?), what actual legal ...             Columbus: His Enterprise: Exploding the Myth Hans Koning, Bill Bigalow Monthly Review Press, 1992 The unsanitized version This is a book that attempts to set the record straight on Columbus the man and the chain of events set off by his voyage of discovery. Koning does not delight in debunking the myth, nor does he gloat in the exose'; rather the tone is one of moral despair over the ...             Why Unions Matter Michael D. Yates Monthly Review Press, 1998 Another Important Michael Yates Book Over the past decade, economist Michael Yates has written a number of books for working people -- "Power on the Job," "The Labor Law Handbook," "Longer Hours, Fewer Jobs: Employment and Unemployment in the United States" and now "Why Unions Matter." Yates manages to ...             Faces of Latin America: Third Edition Duncan Green Monthly Review Press, 2006 An Engaging Account of Life in Latin America Green does a fantastic job of presenting an overview of the history and culture of Latin America. The books contains many photographs of the region. It is an easy read and a good place to start if you're interested in Latin America and don't want to get too bogged ...             Lenin and Philosophy and Other Essays Louis Althusser Monthly Review Press, 2001 One of the best! This is an excellent text if you are interested in having your reality turned on its head. I have used this reference in almost every paper I have written since beginning my path down the winding road of critical theory. I recommend it to anyone who thinks about why ...             Anarchism: From Theory to Practice Daniel Guerin Monthly Review Press, 1970 Best slim volume intro out there I read this book in a day, and filled the margins with many, many notes, something I rarely do. Clearly, Gruien doesn't cover every aspect of Anarchism, but for a brief introduction to Proudhon, Bakhunin and Kropotkin, it is the best out there. And, our very own ...             The Problem of the Media: U.S. Communication Politics in the Twenty-First Century Robert McChesney Monthly Review Press, 2004 Extraordinary Extremely well researched. McChesney has been a key figure in the "media debate" and he approaches the subject with knowledge and objectivity. His disciplined, almost scientific investigation is an example of non-partisan coverage of a crucial issue. If only a few ...             Open Veins of Latin America: Five Centuries of the Pillage of a Continent Eduardo Galeano Monthly Review Press, 1997 Latino History This history is told from the point of view of the oppressed people detailing the horrible conditions in Chile during the Industrial Revolution.             The Political Economy of Media: Enduring Issues, Emerging Dilemmas Robert McChesney Monthly Review Press, 2008 A sharply worded critique of how journalism has decayed Robert W. McChesney (Professor in the Department of Communication, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign) presents The Political Economy of the Media: Enduring Issues, Emerging Dilemmas, a sharply worded critique of how journalism has decayed in today's modern, ...             Discourse on Colonialism Aimé Césaire, Joan Pinkham, ... Monthly Review Press, 2001 good perception I read Cesaire's 'discours sur le colonialisme' in one afternoon at a coffe place and it was captivating in how intellectually he wrote, with tinges of attitude in the words. A lot of the things he wrote about I already knew from studying a lot about Africa before and ...             Let Me Speak! Testimony of Domitila, a Woman of the Bolivian Mines Domitila B. De Chungara, Moema Viezzer Monthly Review Press, 1979 eye-opening and moving I recently read this book for a gender and economics class and I thought it was one of the best accounts of the atrocities happening to others in the world. Domitilla presents a harrowing and poignant picture of life in Bolivia that makes me wonder what else the ...             More Unequal: Aspects of Class in the United States Michael D. Yates Monthly Review Press, 2007 These down-to-earth writings are sure to resonate with anyone concerned about the dynamics of wealth and class in America Edited by Michael D. Yates (associate editor of "Monthly Review"), More Unequal: Aspects of Class in the United States is an anthology of essays by educated authors concerning issues of class, income, home ownership, access to health care, and power stratification in ...             Biology Under the Influence: Dialectical Essays on Ecology, Agriculture, and Health Richard Levins Monthly Review Press, 2007 biology under the influence this is a collection of essays by two of America's leading biologists. It is generally written for the general public, although some of the essays are a bit more technical. On the whole, Lewontin and Levins succeed in providing a comprehensive picture of some of the ...             Consciencism: Philosophy and the Ideology for Decolonization Kwame Nkrumah Monthly Review Press, 1970 The Traditional thought Consciencism is the philosophical justification of the historic reasoning that made African Tradtional society egalitarian and generaly humanist. This work exposes the difference between western logic and the traditional thinking that dominated even feudal society in ...             Fools' Crusade: Yugoslavia, Nato, and Western Delusions Diana Johnstone Monthly Review Press, 2003 Umbrage This book confirms what I have heard from friends from Yugoslavia. The book is well researched with hundreds of footnotes from respected journals, newpapers and other sources. 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