Compelling analysis revealing the endemic violence and systematic impoverishment at the heart of 'development'.
Combines critical scholarship with investigative journalism to examine the US government threat to journalists, a threat ignored or dismissed to date.
An ideal introduction for all activists to the most pressing problems of our times
Leading academics investigate the left turn in Latin American politics.
A gripping account of modern Italian politics that gets inside the Berlusconi phenomenon.
A radical overview of the post-communist world which challenges the political neurosis of the left
A critique of corporate-led tourism development
Addresses the central position of fieldwork in modern social anthropology
A timely analysis of mass media representations of the 'War on Terror' that dismantles the myths and rhetoric used to consolidate western power.
Shows that agrofuels, once heralded as a solution to climate change, do more harm than good due to the capitalist system in which they are produced.
New edition of this core text for all students of social anthropology. Additions include cultural property rights and commercialisation of identity.
New ways of thinking about the US relationship with the postcolonial world