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Books are listed in order of year of publication - newest titles are at the top. There are 26 books in this booklist

  • Cover image of book Led By Donkeys: Adventures in Art, Activism and Accountability by Led by Donkeys
    Led By Donkeys: Adventures in Art, Activism and Accountability - by Led by Donkeys

    £18.99   hardback   (2024) - ISBN 13: 9780500298121 | ISBN 10: 0500298122

    Five years of lies and hypocrisy. Four activists holding power to account. One book showing how they did it – and why they're not done yet.  'Not funny' Liz Truss ‘Led by Donkeys are diametrically opposed to our client’s aims’ Lawyer ... more

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  • Cover image of book African Activists of the Twentieth Century: Hani, Maathai, Mpama/Palmer, Saro-Wiwa by Hugh Macmillan, Tabitha Kanogo, Robert R. Edgar, Roy Doron and Toyin Falola
    African Activists of the Twentieth Century: Hani, Maathai, Mpama/Palmer, Saro-Wiwa - by Hugh Macmillan, Tabitha Kanogo, Robert R. Edgar, Roy Doron and Toyin Falola

    £32.00   paperback   (2023) - ISBN 13: 9780821425145 | ISBN 10: 0821425145

    An omnibus collection of concise and up-to-date biographies of four influential figures from modern African history.  Chris Hani, by Hugh Macmillan Chris Hani was one of the most highly respected leaders of the African National Congress, the S ... more

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  • Cover image of book Beauty is in the Street: Protest and Counterculture in Post-War Europe by Joachim C. Haberlen
    Beauty is in the Street: Protest and Counterculture in Post-War Europe - by Joachim C. Haberlen

    £35.00   hardback   (2023) - ISBN 13: 9780241479377 | ISBN 10: 0241479371

    'A rich and readable account of left-wing activism in the West and opposition to Soviet-style communism in the East' Katja Hoyer, The Spectator  'A dream, perhaps, but one that still sounds worth fighting for, even beautiful' Stuart Jeffries, ... more

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  • Cover image of book They Called Me a Lioness : A Palestinian Girl
    They Called Me a Lioness : A Palestinian Girl's Fight for Freedom - by Ahed Tamimi and Dena Takruri

    £14.99   paperback   (2023) - ISBN 13: 9780593134597 | ISBN 10: 0593134591

    A Palestinian activist jailed at sixteen after a confrontation with Israeli soldiers illuminates the daily struggles of life under occupation in this moving, deeply personal memoir.  “I cannot even begin to convey the clarity, the intensity, th ... more

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  • Cover image of book Comrades Come Rally! Manchester Communists in the 1930s & 1940s by Mike Crowley
    Comrades Come Rally! Manchester Communists in the 1930s & 1940s - by Mike Crowley

    £15.00   paperback   (2022) - ISBN 13: 9781914143533 | ISBN 10: 1914143531

    Comrades Come Rally is a history of the Communist Party in Manchester revealed through the lives of rank and file members, through the struggle against mass unemployment, the fight against fascism in Britain and in Spain, to the election of the 1945 ... more

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  • Cover image of book Speakers
    Speakers' Corner Anthology - by Jim Huggon (Editor)

    £10.00   paperback   (2022) - ISBN 13: 9781944651268 | ISBN 10: 1944651268

    "I spoke on the Hyde Park Anarchist Platform for eighteen years from 1965 to 1983. At one time, briefly, we had three anarchist platforms at Speakers' Comer because our views on anarchism were so different. Which is - of course - as it should be. In ... more

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  • Cover image of book Taking Up Space: The Black Girl
    Taking Up Space: The Black Girl's Manifesto for Change - by Chelsea Kwakye and Ore Ogunbiyi

    £8.99   paperback   (2020) - ISBN 13: 9781529118544 | ISBN 10: 1529118549

    As a minority in a predominantly white institution, taking up space is an act of resistance. Recent Cambridge grads Chelsea and Ore experienced this first-hand, and wrote Taking Up Space as a guide and a manifesto for change.  FOR BLACK GIRLS ... more

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  • Cover image of book The Groundings with My Brothers by Walter Rodney
    The Groundings with My Brothers - by Walter Rodney

    £9.99   paperback   (2019) - ISBN 13: 9781788731157 | ISBN 10: 1788731158

    A remarkable book on the international operations of racism and the global meaning of Black Power.  In this classic work published in the heady days of anti-colonial revolution, Groundings with My Brothers follows the global circulation of em ... more

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  • Cover image of book May Made Me: An Oral History of the 1968 Uprising in France by Mitchell Abidor
    May Made Me: An Oral History of the 1968 Uprising in France - by Mitchell Abidor

    £12.99   paperback   (2018) - ISBN 13: 9780745336947 | ISBN 10: 0745336949

    The mass protests that shook France in May 1968 were exciting, dangerous, creative and influential, changing European politics to this day. Students demonstrated, workers went on general strike, factories and universities were occupied. At the height ... more

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  • Cover image of book #NeverAgain: A New Generation Draws the Line by David Hogg and Lauren Hogg
    #NeverAgain: A New Generation Draws the Line - by David Hogg and Lauren Hogg

    £7.99   paperback   (2018) - ISBN 13: 9781984801838 | ISBN 10: 198480183x

    NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER   From two survivors of the Parkland, Florida, shooting comes a declaration for our times, and an in-depth look at the making of the #NeverAgain movement.  On February 14, 2018, seventeen-year-old David Hogg and his ... more

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  • Cover image of book Posters for Change: Tear, Paste, Protest: 50 Removable Posters by Various artists
    Posters for Change: Tear, Paste, Protest: 50 Removable Posters - by Various artists

    £21.99   paperback   (2018) - ISBN 13: 9781616896928 | ISBN 10: 1616896922

    The US presidential election in 2016 brought to a head myriad political activism around the world, around the rights of minorities, women, the LGBTQ community, and the environment. In the midst of this turmoil, nearly 300 designers from around the wo ... more

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  • Cover image of book From the Lines of Dissent by Media Diversified
    From the Lines of Dissent - by Media Diversified

    £10.00   paperback   (2016) - ISBN 13: 9780993103889 | ISBN 10: 099310388x

    From the Lines of Dissent is a compilation of select articles, comment pieces and academic analysis originally commissioned for Media Diversified's online platform, covering politics, literature, sexuality, education, religion, media and much more. T ... more

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  • Cover image of book Ideas for Action: Relevant Theory for Radical Change by Cynthia Kaufman
    Ideas for Action: Relevant Theory for Radical Change - by Cynthia Kaufman

    £17.90   paperback   (2016) - ISBN 13: 9781629631479 | ISBN 10: 1629631477

    Written in an engaging and accessible style, Ideas for Action gives activists the intellectual tools to turn discontent into a plan of action. Exploring a wide range of political traditions — including Marxism, anarchism, anti-imperialism, postmodern ... more

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  • Cover image of book Speakers
    Speakers' Corner: Debate, Democracy and Disturbing the Peace - by Philip Wolmuth

    £14.99   paperback   (2015) - ISBN 13: 9780750961066 | ISBN 10: 0750961066

    Speakers’ Corner is a unique look at the people who come to argue, discuss and preach at Speakers’ Corner in London’s Hyde Park, regarded worldwide as the home of free speech. Many of the photographs, taken on Sunday afternoons stretching back almost ... more

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  • Cover image of book Languages of the Unheard: Why Militant Protest is Good for Democracy by Stephen D
    Languages of the Unheard: Why Militant Protest is Good for Democracy - by Stephen D

    £14.99   paperback   (2014) - ISBN 13: 9781783601622 | ISBN 10: 1783601620

    Martin Luther King once insisted that 'a riot is the language of the unheard.' Since 2011 swathes of protest, rebellion, and rioting have covered the globe. A new, disenfranchised generation is fighting for its voice as once again scores of police li ... more

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  • Cover image of book Ruth First and Joe Slovo in the War to End Apartheid by Alan Wieder
    Ruth First and Joe Slovo in the War to End Apartheid - by Alan Wieder

    £16.99   paperback   (2013) - ISBN 13: 9781583673560 | ISBN 10: 1583673563

    Ruth First and Joe Slovo, husband and wife, were leaders of the war to end apartheid in South Africa. Communists, scholars, parents, and uncompromising militants, they were the perfect enemies for the white police state. Together they were swept up i ... more

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  • Cover image of book Beautiful Trouble: A Toolbox for Revolution by Andrew Boyd, with Dave Oswald Mitchell
    Beautiful Trouble: A Toolbox for Revolution - by Andrew Boyd, with Dave Oswald Mitchell

    £16.00   paperback   (2012) - ISBN 13: 9781935928577 | ISBN 10: 1935928570

    From Cairo to cyberspace, from Main Street to Wall Street, today’s social movements have a creative new edge that’s blurring the boundaries between artist and activist, hacker and dreamer. But the principles that make for successful creative acti ... more

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  • Cover image of book My Song: A Memoir of Art, Race & Defiance by Harry Belafonte and Michael Schnayerson
    My Song: A Memoir of Art, Race & Defiance - by Harry Belafonte and Michael Schnayerson

    £14.99   paperback   (2012) - ISBN 13: 9780857865861 | ISBN 10: 0857865862

    Written with Vanity Fair contributing editor Michael Schnayerson, My Song is an inspiring story of performance and protest, from a superstar singer and actor who was on the front lines of practically every progressive political battle in modern memor ... more

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  • Cover image of book Portugal: The Impossible Revolution? by Phil Mailer, with an afterword by Maurice Brinton
    Portugal: The Impossible Revolution? - by Phil Mailer, with an afterword by Maurice Brinton

    £16.95   paperback   (2012) - ISBN 13: 9780850366488 | ISBN 10: 0850366488

    In 1974, Portugal was at the end of almost 50 years of fascist rule, and three colonial wars. Things had to change. They did.  The military coup that began on April 25th 1974 morphed into massive radical movements for social change. There ... more

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  • Cover image of book Ai Weiwei
    Ai Weiwei's Blog: Writings, Interviews, and Digital Rants, 2006-2009 - by Ai Weiwei, translated by Lee Ambrozy

    £30.00   paperback   (2011) - ISBN 13: 9780262015219 | ISBN 10: 0262015218

    In 2006, even though he could barely type, China's most famous artist started blogging. For more than three years, Ai Weiwei turned out a steady stream of scathing social commentary, criticism of government policy, thoughts on art and architecture, a ... more

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  • Cover image of book Self Defense for Radicals: A to Z Guide for Subversive Struggle by Mickey Z.
    Self Defense for Radicals: A to Z Guide for Subversive Struggle - by Mickey Z.

    £4.99   paperback   (2010) - ISBN 13: 9781604862041 | ISBN 10: 1604862041

    Radicals, feminists, environmentalists. Activists for animal rights, human rights, civil rights. There are plenty of rebels and dissidents putting their asses on the line. Conversely, there's never been a shortage of reactionaries seeking to repress ... more

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  • Cover image of book The Left Alternative by Roberto Mangabeira Unger
    The Left Alternative - by Roberto Mangabeira Unger

    £9.99   paperback   (2009) - ISBN 13: 9781844673704 | ISBN 10: 1844673707

    One of the leading social and political thinkers in the world today asks the question: What should the Left propose today? A manifesto that engages a vital question of our time: where should the Left go from here? Confronting the major debates in the ... more

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  • Cover image of book How Shall I Live My Life? On Liberating the Earth from Civilization by Derrick Jensen
    How Shall I Live My Life? On Liberating the Earth from Civilization - by Derrick Jensen

    £17.99   paperback   (2008) - ISBN 13: 9781604860030 | ISBN 10: 1604860030

    In this collection of interviews, Derrick Jensen discusses the destructive dominant culture with ten people who have devoted their lives to undermining it. Whether it is Carolyn Raffensperger and her radical approach to public health, or Thomas Berry ... more

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  • Cover image of book The Idler 39 (Spring 2007) Lie Back and Protest by Edited by Tom Hodgkinson
    The Idler 39 (Spring 2007) Lie Back and Protest - by Edited by Tom Hodgkinson

    £10.99   paperback   (2007) - ISBN 13: 9780091916503 | ISBN 10: 009191650x

    We are all agreed that there's a lot to complain about in contemporary society. Boredom, exploitation, an explosion of legislation and interference with our everyday freedoms: central government and big business seem to make life more difficult with ... more

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  • Cover image of book Next Year in Jerusalem by Daphna Golan-Agnon
    Next Year in Jerusalem - by Daphna Golan-Agnon

    £21.99   hardback   (2005) - ISBN 13: 9781565849303 | ISBN 10: 1565849302

    Through anecdotes, interviews and letters, the author provides an insider's view of the milestones of the Israeli peace movement, drawing on her experience as co-founder of the pioneering human rights organization B'Tselem and the feminist peace grou ... more

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  • Cover image of book Profit Over People: Neoliberalism and the Global Order by Noam Chomsky
    Profit Over People: Neoliberalism and the Global Order - by Noam Chomsky

    £13.99   paperback   (1998) - ISBN 13: 9781888363821 | ISBN 10: 1888363827

    In Profit Over People, Noam Chomsky takes on neoliberalism: the pro-corporate system of economic and political policies presently waging a form of class war worldwide. Chomsky critiques the tyranny of the few that restricts the public arena and enact ... more

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