The Right to Maim – Jasbir K. Puar
Puar uses the concept of “debility”—bodily injury and social exclusion brought on by economic and political factors—to disrupt the category of disability.
Dying for an iPhone – Jenny Chan, Mark Selden and Pun Ngai
The book reveals the human cost of buyer-driven supply chains and capitalism by examining the consequences of the relationship between Apple and its supplier Foxconn on Chinese workers.
The New Map – Daniel Yergin
Yergin offers an account of how energy revolutions and climate change shape great power rivalries and their geopolitical strategies while setting them on a collision course in their pursuit of global dominance.
The Architecture of Red Vienna 1919-1934 – Eve Blau
Eve Blau looks at how ideological conflict shaped the buildings of Red Vienna and how political meaning became manifested in architecture.
Making Money – Gary Hamilton and Cheng-Shu Kao
Western retailers and merchandisers ship their production overseas, primarily to Asia. Hamilton and Kao trace the rise and fall of Taiwan as the main OEM destination for these retailers. Drawing on hundreds of interviews with Taiwanese businesspeople, they show how intermediate-demand driven supply chains structure production according to the logic
China’s New Red Guards – Jude D. Blanchette
Blanchette sheds light on ideological battles waged within China since the death of Mao Zedong. He claims that China is undergoing a Maoist revival and analyzes individuals and groups that are behind it.
Superpower Showdown – Bob Davis and Lingling Wei
Davis and Wei chronicle the Trump administration's trade war with China, documenting successive rounds of failed negotiations and frustrated plans.
The Case for a Job Guarantee – Pavlina R. Tcherneva
Tcherneva presents the case for a universal, permanent, federally funded and decentralized program that offers voluntary employment opportunities to those willing and ready to work.
Schism – Paul Blustein
In his book, Blustein chronicles the contentious diplomatic history that led to China's WTO membership and the subsequent trade woes that resulted from the China Shock.
Afropean – Johny Pitts
Johny Pitts travels the Continent to uncover its African communities carving spaces for their identities within broader national European ones. It is a documentary, bottom-up, look at spaces Afropeans inhabit with a blend of observation and history that produces a revealing narrative.
Capitalism, Alone – Branko Milanovic
Milanovic divides capitalism into two administrative regimes - the liberal meritocratic and the political, one represented by the US, the other by China. He analyzes features and forces that generate inequalities within them and tries to address the question of where capitalism itself is headed.
Makers and Takers – Rana Foroohar
Foroohar shows how financialization perpetuates Wall Street's reign over Main Street, widens the gap between the rich and the poor and imperils our future.
The Violence of the Green Revolution – Vandana Shiva
In a searing critique of biotechnology's impact on agricultural production in India in the 1980s and 1990s, Shiva exposes the ecological roots of communal violence that struck Punjab.
The Deficit Myth – Stephanie Kelton
Kelton introduces Modern Monetary Theory to readers by way of tackling the "Deficit Myth" - the overhyped focus on national debts. When we dispense with the debt mantra, we can focus on things that matter and put people over balanced budgets.
Uhvati Zeca – Lana Bastašić
U romanu koji je ušao u najuži krug za NIN-ovu nagradu 2018. Lana Bastšić istražuje sećanje na jedno detinjstvo i iskreno prijateljstvo u jednoj zemlji čuda koja je bila u jeku raspadanja.
Pomor i Strah – Vule Žurić
U ovom istorijskom romanu, Žurić opisuje epidemiju kuge u Irigu krajem osamnestog veka i način na koji se ona suzbila. Priča takođe ukazuje na odnose moćne imperije prema jednom od potlačenih naroda koji je sačinjava.
Brother Number One – David P. Chandler
Chandler sheds light on the shadowy figure of Pol Pot, tracing his origins, intellectual formation, his rise to power and eventual downfall.
The Return of Depression Economics – Paul Krugman
Krugman lays bare the 2008 financial crisis—the greatest since the 1930s—tracing it to the failure of regulation to keep pace with an out-of-control financial system. He also tells us how to contain the crisis and turn around a world economy sliding into a deep recession.
España – Giles Tremlett
In España, Giles Tremlett swiftly traces every stretch of Spain's history to argue that a lack of a homogenous identity is Spain's defining trait.
The Truth About Modern Slavery – Emily Kenway
The Truth About Modern Slavery reveals how modern slavery has been created as a political tool by those in power. It shows how anti-slavery action acts as a moral cloak, hiding the harms of the ‘hostile environment’ towards migrants, legitimising big brands’ exploitation of the poorest workers and oppressing sex