Through an extensive body of political and philosophical ideas he called social ecology, Murray Bookchin (1921-2006) elucidated one of the first intellectual responses to the ecological crisis. However, over the last two decades of his life Bookchin’s ideas slipped from focus, obscured by the emergence of a crude caricature that portrayed him as a dogmatic sectarian who intended to dominate the radical left for his own personal motivations.In this book, Andy Price revisits the Book...

Revisiting the life of Murray Bookchin: Bookchin scholar Andy Price provides a readable and cohesive introduction to social ecologist Murray Bookchin, as well as his previous works, theories, and philosophy.Breathing new life to revolutionary ideas: A companion text to AK Press’ reprints bringing the work of a prescience and popular theorist to a wider audience.The thinker of our times: Murra...

TIME! It goes forward. Only ever forward, never backward, sideways or any other bloody direction. It’s a universal fact. So, if this is the truth and time only goes forward, then why do we all spend most of our lives living in the past? It’s a quandary for sure.Meet Violet Black, a woman of dubious character with a talent for murder and an ability to manifest entities to wreak vengeance upon those who seek to control, manipulate and do her harm.Marcus Kyrk is a Police Offic...

Discover the magic, the lore, and the overwhelming cuteness of My Little Pony in the first of six must-have graphic novels for longtime fans and young readers alike looking to celebrate pop culture’s most beloved ponies!Welcome to Ponyville, home of Twilight Sparkle, Rainbow Dash, Rarity, Fluttershy, Pinkie Pie, Applejack, and all your other favorite ponies! Everyone’s ready for long days of fun and play—but there are always sinister tricks afoot! It’s up to the Ma...

**The Mane 6 gallop into adventure as they take on new responsibilities and learn that no problem is too big for the power of friendship.The bestselling My Little Pony series returns in the second of six graphic novels, now available for the first time in compact comics format!**The adventures continue in Equestria, with Twilight Sparkle, Rainbow Dash, Rarity, Fluttershy, Pinkie Pie, Applejack, and all your other favorite ponies! Twilight Sparkle goes through major changes ...

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Celebrate the glitz and the glam and bask in the sparkle and shine of two iconic series—JEM & THE HOLOGRAMS and MY LITTLE PONY—in this exclusive Comics Giveaway Day™ special flipbook!Get ready for an outrageous new series of JEM & THE HOLOGRAMS by revisiting its popular comics debut to be collected in four compact comics starting Fall 2026! Then head to Equestria to relive the magic of MY LITTLE PONY before the adv...

This book gives a clear and readable overview of the philosophical work of Jürgen Habermas, the most influential German philosopher alive today, who has commented widely on subjects such as Marxism, the importance and effectiveness of communication, the reunification of Germany, and the European Union. Gordon Finlayson provides readers with a clear and readable overview of Habermas's forbiddingly complex philosophy using concrete examples and accessible language. He then goes on to analyse...

Ideology is one of the most controversial terms in the political vocabulary, exciting both revulsion and inspiration. This book examines the reasons for those views, and explains why ideologies deserve respect as a major form of political thinking. It investigates the centrality of ideology both as a political phenomenon and as an organizing framework of political thought and action. It explores the changing understandings of ideology as a concept, and the arguments of the main ideologies....

Liberalism is one of the most central and pervasive political theories and ideologies, yet it is subject to different interpretations as well as misappropriations. Its history carries a crucial heritage of civilized thinking, of political practice, and of philosophical-ethical creativity. This Very Short Introduction unpacks the concept of liberalism and its various interpretations through three diverse approaches. Looking at its historical and theoretical development, analysing t...

In The Problem with Work, Kathi Weeks boldly challenges the presupposition that work, or waged labor, is inherently a social and political good. While progressive political movements, including the Marxist and feminist movements, have fought for equal pay, better work conditions, and the recognition of unpaid work as a valued form of labor, even they have tended to accept work as a naturalized or inevitable activity. Weeks argues that in taking work as a given, we have “depolitici...

This book's individual entries introduce, explain and contextualise the key topics within classical social theory. Definitions, summaries and key words are developed throughout with careful cross-referencing allowing students to move effortlessly between core ideas and themes.