Rudolf Rockera (TM)s classic survey of anarcho-syndicalism was written during the Spanish Civil War to explain to the wider reading public the ideology which inspired the social revolution in Spain. It remains unsurpassed as a general introduction to anarchist thought and an authoritative account of the early history of international anarchism by one of the movementa (TM)s leading figures.

In this study of labour and unemployment in the post-industrial world, the author argues that changes in the role of the work and labour process in the closing decades of the 20th century have weakened the power of skilled industrial workers. Their place has been taken by social movements, such as the women's movement and the green movement, and also by all those who refuse to accept the work ethic so fundamental to early capitalist societies.

A study of the impact of sexism on black women during slavery, the historic devaluation of black womanhood, sexism among black men, racism within the women's movement and the black woman's involvement with feminism.

In 1902, Jack London, posing as an out-of-work sailor, went underground into the belly of the beast: the slums of London's East End. With passion and vision, he used his skill as a journalist to expose the horrors of the Abyss to the world. Because of his ability to blend in with working people and put them at their ease, because he donned their clothing, and spent nights on the street --working odd jobs, sleeping in the homeless shelters--he gained an insight into the slum life which remains unique. By interweaving the personal stories of the people he encountered with political analysis, he...