Josef Herman's early, cathartic work should not be missed
Josef Herman's early, cathartic work should not be missed
This is a magnificent, messy book.
While some say money is the root of all evil, others take the opposite view and this book might raise a snort from those who control so much of it.
In his foreword to this book Dennis Skinner rightly describes Smillie as one of the great names of the labour movement, a man who never did anything for personal ambition but only for the sake of others, particularly his beloved miners.
Christopher Grieve - or Hugh MacDiarmid, the pseudonym by which he is best known - made his mark on every aspect of Scottish culture during the 20th century.
Maximilien Robespierre was a polarising figure in the French revolution and he remains a subject of deep division among the French and historians.
Trotsky was a tragic figure of mythical proportions.
First published in 1961, this is a timely reprint given its interpretation of the basic trends of market expansion, territorial conquest and war throughout US history.
The eminent sociologist Zygmunt Bauman's intellectual prowling is like that of a tiger. Invisible in the tall grass of his Leeds retirement, he attentively watches events unfold and at times leaps with enviable precision, giving his prey no chance of eluding the challenge.