New Books Catalogue Autumn/Winter 2011 - Pluto Press

Recent HighlightsThe State ofIslamCulture and Cold War Politics inPakistanMagical MarxismSubversive Politics and theImaginationAndy MerrifieldJuly 2011264pp 215mm x 135mmPb 978-0-7453-2990-1£17.99Hb 978-0-7453-2991-8£60Saadia ToorStudies Pakistan through the lens ofthe Cold War and the War on Terror andsheds light on the processes behind therise of militant Islam.February 2011240pp 215mm x 135mmPb 978-0-7453-3059-4£17.99Hb 978-0-7453-3060-0£60Breathes new life into the Marxisttradition, applying previouslyunexplored approaches that reveal vitalnew modes of political activism anddebate.Marx and theAlternative toCapitalismKieran AllenDecentCapitalismA Blueprint for Reforming ourEconomiesMay 2011248pp 215mm x 135mmPb 978-0-7453-3002-0£16.99Hb 978-0-7453-3003-7£55An accessible and comprehensiveoverview of the ideas of Karl Marx thatelucidates his theories and suggestscrucial alternatives to capitalism.March 2011240pp 215mm x 135mm10 figuresPb 978-0-7453-3109-6£17.99Hb 978-0-7453-3110-2£60Sebastian Dullien, HansjörgHerr and Christian Kellermann“Highly stimulating and thoughtful.”- Nouriel Roubini. Sets out realisticalternatives to the neoliberal capitalismthat caused the global crisis.Inventing AfricaHistory, Archaeology and IdeasIslamic ActivistsThe Anti-Enlightenment DemocratsRobin DerricourtDeina Ali AbdelkaderA critical account of how the history ofAfrica has been understood, interpretedand misinterpreted from the 19thcentury to today.A thorough explanation of Islamicscholarship on democracy, which showsthat enlightenment values are notessential to democratic societies.March 2011200pp 215mm x 135mm1 maps, 8 photosPb 978-0-7453-3105-8£17.99Hb 978-0-7453-3106-5£60March 2011168pp 198mm x 129mmPb 978-0-7453-2216-2£17.99Hb 978-0-7453-2217-9£60www.plutobooks.com PlutoPress 47