Tuesday, May 27, 2003
A customer on Sunday was interested in books on the Media's role in the Iraq war, how citizens use or do not use the media to determine their opinions, and the neo-conservative influence on current American policy. Here are some interesting books on the subject:
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Empire by Michael Hardt and Antonio Negri Imperialism as we knew it may be no more, but Empire is alive and well. It is, as Michael Hardt and Antonio Negri demonstrate in this bold work, the new political order of globalization. It is easy to recognize the contemporary economic, cultural, and legal transformations taking place across the globe but difficult to understand them. Hardt and Negri contend that they should be seen in line with our historical understanding of Empire as a universal order that accepts no boundaries or limits. From Harvard University Press |
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Media Unlimited by Todd Gitlin In "Media Unlimited," a remarkable and original look at our media-glutted, speed-addicted world, Todd Gitlin makes us stare, as if for the first time, at the biggest picture of all. From video games to elevator music, action movies to reality shows, Gitlin evokes a world of relentless sensation, instant transition, and nonstop stimulus. He shows how all media, all the time fuels celebrity worship, paranoia, and irony; and how attempts to ward off the onrush become occasions for yet more media. |
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Letters to a Young Activist by Todd Gitlin Gitlin looks back at his eventful life, recalling his experience as president of the formidable Students for a Democratic Society in the '60s, contemplating the spirit of activism, and arriving at some principles of action to guide the passion and energy of those wishing to do good. |
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The Anti-Capitalism Reader by Joel Schalit A refreshingly non-doctrinaire collection of writings on the theory, practice, and history of anti-capitalist politics from the most well-versed activists and scholars in the movement. Includes essays from Scott Schaffer, Doug Henwood , Naomi Klein, JC Myers, Rick Prelinger and Annalee Newitz, as well as interviews with Antonio Negri, Tom Frank, Colin Robertson, some dude from AK Press and Slavoj Zizek. |
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