Muhajababes
Monday, June 23rd, 2008 Posted in Review | No Comments »Generational conflicts are nothing new in life or books, but one such conflict, at the center of a new read, has far-reaching implications. This week, we examine Muhajababes: Meet the New Middle East – Young, Sexy and Devout by Allegra Stratton. Stratton’s ...
The Boys from Dolores
Tuesday, June 17th, 2008 Posted in Review | No Comments »You may have read a book on Cuba once before, but a new release takes a completely different tack to tell a story that seems fresh in the hands of a capable writer. This week, we examine new paperback edition of ...
Free Ride
Tuesday, June 10th, 2008 Posted in Review | No Comments »John McCain has garnered media adoration for his military service, time spent as a prisoner of war and Congressional efforts to reform campaign finance. But McCain also has a reputation for a bare-knuckled style of politics that punishes opposition and ...
Radical Sisters
Tuesday, June 3rd, 2008 Posted in Review | No Comments »Feminism and Black liberation were two of the most significant tendencies to sprout during the Civil Rights and anti-Vietnam War era. And many writings over the years have covered the complex battles over race, gender, class and sexual orientation that ...
The Fire and the Word
Tuesday, May 27th, 2008 Posted in Review | No Comments »For a book on the Zapatista movement to be called its most comprehensive history by insurgent leader Subcomandante Marcos, a work must be exceptionally meaningful. Yet amid a sea of writings on the Zapatistas, one book, composed by an author ...
Black Space
Tuesday, May 20th, 2008 Posted in Review | No Comments »The science fiction movie genre has been, for generations, far more than astronauts and lunar landers. But what about a role as a cultural weather vane? A new book, one of the first major writings on race in science fiction, ...
Manifestos on the Future of Food and Seed
Tuesday, May 13th, 2008 Posted in Review | No Comments »How do economic factors like gentrification and subsidies shape the food we receive and how we get it? A particular incisive book, Manifestos on the Future of Food and Seed, edited by Vandana Shiva, tells us how. Let’s spare the flowery ...
Our History is Still Being Written
Tuesday, May 6th, 2008 Posted in Review | No Comments »Military history can be a dry topic. One can only find so many angles to the Civil War, World War II or Vietnam, after all. Hence, Our History Is Still Being Written: The Story of Three Chinese-Cuban Generals in the ...
Peak Everything
Tuesday, April 29th, 2008 Posted in Review | No Comments »A growing number of books are addressing the need for a greater focus on renewable resources and simplicity as instruments of survival. Peak Everything: Waking Up to the Centrury of Decline by Richard Heinberg helps make inroads. In Peak Everything, author ...
Islamophobia
Tuesday, April 22nd, 2008 Posted in Review | No Comments »Most in the United States are not challenged enough to consider what they think of Muslims. Islam rivals the Christian faith in adherents, with a multi-ethnic, multi-national reach. Islamphobia: Making Muslims the Enemy by Peter Gottschalk and Gabriel Greenberg digs ...
