Peace, justice and activism

Acclaimed historian Margaret MacMillan provides a definitive account of how a peaceful continent descended into the chaos of the First World War.

Over the past three years, American writer Ben Ehrenreich has been travelling to and living in the West Bank, staying with Palestinian families in its largest cities and its smallest villages.

'A devastating front-line account of the police killings and the young activism that sparked one of the most significant racial justice movements since the 1960s: Black Lives Matter ...Lowery more or less pulls the sheet off America ...essential r

This uniquely interdisciplinary study of Black cultural critics Armond White and Paul Gilroy spans continents and decades of rebellion and revolution. Drawing on an eclectic mix of archival research, politics, film theory, and pop culture, Daniel

To Trust A Spark recounts the history of peacework undertaken by Britain Yearly Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends (Quakers) in the Former Yugoslavia between 1991 and 2009, during and after the active conflicts.

First published in Italian in 1977, Mario Mieli's groundbreaking book is an early landmark of revolutionary queer theory - now available for the first time in a complete and unabridged English translation. Among the most important works ever to ad

A simple introduction to the UN as an organization is not sufficient for the new generation.

This important book demonstrates the desire for interfaith dialogue in the Middle East, and the extent to which, against strong odds, religious communities are connecting with each other.