A good introduction to Marxism: a collection of basic texts with notes and contextual explanation.

Iraq: an historical account by the two leading leftist academics on Iraq. Broadly Stalinist politically but sharply critical of the Iraqi CP. Stops in 1991, but a good read.

Sounds trashy, but a very subtle Marxist analysis of Ba'athism - quite academic but very interesting. Makiya does support war on Iraq though.

Never falters in its commitment to the emancipation of the Indian working class often so absent in Marxist writings on the peoples of the east.

The book has something to offer anti-capitalists in terms of understanding capitalism, but less to say if they want to be Marxists in their everyday practice. Well worth reading, could've been better.

Patronising, ignorant journalists-as-social-tourists? (like this) no thanks! Its time to call an end to this publishers sad little fad.

An example of how the method of Marx can be used to develop the Marxist understanding of history. In short, a book well worth the time to study and learn from.

Alan Johnson again: 'Most readers find 'The World Turned Upside Down' their favourite, with its cast of inspirational radicals, dreamers and freethinkers.'

If the conclusions of this book were to be accepted, and its programme widely adopted, it would put the socialist project back to the time before Marx. This book is a revival of utopian socialism.

A detailed survey of democratic institutions and ideas during the Russian October revolution of 1917 and the civil war.

Reveals just what you get when you remove the commitment to working-class struggle from politics. All that is left is greed, corruption and self-interest. This book shows it in all its ugly colours.