This week I’ve working on publishing my books For A Workers’ Chamber and Crimes of Empire with the print on demand publishers, Lulu. This has now been done, and the books are now available, if anybody wants them.
For A Workers’ Chamber is my book arguing that as parliament is dominated by millionaires and company directors, to be really representative working people need their own parliamentary chamber within it. My blurb for it runs as follows
The book argues that working people need their own separate chamber in parliament to balance the domination of millionaire MPs holding directorships. It uses Marx’s analysis of the state as an instrument of class domination, and examines schemes for working people’s political autonomy from the Chartists, through anarchism, syndicalism, Fascism and the system of workers’ self-management in Yugoslavia, as well as the corporative management system adopted in post-War Europe. This set up negotiations between government, management and unions to settle industrial disputes and manage the economy.
It’s ISBN is 9780244386061.
Crimes of Empire is the book Florence suggested I write all that time ago, about how America and the West has overthrown generally liberal, socialist regimes, and replaced with them Fascist dictatorships when they have been an obstacle to western corporate or political interests.
The blurb for this runs
The book discusses the current wars fought by the West in the Middle East, and shows that these are not being fought for humanitarian reasons, but are part of a long history of American coups and political interference since World War II. These have been to overthrow regimes that have blocked or resisted American corporate or political interests. This policy is behind the Maidan Revolution in Ukraine, the invasions and attacks on Iraq, Libya and Syria, and conflicts with Russia and Iran.
It’s ISBN is 978-0-244-08662-6.
Lulu are at http://www.lulu.com/
These are the print versions of the books. For a Workers’ Chamber is £4.50 and Crimes of Empire £10.00. The prices are exclusive of tax. I am planning to make e-book versions of them, which should bring the price down further for people who want to read them on computer or Kindle.
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May 12, 2018 at 7:25 pm |
Fantastic news! I admit I am a little overwhelmed that you did indeed write a book, but just thrilled its now available. I will be duly purchasing copies of both. Thank you, so much, for helping fill the gaps in the political education of our colleagues and younger comrades.
May 12, 2018 at 8:41 pm |
Thank you for your appreciation. I’m delighted that you want to purchase them! I hope they don’t disappoint.:)
May 13, 2018 at 11:07 am |
I don’t want to put anyone off buying them, but the prices as quoted on the site don’t include VAT or the cost of shipping, which will add a few more pounds to them.
May 13, 2018 at 7:51 pm
That’s not a problem, it’s a fair price for a real book (getting rarer these days).