Reviews of AK Books
« Previous Entries“It’s not about convincing anyone, it’s about opening our eyes.” A new review of Revolt and Crisis in Greece
Thursday, September 22nd, 2011A while back we put out a call for reviews from you, good people. We love to hear what you think about the titles that we love to labor over, and find out how they impact you. In turn, your reviews help spread the word about the things we publish because well, we think they’re [...]
Two new reviews of In the Crossfire: Adventures of a Vietnamese Revolutionary
Monday, September 19th, 2011Ngo Van’s In the Crossfire: Adventures of a Vietnamese Revolutionary (edited by Ken Knabb) is a vital history of the decades of struggle in Vietnam leading up to the Vietnam War, shedding light on the movements caught at the intersection of opposition to the French colonial rule, and the Stalinist opposition that silenced almost all [...]
I Mix What I Like! A Mixtape Manifesto reviewed in HipHop DX
Thursday, September 15th, 2011“In 14 short, impressively precise chapters, Ball elegantly analyzes the present status of African America, contextualized not only by the aged historical narratives of political economies but also by the vibrant, living fabric of 21st century Washington, D.C.”—Brian Sims for HipHop DX. See the original posting of the review on the HipHop DX website, and [...]
La Jornada reviews Weaponizing Anthropology.
Wednesday, September 14th, 2011La Jornada is one of the most widely circulated daily newspapers in Mexico City, so imagine my delight when I came across this fantastic (or so I imagined. My Spanish comprehension is deplorable) review of Weaponizing Anthropology: Social Science in Service of the Militarized State (La antropología al servicio del Estado militarizado) last week. The [...]
Yes, Publishers Weekly, we think Why Are Faggots So Afraid of Faggots? is great, too.
Tuesday, September 13th, 2011We are very excited about Mattilda Bernstein Sycamore’s new edited collection Why Are Faggots So Afraid of Faggots?: Flaming Challenges to Masculinity, Objectification, and the Desire to Conform, (available February 2012), and apparently so is Publishers Weekly, because they’ve written a glowing review, far in advance of the title’s appearance. Why Are Faggots So Afraid [...]
Colonialism Is Back. In Fact, It Never Left.
Friday, September 9th, 2011Jared Ball’s amazing mixtape manifesto, I Mix What I Like!, continues to garner accolades from scholars, musicians, reviewers, and etc. You can find all of the book’s recent press hits on Jared’s blog, updated daily at imixwhatilike.com. But one of the most exciting recent reviews the book has received is this one below, written by [...]
Seth Tobocman reviews AK Thompson’s Black Bloc, White Riot
Wednesday, July 20th, 2011Hot on the tails of the long awaited Rabble.ca review and a mention in Pop Matters, comes another new review of AK Thompson’s Black Bloc, White Riot by author and political graphic artist Seth Tobocman. Get your own copy of the book at akpress.org, and hell, if you’re interested in reviewing it yourself we’d be [...]
Why Peace, Love, and Petrol Bombs is a good date …
Friday, July 15th, 2011From the author of our latest fiction offering, a humble analysis of why you should — and shouldn’t — read the book. I wish I could get every author we work with to write a piece like this. DD Johnston is just amazing, and I’m super-psyched about how well Peace, Love, and Petrol Bombs is [...]
Understanding Class and Species: A response from Jason Hribal
Tuesday, July 5th, 2011In the June 2011 issue of Reason Magazine (Free Minds and Free Markets!) Thaddeus Russell had a lot to say about Jason Hribal’s Fear of the Animal Planet. His article, Ventriloquists for the Powerless, starts off with a bang. “Jason Hribal’s Fear of the Animal Planet: The Hidden History of Animal Resistance will be ignored, [...]
Part 2 of Jared Ball interview on The OC Weekly!
Saturday, June 25th, 2011Last week we posted the first section of an interview with Jared Ball, author of I Mix What I Like!: A Mixtape Manifesto on his take on emancipatory journalism, hip-hop, colonialism and black culture in America. We’re very excited to be able to bring you the second part of this great interview by Gabriel San [...]
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