Archive of Sinews of War and Trade

Liam Campling and Alejandro Colás, authors of the book Capitalism and the Sea, pick 5 books for understanding the politics of the world's oceans.

Books that identify our economic system as the key obstacle in our fight for liberation.

A reading list of utopian thinking featuring Leslie Kern, Aaron Bastani, James Bridle, Andrea Long Chu, and Lizzie O’Shea.

Make your next read a MASSIVE one with these BIG books! 

Publishing in an extraordinary time: we share our highlights from, and experience of, this year.

Port disasters, such as the recent deadly explosion in Lebanon, are an inevitable consequence of capital's global circulation, argues Edna Bonhomme.  

Our top 25 selling ebooks in the Red May sale.

Our top 16 selling books in our Red May sale.

Laleh Khalili, author of Sinews of War and Trade, reports on the over 100,000 sailors who are quarantined on their ships, unable to return home or access adequate medical care.

Vivian Gornick reads other people's diaries, Andrea Long Chu plays D&D, Enzo Traverso considers the siege of Leningrad, Hazel Carby reads privilege and anxiety, Geoff Mann locates hornswoggle, Asad Haider reads courageously, and more.