13. 02. 2024 The International Union of Left Publishers calls on left writers, publishers, bookshops, and readers to join us to rescue the collective life on 21 February 2024, Red Books Day. As on the pre LeftWord Books is a New Delhi-based publishing house that seeks
to reflect the views of the left in India and South Asia. We
publish critical and analytical works on a range of subjects,
and pay special attention to works on Marxist theory. We project
the interests of the working people and movements for social
transformation. Check out the May Day Bookstore, with its
fabulous collection of books. Next door is the theatre
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‘Without a revolutionary theory, there can be no revolutionary movement.’ — Lenin
V.I. Lenin (1870–1924) took forward Marxist theory and practice in critical areas. Imperialism,...
- What is to be Done?$20
‘Without a revolutionary theory, there can be no revolutionary movement.’ — Lenin
V.I. Lenin (1870–1924) took forward Marxist theory and practice in critical areas. Imperialism,...
- Knowledge as Commons$17
Do the needs of society drive science and technology? Or do developments in science and technology provide the motor force of history? Has this relationship changed over time? Knowledge as Commons ...
- Keeping Up the Good Fight$15
September 25, 1975. The students of Jawaharlal Nehru University in New Delhi had called for a strike to protest the expulsion of Ashoklata Jain, an elected councillor of the studen...
- The Political Writings of Bhagat Singh$25
“The state, the government machinery is just a weapon in the hands of the ruling class to further and safeguard its interest. We want to snatch and handle it to utilize it for the consummation of...
- Chile's Allende$28
At 9.15 a.m. on September 11, 1973, minutes before US-backed military jets bombed the Presidential Palace, the President of Chile, Salvador Allende, took to the radio and addressed his fellow citiz...
- Víctor Jara$28
“As long as we sing his songs, as long as his courage can inspire us to greater courage, Víctor Jara will never die.” – Pete Seeger
“An intensely moving account. A love story — a...
- Knowledge as Commons$20
Do the needs of society drive science and technology? Or do developments in science and technology provide the motor force of history? Has this relationship changed over time? Knowledge as Commons ...
- Body on the Barricades$18
‘This set of essays is a series of meditations on hatred, tenderness, grief, mourning, labour, resistance, social justice and the possibilities of meaning and solidarity, all viewed through the l...
- Selected Writings$12
Ruth First, born in 1925, held multiple roles during the struggles of her time as a communist militant, journalist, researcher and leading intellectual in South Africa.
Until her assassinat...
- Labouring Lives$15
Clothes and cars are sparkling symbols of India’s economic success, but few think about the men and women who toil ceaselessly on the sewing machines and assembly lines to produce them. Based on ...
- The Political Marx$12
For a thinker whose revolutionary ideas have had such a decisive impact on the world, it is ironic that Marx’s own political writings remain so neglected. His political writings are often seen as...
- Our Own Path to Socialism$15
Hugo Chávez’s speeches are a call to action, challenging us to take up the task of building a socialism that emerges from our own histories and is for our own people. The Bolivarian Revolution b...
- Education or Exclusion?$16
The BJP-led Narendra Modi government announced a new National Education Policy (NEP) in July 2020. Neither knowledge production nor enhancing the democratic ethos find a place in the objectives of ...
- Students Won't Be Quiet$28
A democracy dies when critical voices are absent. We, in India, are in danger of a silent democracy. Either we let the rulers suffocate our voices or we get the courage to stand up, raise questions...
- Sabarimala$13
Several surprising facts about the Sabarimala temple have been drowned out by the noise over the need to protect its ‘ traditions ’. Some relate to the tradit...
- Arab Marxism and National Liberation$20
Mahdi Amel (1936–1987) was one of the most well-regarded and beloved Marxist theoreticians of his generation in the Arab world. He wrote widely and left behind a sc...
HINDI BOOKS
भारत में वंचित तबक़े के लिए औपचारिक स्कूली शिक्षा की शुरुआत फुले दंपति (साव...
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- नया राजा नये क़िस्से$16
‘तो ऐसा करो! राजधानी के सभी गधों को पकड़ कर ज़िलाबदर कर दो!’ राजा ने अपना दूसर...
- अमीरों का मसीहा कोई नहीं$14
“साहबान, मेरी रीढ़ की हड्डी गुम है। किसी को मिले तो बता देना। वैसे न मिले तो ...
- साहित्य, कला और सिनेमा$38
यह किताब साहित्यिक कृतियों के सिनेमाई रूपांतरण के सैद्धांतिक पक्षों पर प्...
- ओट्टम और अन्य नाटक$12
‘सपन सारन के नाटक पढ़ना ज़िंदगी को नई नज़र से देखना है। सपन के पास समाज मनोव...
- ज़ीरो माइल अयोध्या$13
ज़ीरो माइल एक ऐसी सीरीज़ है, जो हमारे चिर-परिचित शहरों को एक नयी नज़र से देखत...
- कुछ और अलगू, कुछ और जुम्मन$13
ऐसे समय जब कहा जा रहा है कि हिंदू और मुस्लिम दो अलग-अलग संसार हैं, ये कहानिया...
- ज़ीरो माइल अलीगढ़$13
ज़ीरो माइल एक ऐसी सीरीज़ है, जो हमारे चिर-परिचित शहरों को एक नयी नज़र से देखत...
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- ज़ीरो माइल मेरठ$13
ज़ीरो माइल एक ऐसी सीरीज़ है, जो हमारे चिर-परिचित शहरों को एक नयी नज़र से देखत...
- भगत सिंह के साथी
Prabal Saran Agarwal, Harshvardhan Tripathi, Ankur Goswami
$15जब भी भारतीय क्रांतिकारी आंदोलन की चर्चा होती है, भगत सिंह का ना...
- मुसाफ़िर की डायरी$22
उन दिनों दुनिया पर दूसरे महायुद्ध का ख़तरा मंडरा रहा था। चौबीस साल का एक नौ...
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- जम्बूद्वीपे भरतखंडे महर्षि मार्क्स के हथकंडे$10
जब कार्ल मार्क्स को मृत्युलोक से धरती पर कुछ पल बिताने का मौका मिलता है, तो व...
- ज़ीरो माइल पटना$13
ज़ीरो माइल एक ऐसी सीरीज़ है, जो हमारे चिर-परिचित शहरों को एक नयी नज़र से देखत...
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- Gandhi$950
Capitalist production techniques have made hundreds of millions of people useless in the world today. She has no guardian. It is Gandhi's idea of fighting for human r...
- A Part Apart
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Bhimrao Ramji Ambedkar (1891–1956) is perhaps the most iconised historical figure in India. Born into a caste deemed ‘unfit for human association’, he came to define what it means to be human...
- Marx, Dead and Alive
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Karl Marx saw the ruling class as a sorcerer, no longer able to control the ominous powers it has summoned from the netherworld. Today, in an age spawning the likes of Donald Trump and Boris Johnso...
- The Communist Manifesto
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Published to coincide with the 150th anniversary of the original publication of The Communist Manifesto, this textbook offers a series of new interpretations...
- The Biofuels Deception$16
There is by now no question among informed people that the Earth is undergoing severe climate change—soon to become catastrophic, if humans don’t take drastic mea...
- Teaching Critical Thinking
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In Teaching Critical Thinking, renowned cultural critic and progressive educator bell hooks addresses some of the most compelling issues facing teachers...
- Teaching Community
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Ten years ago, bell hooks astonished readers with Teaching to Transgress: Education as the Practice of Freedom. Now comes Teaching Community: A Pedagogy of Hope - a p...
- Teaching to Transgress
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In Teaching to Transgress, bell hooks – writer, teacher, and insurgent black intellectual – writes about a new kind of education, education as the practi...
- Karl Marx's Ecosocialism
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