Libcom.org's reading guide to anthropology, specifically texts of relevance to those with a radical outlook on society.

Short account of the only strike in Formula One history, an almost unanimous 24 hour sit in in response to contractual changes.

The devil comes to destroy the USSR, and only a writer and his lover can stop him.

Kathi Weeks examines immaterial and affective labour from a feminist perspective,…

Morvern Callar arrives home to find her boyfriend dead on the floor. She grieves by getting mortal on nights out, shifts at the supermarket,…

In a country constructed of glass, under complete surveillance and devoid of individuality, D-503 discovers he has a soul and is now in danger.

In a world where transportation is possible with a thought, prisoners break free, economies crash and the slums emptied. Gully Foyle is marooned…

An essay on the relative influence exercised by the First International (the…

Anti-militarist novel set against the backdrop of the Italian campaign during World War One, based largely on Hemingwey's experiences in the war.

A scientist implants the testicles and pituitary gland of a recently deceased man into a stray dog, creating a monster. A damning critique of the…

Dystopian sci-fi novel. The character agitates and struggles for a socialist revolution against an oligarchy. Envisages fascism, despite being…

Series of stories set in 1950s Brooklyn; a local union official struggles with his sexuality during a strike, a sex worker trawls the bars for…