Recent releases
Voices against Putin’s war
Great John Maclean
E-books
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The POUM: Republic, Revolution, and Counterrevolution
by Andy Durgan
Pub. November 2025
RRP: £14 (pbk)
164 pages; 140x210mm.
ISBN: 978-1-872242-48-4
In 1935, the POUM, the Workers’ Party of Marxist Unification, was founded, playing a pivotal role at the outbreak of the Civil War and the revolution. Of the many dissident communist groups that began to emerge internationally in the 1930s, the POUM was the most important. This book by Andy Durgan tells the story of a revolutionary militancy of the first third of the 20th century, its party, its ideas, and its tragic fate. A story more relevant than ever in a world where the parallels with the 1930s, also threatened by the darkest reaction, compel us to read about that generation.
VOICES AGAINST PUTIN'S WAR
Protesters’ defiant speeches in Russian courts
Pub. November 2025
RRP: £15 (pbk)
192 pages; 140x21mm.
ISBN: 978-1-872242-45-3
This book comprises nine speeches in court by people who opposed Russia’s war of aggression in Ukraine, and were arrested, tried and handed long jail sentences for doing so. There are also letters and interviews in which they made their case; two statements, made outside court, by other protesters who went on trial; and a chapter on resistance in the occupied territories of Ukraine, and in Russia, and the reaction by the Kremlin’s repressive machine.
IN STALIN'S SHADOW
Leon Trotsky and the Legacy of the Moscow Trials
by Douglas Greene
Pub. November 2025
RRP: £18 (pbk)
272 pages; 140x21mm.
ISBN: 978-1-872242-44-6
In Stalin's Shadow examines how Trotsky has been portrayed as a villainous figure in conspiracy theories ranging from Russian antisemitic television series to neo-Stalinist historical narratives. Greene analyzes the Moscow Trials of the 1930s and unmasks modern defenders of Stalin like Domenico Losurdo and Grover Furr, who continue to argue for Trotsky's guilt in alleged conspiracies.
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Reclaiming Internationalism
Pub. September 2025
RRP: £9 (pbk)
130 pages; 108x178mm.
ISBN: 978-1-872242-37-8
This book is a collection of articles by socialists arguing why the left needs to back working class and democratic struggles globally, and put the priorities of people first instead of reducing politics to geopolitical manoeuvres between governments. A revolutionary ecosocialism fit for the 21st century will be based on anti-imperialism and international solidarity. Reclaiming Internationalism is part of the Pocket Books series from AntiCapitalist Resistance.
GREAT JOHN MACLEAN
Has come home to the Clyde
The Life and times of Scotland's greatest Socialist
by Donald Robertson
Pub. August 2025
RRP: £28 (pbk)
590 pages; 234x156mm.
ISBN: 978-1-872242-39-2
‘Excellently written, and unafraid to confront the issues of his contested political legacy, this is the most thorough account of Maclean’s life and work I have read.’ —Ian R Mitchell, historian and author of Walking through Glasgow’s industrial past.
AN OCTOBER IN CATALONIA
Disruptions and paradoxes of the Catalan independence movement
Josep Maria Antentas
Pub. March 2025
RRP: £18 (pbk)
e-RRP: £9.99 (e-book)
320 pages; 140x216mm.
“This book does a wonderful job of dissecting the Catalan independence movement, analysing its victories, defeats, and the broader implications of its strategic decisions. We are provided with profound insights into the interplay of internal weaknesses and state repression, whilst offered a nuanced critique of both leadership choices and institutional crises. A timely exploration of political dynamics, and enduring challenges, this book is essential for understanding Catalonia’s past and envisioning its future.”
Andrew Dowling, Reader in Contemporary Spanish History, Cardiff University
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COMING TO TERMS WITH DISABILITY
by Bob Williams-Findlay
Pub. July 2025
RRP: £8 (pbk)
98 pages; 108x178mm.
Coming to terms with Disability brings together selected texts by a longstanding disabled political activist. The aim of the book is to enable its readers to gain insights into theoretical, political, social, and personal issues Bob has explored along with others. From how disabled people are viewed and treated, through to revealing some of the consequences of facing disablism, the book challenges our thinking. The importance of this short book is that it captures the political struggle by disabled people over the last five decades and the ideas, experiences, and feelings that underpinned the rise of disability politics.
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FOR THE EARTH TO LIVE
The Case for Ecosocialism
Allan Todd
Foreword by Professor Julia Steinberger
Pub. February 2025
ISBN 978-0-902869-41-7 (pbk)
ISBN 978-0-902869-40-0 (e-book)
320 pages; 140×216 mm.
RRP: £17 (pbk), £7.99 (e-book)
“Extinction Rebellion somewhat succeeded in its goal to break the wall of climate denial which was hampering necessary progress. Critics have rightly argued though, that to move forwards, we need a shared ‘overstanding’ of the colonialist, capitalist, political economy that has the destruction of people and planet as its core operating system, as well as a visionary alternative to cohere around. In this compelling, thoughtfully explained book, Allan Todd offers us both, with a radical and feasible proposal for our Ecosocialist future. Let’s dream and build together, For the Earth to Live!”
Dr. Gail Bradbrook, Co-Founder Extinction Rebellion
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PALESTINE AND MARXISM
Joseph Daher
RRP: £10 (print)
e-RRP: £4.99 (e-book)
150 pages; 140x216mm.
Palestine and Marxism provides an introduction to the Palestinian issue and a background to the current war on Gaza and engages in the strategic debates about how to win liberation. The framework is that the Palestinian struggle is inextricably linked to revolutionary processes in the Middle East and North Africa, and against all states in the region and especially Israel.
“What light can a Marxist analysis and perspective bring to our understanding of the Question of Palestine? This useful primer provides an overview of how the various topics related to the question can be apprehended from a socialist internationalist standpoint.”
Gilbert Achcar is a Lebanese socialist and Professor at SOAS.
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Resistance Books is a feminist, internationalist and ecosocialist publisher. We publish books independently, and also jointly with Merlin Press (London) and the International Institute for Research and Education (Amsterdam).
Contact: info@resistancebooks.org.