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Dr. Michael J. Parenti :
Why I became an activist
Waiting for Yesterday: Pages from a Street Kid's Life, 2013. Michael Parenti’s insightful political and historical writings give a revealing picture of his early years as a youth in New York's East Harlem, along with some of the influences that helped shape his lifelong commitment to activism and social justice. Written with style and dash, Waiting for Yesterday is devilishly enjoyable and sometimes very touching. It provides delightful vignettes about growing up in a three-generation, working-class, Italian family, along with the amusing predicaments of a street kid's life.
The Face of Imperialism, 2011.
Parenti adds shocking new evidence to the litany of injustices visited upon victims of U.S. imperialism: expropriation of their communal wealth and natural resources, complete privatization and deregulation of their economies, loss of local markets, deterioration of their living standards, a growing debt burden, and the bloodstained suppression of their democratic movements.
Democracy for the Few, (9th Edition) 2011. Read widely over the years in college courses and by lay readers; hailed as a vital study of the U.S. political system.
The Assassination of Julius Caesar, A People's History of Ancient Rome, 2003. A compelling read. The story of popular resistance to wealth and power in Ancient Rome.
History as Mystery, 1999.
How history is manufactured and distorted by the victors, from early Christianity to today. Revelatory criticisms of history and historians.
Blackshirts and Reds: Rational Fascism and the Overthrow of Communism, 1997. Some neglected questions about fascism, communism, capitalism, and the continuing relevance of class analysis. A challenging analysis of recent political history.
Against Empire, 1995. Lucid and revealing critiques of U.S. imperialism and its costs at home and abroad.
Make-Believe Media:
The Politics of Entertainment 1992.
The hidden politics of the entertainment media. How our perceptions about social and political life are shaped by movies and television.
Some of Dr. Michael J. Parenti's Speaking Engagements/Videos and Book Reviews
Inventing Reality,
The Politics of News Media 1986, 1993.
Now in its second edition, the first comprehensive
critique of the news media.
The Sword and the Dollar:
Imperialism, Revolution, and the Arms Race 1989.
(out of print)
An exposé of U.S. cold war history and interventionism in the Third World.
2015,
PROFIT PATHOLOGY AND OTHER INDECENCIES
Land of Idols: Political Mythology in America 1994. (out of print). Challenges many of the deceptions put forth by conservative elites.
Dirty Truths, 1996. Selected readings on politics, ideology, media, conspiracy, ethnic life, and class power.
America Besieged, 1998. Short tasty essays on the power of money, media, technology, and politics.
God and His Demons, 2010. Michael Parenti brings his critical acumen and gifted writing skills to bear on the dark side of religion, the many evils committed in the name of godly virtue throughout history. This is not a blanket condemnation of all believers. The focus is on the threat posed by fundamentalists and theocratic reactionaries. Historically anchored and biblically informed, this eloquent indictment of organized religion’s delusions and abuses will be welcomed by secular laypersons and progressive religionists alike.
The Terrorism Trap: September 11 and Beyond, 2002. A richly informed and powerfully argued analysis, this book
investigates the religious fanaticism and hidden political agendas behind the attacks of September 11 and the ensuing war.
Contrary Notions: The Michael Parenti Reader, 2007.
Parenti goes where few political observers dare to tread. Time and again he takes the extra step beyond the parameters of safe permissible opinion, and time and again he succeeds in carrying the reader with him. Writing with cool passion and pleasing style, he is always accessible even when dealing with complex themes. The struggle against plutocracy and for peace and democracy is forever reborn thanks to scholar-activists like Michael Parenti. Get 30% off when purchased at City Lights Books.
2004, Super Patritism Superpatriots, writes Michael Parenti, are those people who place national pride and American supremacy above every other public consideration, those who follow leaders uncritically, especially in their war policies abroad. Superpatriotism is the nationalistic hype propagated by officialdom, the media, and various flag-waving groups. He poses an alternative to superpatriotism, arguing that the real patriots are those who care enough to educate themselves about our country’s history and its present plight. He reminds us that it is not “anti-American” to criticize unjust social conditions at home or oppose global policies pursued by our rulers. Rather it is our democratic right and patriotic duty to do so.
The Culture Struggle, 2006.
How to think about cultural imperialism, cultural relativism, racism and gender oppression;
this book treats culture as a component of social power and political struggle in the United States and elsewhere.
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