Books published by Verso Books

What is the function of art in the era of digital globalization?

Influential exploration of the idea of friendship and its political consequences

In this era of 'globalization', we hear a great deal about a 'new imperialism', the hegemony of global capital and its chief enforcer, the US. Today, with the US promising an endless 'war against terrorism' and a policy of 'pre-emptive defence', this notion seems more plausible than ever.

How should the left respond to electoral defeat, the leadership of Keir Starmer and a global crisis?

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What just happened and how did we get into this mess?

How migrants became the scapegoats of contemporary mainstream politicsAs refugees drowned in the Mediterranean, the UK Government proudly announced that the aim of its immigration policy was to create a ';hostile environment' for undocumented immigrants. Despite study after study confirming that immigration is not damaging the economy or putting a strain on public services, migrants continue to be blamed for all the UK's ills. How did we get here? Maya Goodfellow offers a compelling answer and illuminates the dark underbelly of contemporary immigration policies. Talking to politicians, immigration lawyers, and immigrants themselves, Goodfellow examines how the media and successive governments have created and fuelled anti-immigration politics over the last fifty years. Ultimately, Hostile Environment reveals the distinct forms of racism and dehumanisation that result from these policies. Goodfellow's book is a crucial reminder of the human cost to treating immigration as a problem.

The austerity crisis and threat to Disability rights

Design, Politics, the Environment: a survey of the key thinkers and ideas that are rebuilding the world in the shadow of the anthropocene

A major intervention in media studies theorizes the politics and aesthetics of internet video

The story of the enslaved West Indian women in the struggle for freedom

With characteristic honesty, Lennon discusses the break up of the Beatles, his favourite tracks with the group and how they were made, fellow musicians including the Rolling Stones and Bob Dylan, his attitude towards revolution and drugs and his relationship with Yoko Ono.

A set of reflections on British society and culture, this consists of a pair of essays published in "New Left Review" in the 1960s and two essays published in the late 1980s.

Peter Wollen is a master in the art of making unexpected connections, and this new book suggests many different ways of writing and thinking about art.