Kairos
Kairos, an editorial imprint of the Anthropology and Social Change department housed in the California Institute of Integral Studies, publishes groundbreaking works in critical social sciences, including anthropology, sociology, geography, theory of education, political ecology, political theory, and history.
Find out more about the Anthropology and Social Change department at www.ciis.edu/anth.
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Capitalism: The Age of Unmasked Gods and Naked Kings (Manifesto of the Democratic Civilization, Volume II), Second Edition
Abdullah Öcalan
The second volume of Öcalan’s five-volume work making the convincing argument that capitalism is not a product of the last four hundred years but a continuation of classical civilization.
The second volume of Öcalan’s five-volume work making the convincing argument that capitalism is not a product of the last four hundred years but a continuation of classical civilization.
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Balkan Federation and Communes: Revolutionary Projects in Bulgaria of the 19th & 20th Centuries
Yavor Tarinski
How much does an unrealized past that was once a possible future agitate us?
How much does an unrealized past that was once a possible future agitate us?
$15.95
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Down by Law: Criminalization, Solidarity, and Survival in Europe
CrimScapes Research Group
A collaborative graphic novel that illuminates people’s stories of lives shaped by the social and political implications of criminalization across Europe.
A collaborative graphic novel that illuminates people’s stories of lives shaped by the social and political implications of criminalization across Europe.
$21.95
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Freedom Shall Prevail: The Struggle of Abdullah Öcalan and the Kurdish People
Sean Michael Wilson • Illustrated by Keko
Freedom Shall Prevail is the first graphic novel exploring the life and struggle of Abdullah Öcalan, affectionately known as “Apo.”
Freedom Shall Prevail is the first graphic novel exploring the life and struggle of Abdullah Öcalan, affectionately known as “Apo.”
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All We Have Is the Story: Selected Interviews 1973–2022
James Kelman
Collects fifty years of interviews, both published and unpublished, revealing Kelman’s thinking on a breadth of topics.
Collects fifty years of interviews, both published and unpublished, revealing Kelman’s thinking on a breadth of topics.
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The State Is the Enemy: Essays on Liberation and Racial Justice
James Kelman
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Revolutionary Affinities: Toward a Marxist Anarchist Solidarity
Michael Löwy and Olivier Besancenot • Translated by David Campbell
With the urgent need for a unified front against the far right, there has never been a better time for this inspiring story.
$18.95
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Zapatista Stories for Dreaming Another World
Subcomandante Marcos • Edited and translated by Colectivo Relámpago/Lightning Collective
A gorgeous collection of allegorical stories and “an accidental archive” of the Zapatista’s struggle against neoliberalism.
$16.95
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Beyond State, Power, and Violence
Abdullah Öcalan
This book is a breathtaking reconnaissance into life without the state, an essential portrait of the PKK and the Kurdish freedom movement, and an open blueprint for leftist organizing in the twenty-first century.
This book is a breathtaking reconnaissance into life without the state, an essential portrait of the PKK and the Kurdish freedom movement, and an open blueprint for leftist organizing in the twenty-first century.
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Their Blood Got Mixed: Revolutionary Rojava and the War on ISIS
Janet Biehl
An illustrated exploration of the Kurdish people's struggle, their revolution, and resistance to ISIS.
An illustrated exploration of the Kurdish people's struggle, their revolution, and resistance to ISIS.
$27.95
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Global Civil War: Capitalism Post-Pandemic
William I. Robinson
A big-picture contribution to understanding contemporary global society in the aftermath of the coronavirus pandemic.
A big-picture contribution to understanding contemporary global society in the aftermath of the coronavirus pandemic.
$17.95
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Between Thought and Expression Lies a Lifetime: Why Ideas Matter
James Kelman & Noam Chomsky
The State relies on our suffocation, that we cannot hope to learn “the truth.” But whether we can or not is beside “the point.” Finally, there is no “point.” We must grasp the nettle, we assume control.
The State relies on our suffocation, that we cannot hope to learn “the truth.” But whether we can or not is beside “the point.” Finally, there is no “point.” We must grasp the nettle, we assume control.
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Mutual Aid: An Illuminated Factor of Evolution
Peter Kropotkin
Every page of this new edition of Mutual Aid has been beautifully illustrated by N.O. Bonzo and includes artwork by GATS and insightful commentary by David Graeber, Ruth Kinna, Andrej Grubacic, and Allan Antliff.
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The Art of Freedom: A Brief History of the Kurdish Liberation Struggle
Havin Guneser
A vital introduction to the Kurdish struggle, this is the first English-language book to deliver a distillation of the ideas and sensibilities that gave rise to the most important political event of the twenty-first century.
A vital introduction to the Kurdish struggle, this is the first English-language book to deliver a distillation of the ideas and sensibilities that gave rise to the most important political event of the twenty-first century.
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Crossroads: I Live Where I Like: A Graphic History
Koni Benson • Illustrators: André Trantraal, Nathan Trantraal, and Ashley E. Marais • Foreword by Robin D.G. Kelley
A graphic nonfiction history of women-led movements at the forefront of the struggle in Cape Town over half a century.
$20.00
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Facebooking the Anthropocene in Raja Ampat: Technics and Civilization in the 21st Century
Bob Ostertag
Ostertag explores how we are changing as fast as the world around us—from how we make music, to how we have sex, to what we do to survive, and who we imagine ourselves to be.
$17.00
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The Sociology of Freedom: Manifesto of the Democratic Civilization, Volume III
Abdullah Öcalan
The fascinating third volume of a five-volume work presents Öcalan's stunningly original thesis of the democratic civilization, based on his criticism of capitalist modernity.
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Beyond the Periphery of the Skin: Rethinking, Remaking, and Reclaiming the Body in Contemporary Capitalism
Silvia Federici
Federici surveys the paradigms that govern how the body is conceived and the disciplinary regimes state and capital are deploying in response to mounting revolt against the daily attacks on our everyday reproduction.
Federici surveys the paradigms that govern how the body is conceived and the disciplinary regimes state and capital are deploying in response to mounting revolt against the daily attacks on our everyday reproduction.
$15.95
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Building Free Life: Dialogues with Öcalan
Editor: International Initiative “Freedom for Abdullah Öcalan—Peace in Kurdistan”
Featured in this extraordinary volume are over a dozen contributors whose ideas have been investigated in Öcalan’s own writings.
Featured in this extraordinary volume are over a dozen contributors whose ideas have been investigated in Öcalan’s own writings.
$9.95
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Beyond Crisis: After the Collapse of Institutional Hope in Greece, What?
Editors: John Holloway, Katerina Nasioka, and Panagiotis Doulos
The essays in this collection reflect on the experience of the crisis in Greece and its political implications for the whole world.
The essays in this collection reflect on the experience of the crisis in Greece and its political implications for the whole world.
$21.95
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The Battle for the Mountain of the Kurds: Self-Determination and Ethnic Cleansing in the Afrin Region of Rojava
Thomas Schmidinger
This book gives an account of the history and the present situation of the Canton of Afrin along with interviews with the inhabitants.
This book gives an account of the history and the present situation of the Canton of Afrin along with interviews with the inhabitants.
$19.95
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Autonomy Is in Our Hearts: Zapatista Autonomous Government through the Lens of the Tsotsil Language
Dylan Eldredge Fitzwater • Foreword: John P. Clark
Simultaneously an exposition of Tsotsil philosophy and a detailed account of Zapatista governance structures, this book is an indispensable commentary on the Zapatista movement of today.
Simultaneously an exposition of Tsotsil philosophy and a detailed account of Zapatista governance structures, this book is an indispensable commentary on the Zapatista movement of today.
$23.95
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We Are the Crisis of Capital: A John Holloway Reader
John Holloway
We Are the Crisis of Capital collects articles and excerpts written by radical academic, theorist, and activist John Holloway over a period of forty years.
We Are the Crisis of Capital collects articles and excerpts written by radical academic, theorist, and activist John Holloway over a period of forty years.
$22.95
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Occult Features of Anarchism: With Attention to the Conspiracy of Kings and the Conspiracy of the Peoples
Erica Lagalisse • Foreword: Barbara Ehrenreich
Uses primary and secondary sources to set straight the history of the Left and illustrate the relationship between revolutionism, pantheistic occult philosophy, and the clandestine fraternity.
Uses primary and secondary sources to set straight the history of the Left and illustrate the relationship between revolutionism, pantheistic occult philosophy, and the clandestine fraternity.
$17.95
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Upcoming Releases
Capitalism: The Age of Unmasked Gods and Naked Kings (Manifesto of the Democratic Civilization, Volume II), Second Edition
Abdullah Öcalan
The second volume of Öcalan’s five-volume work making the convincing argument that capitalism is not a product of the last four hundred years but a continuation of classical civilization.
The second volume of Öcalan’s five-volume work making the convincing argument that capitalism is not a product of the last four hundred years but a continuation of classical civilization.
From $26.95
Books
Balkan Federation and Communes: Revolutionary Projects in Bulgaria of the 19th & 20th Centuries
Yavor Tarinski
How much does an unrealized past that was once a possible future agitate us?
How much does an unrealized past that was once a possible future agitate us?
$15.95
Books
Down by Law: Criminalization, Solidarity, and Survival in Europe
CrimScapes Research Group
A collaborative graphic novel that illuminates people’s stories of lives shaped by the social and political implications of criminalization across Europe.
A collaborative graphic novel that illuminates people’s stories of lives shaped by the social and political implications of criminalization across Europe.
$21.95
Books
Freedom Shall Prevail: The Struggle of Abdullah Öcalan and the Kurdish People
Sean Michael Wilson • Illustrated by Keko
Freedom Shall Prevail is the first graphic novel exploring the life and struggle of Abdullah Öcalan, affectionately known as “Apo.”
Freedom Shall Prevail is the first graphic novel exploring the life and struggle of Abdullah Öcalan, affectionately known as “Apo.”
From $19.95
Books
All We Have Is the Story: Selected Interviews 1973–2022
James Kelman
Collects fifty years of interviews, both published and unpublished, revealing Kelman’s thinking on a breadth of topics.
Collects fifty years of interviews, both published and unpublished, revealing Kelman’s thinking on a breadth of topics.
From $5.00
Books
Revolutionary Affinities: Toward a Marxist Anarchist Solidarity
Michael Löwy and Olivier Besancenot • Translated by David Campbell
With the urgent need for a unified front against the far right, there has never been a better time for this inspiring story.
$18.95
Books
Zapatista Stories for Dreaming Another World
Subcomandante Marcos • Edited and translated by Colectivo Relámpago/Lightning Collective
A gorgeous collection of allegorical stories and “an accidental archive” of the Zapatista’s struggle against neoliberalism.
$16.95
Books
Beyond State, Power, and Violence
Abdullah Öcalan
This book is a breathtaking reconnaissance into life without the state, an essential portrait of the PKK and the Kurdish freedom movement, and an open blueprint for leftist organizing in the twenty-first century.
This book is a breathtaking reconnaissance into life without the state, an essential portrait of the PKK and the Kurdish freedom movement, and an open blueprint for leftist organizing in the twenty-first century.
From $29.95
Books
Their Blood Got Mixed: Revolutionary Rojava and the War on ISIS
Janet Biehl
An illustrated exploration of the Kurdish people's struggle, their revolution, and resistance to ISIS.
An illustrated exploration of the Kurdish people's struggle, their revolution, and resistance to ISIS.
$27.95
Books
Global Civil War: Capitalism Post-Pandemic
William I. Robinson
A big-picture contribution to understanding contemporary global society in the aftermath of the coronavirus pandemic.
A big-picture contribution to understanding contemporary global society in the aftermath of the coronavirus pandemic.
$17.95
Books
Between Thought and Expression Lies a Lifetime: Why Ideas Matter
James Kelman & Noam Chomsky
The State relies on our suffocation, that we cannot hope to learn “the truth.” But whether we can or not is beside “the point.” Finally, there is no “point.” We must grasp the nettle, we assume control.
The State relies on our suffocation, that we cannot hope to learn “the truth.” But whether we can or not is beside “the point.” Finally, there is no “point.” We must grasp the nettle, we assume control.
From $19.95
Books
Mutual Aid: An Illuminated Factor of Evolution
Peter Kropotkin
Every page of this new edition of Mutual Aid has been beautifully illustrated by N.O. Bonzo and includes artwork by GATS and insightful commentary by David Graeber, Ruth Kinna, Andrej Grubacic, and Allan Antliff.
From $30.00
Books
The Art of Freedom: A Brief History of the Kurdish Liberation Struggle
Havin Guneser
A vital introduction to the Kurdish struggle, this is the first English-language book to deliver a distillation of the ideas and sensibilities that gave rise to the most important political event of the twenty-first century.
A vital introduction to the Kurdish struggle, this is the first English-language book to deliver a distillation of the ideas and sensibilities that gave rise to the most important political event of the twenty-first century.
From $16.95
Books
Crossroads: I Live Where I Like: A Graphic History
Koni Benson • Illustrators: André Trantraal, Nathan Trantraal, and Ashley E. Marais • Foreword by Robin D.G. Kelley
A graphic nonfiction history of women-led movements at the forefront of the struggle in Cape Town over half a century.
$20.00
Books
Facebooking the Anthropocene in Raja Ampat: Technics and Civilization in the 21st Century
Bob Ostertag
Ostertag explores how we are changing as fast as the world around us—from how we make music, to how we have sex, to what we do to survive, and who we imagine ourselves to be.
$17.00
Books
The Sociology of Freedom: Manifesto of the Democratic Civilization, Volume III
Abdullah Öcalan
The fascinating third volume of a five-volume work presents Öcalan's stunningly original thesis of the democratic civilization, based on his criticism of capitalist modernity.
From $28.95
Books
Beyond the Periphery of the Skin: Rethinking, Remaking, and Reclaiming the Body in Contemporary Capitalism
Silvia Federici
Federici surveys the paradigms that govern how the body is conceived and the disciplinary regimes state and capital are deploying in response to mounting revolt against the daily attacks on our everyday reproduction.
Federici surveys the paradigms that govern how the body is conceived and the disciplinary regimes state and capital are deploying in response to mounting revolt against the daily attacks on our everyday reproduction.
$15.95
Books
Building Free Life: Dialogues with Öcalan
Editor: International Initiative “Freedom for Abdullah Öcalan—Peace in Kurdistan”
Featured in this extraordinary volume are over a dozen contributors whose ideas have been investigated in Öcalan’s own writings.
Featured in this extraordinary volume are over a dozen contributors whose ideas have been investigated in Öcalan’s own writings.
$9.95
Books
Beyond Crisis: After the Collapse of Institutional Hope in Greece, What?
Editors: John Holloway, Katerina Nasioka, and Panagiotis Doulos
The essays in this collection reflect on the experience of the crisis in Greece and its political implications for the whole world.
The essays in this collection reflect on the experience of the crisis in Greece and its political implications for the whole world.
$21.95
Books
The Battle for the Mountain of the Kurds: Self-Determination and Ethnic Cleansing in the Afrin Region of Rojava
Thomas Schmidinger
This book gives an account of the history and the present situation of the Canton of Afrin along with interviews with the inhabitants.
This book gives an account of the history and the present situation of the Canton of Afrin along with interviews with the inhabitants.
$19.95
Books
Autonomy Is in Our Hearts: Zapatista Autonomous Government through the Lens of the Tsotsil Language
Dylan Eldredge Fitzwater • Foreword: John P. Clark
Simultaneously an exposition of Tsotsil philosophy and a detailed account of Zapatista governance structures, this book is an indispensable commentary on the Zapatista movement of today.
Simultaneously an exposition of Tsotsil philosophy and a detailed account of Zapatista governance structures, this book is an indispensable commentary on the Zapatista movement of today.
$23.95
Books
We Are the Crisis of Capital: A John Holloway Reader
John Holloway
We Are the Crisis of Capital collects articles and excerpts written by radical academic, theorist, and activist John Holloway over a period of forty years.
We Are the Crisis of Capital collects articles and excerpts written by radical academic, theorist, and activist John Holloway over a period of forty years.
$22.95
Books
Occult Features of Anarchism: With Attention to the Conspiracy of Kings and the Conspiracy of the Peoples
Erica Lagalisse • Foreword: Barbara Ehrenreich
Uses primary and secondary sources to set straight the history of the Left and illustrate the relationship between revolutionism, pantheistic occult philosophy, and the clandestine fraternity.
Uses primary and secondary sources to set straight the history of the Left and illustrate the relationship between revolutionism, pantheistic occult philosophy, and the clandestine fraternity.
$17.95