Iskra Books
An independent, nonprofit, scholarly publisher specializing in original works of revolutionary theory, practice, and art—serving peoples' movements since 2017.
- Iskra books at the Unequal Exchange in the 21st Century conference for the next 3 days. unequalexchange.org/2025/08/25/a... With activists, academics, and anti-imperialists from all over the world studying and applying the work of Arghiri Emmanuel.
- Reposted by Iskra Booksiskra books offers free copies of all their books via their website (which is so rad! i love it!!) and you should support iskra books if you can because they publish valuable and interesting revolutionary reading material ❤️🖤🔥
- Release Day! In the Worldwide Family of Militant Women - Arlene Eisen @Arlene519 A riveting memoir/social history of struggle over turbulent decades, with lessons for today’s liberation movements. Iskra Books invites you to join The Worldwide Family of Militant Women! Available now:
- Book launch event : 📍Eastside Arts Cultural Centre, Oakland, CA 📅Jan 23, 8pm 📷Arlene Eisen, Nadya Tannous, Kara Young, and more!
- Selected Works of Jose Carlos Mariátegui An innovator of Latin American Marxist thought, whose important writings on the revolutionary potential of the peasantry and Indigenous peoples (among other things) are collected here. FREE PDF, and print edition - www.iskrabooks.org/selected-wor...
- One week today! Our first book of the year ! In the Worldwide Family of Militant Women by Arlene Eisen. Free PDF, and print edition available Jan 23! The book can be preordered here - www.iskrabooks.org/worldwide-family
- Book launch event: Eastside Arts Cultural Centre, Oakland, CA Jan 23, 8pm Arlene Eisen, Nadya Tannous, Kara Young, and more!
- On Jan 29 - 31 we will be attending The Political Economy of Imperialism conference in Amsterdam, organised by Arghiri Emmanuel Association and Anti-Imperialist.Net. We will be selling books & Torkil Lauesen will be giving a talk on his new book, Unequal Exchange: Past, Present, and Future.
- Link to FREE pdf, and print editions of the book - iskrabooks.org/ue-past-pres... Conference Details: unequalexchange.org/2025/08/25/a...
- Reading in Al-Mushtarak An exploration of revolutionary theory through a lens of Arab-Islamic history and socialist thought. An essential guide for those seeking to understand the intersections of Islamic philosophy and Marxist thought, advocating for a collaborative, democratic future.
- FREE PDF, and print editions: www.iskrabooks.org/al-mushtarak
- 🚨Book launch event! To launch Arlene Eisen's new book: In the Worldwide Family of Militant Women 📍Eastside Arts Cultural Centre, Oakland, CA 📅 Jan 23, 8pm 🗣️ Arlene Eisen, Nadya Tannous, Kara Young, and more! 🔗The book can be preordered - iskrabooks.org/worldwide-fa...
- "The hallmark of a Marxist is to have an analysis, strategy, and praxis for the context in which one is situated. The communists in the Global North must include the anti-imperialist struggle, and thereby the struggle against their own states’ imperialism, as a centerpiece in their strategy."
- 2026 has started with brazen imperialism on the march. Utilise our texts to help build resistance in your communities. FREE pdfs or reasonably priced print editions. www.iskrabooks.org Quote taken from The Long Transition Towards Socialism and the End of Capitalism - Torkil Lauesen
- 🚨Release Day!🚨 📕Unequal Exchange: Past, Present, and Future-Torkil Lauesen. 📖A sweeping and authoritative study of Arghiri Emmanuel’s theory of unequal exchange, tracing its origins, evolution, and contemporary relevance. 🔗FREE PDF, and print editions available: iskrabooks.org/ue-past-pres...
- Our comrades @prolekult.bsky.social have made a short video interview with Torkil, which can be seen here: youtube.com/watch?v=mc9n... Longer video to follow!
- Torkil will give a talk on the book at the upcoming Conference on the Political Economy of Imperialism, taking place in Amsterdam, on Jan 29-30, 2026. Iskra Books will be in attendance selling Torkil’s books and other titles. unequalexchange.org/2025/08/25/a...
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- 📖From the latest Peace, Land, and Bread Journal. 🟥By reading the works of Marx, Engels, and Luxemburg, Nolan Long argues it becomes clear that revolutionary defeat is something from which to learn. ➡️ Available now in beautiful softcover and free digital editions at: iskrabooks.org/plb6
- A review of our newest title by CAGE International: 'The Sword and the Neck' by Yanis Iqbal is "one of the most intellectually ambitious and morally charged responses yet written to the events of 7 October." www.cage.ngo/articles/boo... FREE PDF, print edition: www.iskrabooks.org/the-sword-an...
- 🚨Our newest release!🚨 📙 'Phenomenology of the Capitalist Eternisation' by João Romeiro Hermeto. ⏲️A critique of capitalism’s “perpetual present,” exposing how the system reproduces itself. 🔗FREE PDF, and print edition, available at: iskrabooks.org/capitalist-e...
- 🌎Out on Friday! 📘For Land - Capital as Extinction By @prolekult.bsky.social 🌴An annotated and expanded version of the script of Prolekult's essential documentary on land use and misuse in contemporary capitalism. Also includes practical study guides and more. 🔗Doc: youtube.com/watch?v=f-P4...
- 📖From the latest Peace, Land, & Bread. 🇨🇳A clear explanation of "three explanations and five characteristics" that have driven the success of the People's Republic of China, by @kyletrainemoji.bsky.social ➡️Available now in beautiful softcover and free digital editions at: iskrabooks.org/plb6
- Reposted by Iskra BooksFor the issue #6 of Peace, Land, & Bread, Gerald Horne and I wrote about "Ho Chi Minh and Black Liberation." We discuss Garveyism, Malcolm X, Robert F. Williams & more. Check it out! Thank you Ben, Taylor, Talia, and everyone @iskrabooks.bsky.social for their work on these beautiful editions.
- 📕Announcement!📕 We're excited to announce the release date for Yanis Iqbal 's 'The Sword and the Neck: Reading the al-Aqsa Flood' will be November 21st!
- 📕Our newest book!📕 🇵🇸Marking 2 years since the world-historic events of October 7th, we’re excited to release the Historical Documents of the Popular Front. 🔗FREE PDF, and print editions available - iskrabooks.org/popularfront 🍉All profits from sales go to @mecaforpeace.bsky.social
- 📚This huge book explores the core political documents of pivotal chapters from the revolutionary organizational history of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine, in this collection for critical organizational study. Study the documents of a key Marxist-Leninist organization!
- 📕1 week today! "By virtue of our determination, struggle and sacrifices, the PFLP will be a contributing force in a glorious and historical revolutionary process aimed at liberat[ion]... Let the banner of liberation, democracy, socialism and unity be raised high." FREE PDF, and print - Oct 7th!
- A reminder that these events and others are covered in the upcoming Historical Documents of the Popular Front - due out on October 7th!
- 28th September marked the 25th anniversary of the beginning of the Second Intifada (also known as the al-Aqsa Intifada). The Second Intifada represents ongoing resistance to the decades-long oppression of the Palestinian people and a continuing refusal to submit to the status quo.
- Educational Potentialities: Collected Talks on Revolutionary Education, Organizing, and Aesthetics! This book is a must-read for workers, organizers, educators, and students working on the intersection of education and art. FREE PDF, and print edition: www.iskrabooks.org/educational-...
- "Settle your quarrels, come together, understand the reality of our situation, understand that fascism is already here, that people are already dying who could be saved,.. Do what must be done, discover your humanity and your love in revolution." George Jackson, born on this day in 1941.
- At its very core, the United States is a white supremacist society. Its history rests on slavery & Indigenous genocide; its culture celebrates imperialist warfare and bloodshed; and its policies and legislations codify an insidious hyper-racism, a political chauvinism, & an ongoing social regression
- 📘Announcement!📘 We're excited to announce the upcoming release of For Land - Capital as Extinction By @Prolekult.bsky.social 📅Free PDF, and print edition out Nov 14th. An annotated and expanded version of the script of the essential documentary on land (mis)use in contemporary capitalism.
- Alongside study guides and more, it's an outstanding tool for comrades seeking to understand Marxist political ecology. The documentary can be watched here - youtube.com/watch?v=f-P4...
- 🚨REMINDER🚨 📝 Registration for the Inaugural Conference of the Society for Peace, Internationalism, and Ecology (SPINE) is OPEN! Use the link below to get tickets! Organised with @CTW_ATC October 18, 2025 at Villanova University. www.eventbrite.com/e/2025-confe...
- Six panels on topics such as political economy, neofascism, and the national question will begin at 9:00 AM and conclude at 6:30 PM. This is a hybrid event—please register in advance for the livestream link. For questions regarding the conference, contact SPINE2025@protonmail.com.
- Remembering Amílcar Cabral, West African revolutionary and theorist, born 101 years ago today. "The national liberation of a people is the regaining of the historical personality of that people, its return to history through the destruction of the imperialist domination to which it was subjected."
- 🚨Announcement: We're excited to reveal the cover and release date of an upcoming book: 📙'Phenomenology of the Capitalist Eternisation' by João Romeiro Hermeto. ⏲️An investigation into capitalism's effect on our relationship with time. 📅Released on November 7 as FREE pdf and print edition.
- We're super excited to reveal the cover the 'Peace, Land, and Bread #6'! As always featuring revolutionary art, poetry, and articles, including texts from Paweł Wargan, Kyle Ferrana,, Dr. Gerald Horne & Anthony Ballas, and many more! FREE pdf, and print edition - Oct 25th!
- Remembering the Great Helmsman, Mao Zedong, who died on this day in 1976. Mao, along with his comrades and the Chinese people as a whole, set the path which is continuing to be followed today. “It is right to Rebel!"
- 2025 HAMPTON READER! Edited by Colin Jenkins of Hampton Institute, this powerhouse collection bridges theory and practice, offering critical insights into revolutionary struggle, history, and working-class liberation. ➡️ iskrabooks.org/hampton-reader
- Party work is the core work we should undertake in service of the revolution. Be wary of those who—instead of organizing with the parties—use their voices to tear down the parties, to steer work away from the parties, and to promote celebritism over real organizational work.
- Print available: www.iskrabooks.org/product-page... - all proceeds support our publishing work.
- Reposted by Iskra BooksAgreed, it’s a perfect compliment to this book as well.😏
- For a proper debunking of this garbage and other anti-communist "history" writing, check out For a Few Canards More - Aymeric Monville FREE PDF, and print edition: iskrabooks.org/for-a-few-ca...
- Reposted by Iskra BooksIt seems I'll be doing another Iskra order soon 👀 I've been waiting for this one since reading their (also very beautiful) PLO collected documents. 🇵🇸✊
- 📕Announcement!📕 We are excited to announce we will be releasing The Historical Documents of the Popular Front on October 7th! Through their own publications, the collection charts the history and organizational and ideological development of the Popular Front.
- A companion volume to the Historical Documents of the P.L.O. – which can be picked up here: iskrabooks.org/historicaldo... Both volumes will be available as FREE pdf and all proceeds from print editions will be donated to @mecaforpeace.bsky.social
- Che Guevara once said “The walls of the educational system must come down. Education should not be a privilege, so the children of those who have money can study.” This is why we provide what we publish for free in pdf. To support our work - iskrabooks.org/support patreon.com/IskraBooksPLB
- Peace, Land, and Bread #6 will be out on Oct 25th! Keep updated on PLB, Iskra Books, and all our activity by signing up to our mailing list. Head over to www.iskrabooks.org and join up!
- You can now buy Building a People's Art at the best little book cafe in Southeast Asia—'Bookworm Hanoi'—and get ready to celebrate National Day on Sep 2nd. Not in Hanoi? You can also get a FREE PDF or beautiful print editions here - www.iskrabooks.org/building-a-p...
