Welcome to Pluto Press

The Pluto series is intended to help us as publishers and you as consumers focus on key areas of interest. We choose editors of the highest calibre, who have a general sympathy to our overall political profile, a wide knowledge of academics and others in their field internationally, and an enthusiasm for the subject. Our series are part and parcel of our overall strategy to provide a wide range of critical and radical books on key world events and politics. Simply click on one of the series listings below to view an outline followed by a listing of all titles in that series.

THE ROAD TO AL-QAEDA

The Story of Bin Laden's Right-Hand Man

Montasser al-Zayyat, translated by Ahmed Fekry and Edited by Sara Nimis

Publication Date: January 2004 / Extent: 144pp Size: 177x125mm

PB: 0745321755 - £10.99 - €16.50

Controversial biography of Al-Qaeda mastermind Ayman al-Zawahiri that details divisions within militant Islam.

'It goes a long way towards explaining how complex things are, with an excellent introduction by Ibrahim M Abu-Rabi.' Guardian

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Anthropology, Culture and Society

WHAT IS ANTHROPOLOGY?

Thomas Hylland Eriksen

Publication Date: August 2004 / Extent: 176pp Size: DEMY (215x135mm)

PB: 0745323197 - £12.99 - €19.50

Leading anthropologist Thomas Hylland Eriksen shows how anthropology is a revolutionary way of thinking about the human world. Perfect for students, but also for those who have never encountered anthropology before, this book explores the key issues in an exciting and innovative way.

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Watch out for the next book in the series – Corruption, edited by Dieter Haller
and Cris Shoreby, will be published in May 2005.

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Real Story Series

Pluto Press is pleased to announce that we are currently distributing a number of titles in the Real Story Series.

The books in the Real Story series are short, well-written and to the point. The series is based on a simple premise that political books don’t have to be boring. Individual titles include Noam Chomsky’s “What Uncle Sam Really Wants”, “Burma: The Next Killing Fields” and “East Timor: Genocide in Paradise”.