Our Enemies in Blue: Police and Power in America by Kristian Williams
“Even critics have a difficult time imagining a world without police. But just what is the role of police in a democracy: to serve the public or to protect the powerful? Tracing the evolution of the modern police force back to the slave patrols, this controversial study observes the police as the armed defender of a violent status quo.
The Imagination of the New Left: A Global Analysis of 1968 by George Katsiaficas
"Beginning with an overview of historical moments of world-wide transition, Katsiaficas delineates the global turmoil of 1968, including a study of the Prague Spring; the student movements in Mexico, Japan, Sri Lanka, Italy, Yugoslavia, and Spain; the Tet offensive in Vietnam, and guerrilla movements in Latin America; the Democratic Convention in Chicago; and the assassination of Martin Luther King." -South End Press
