John Gerassi went to North Vietnam as a member of the first investigating team for the International War Crimes Tribunal set up by the Bertrand Russell Peace Foundation. This book, first published in 1968, is the record of that visit and of the author’s sympathy for the ordinary people caught up in the conflict. It is primarily intended as a historical document, and provides valuable on-the-spot records of the war as experienced in North Vietnam.

John Gerassi went to North Vietnam as a member of the first investigating team for the International War Crimes Tribunal set up by the Bertrand Russell Peace Foundation. This book, first published in 1968, is the record of that visit and of the author's sympathy for the ordinary people caught up in the conflict. It is primarily intended as a historical document, and provides valuable on-the-spot records of the war as experienced in North Vietnam.

The now legendary Dialectics of Liberation congress, held in London in 1967, was a unique expression of the politics of dissent. Existential psychiatrists, Marxist intellectuals, anarchists, and political leaders met to discuss key social issues. Edited by David Cooper, The Dialectics of Liberation compiles interventions from congress contributors Stokely Carmichael, Herbert Marcuse, R. D. Laing, Paul Sweezy, and others, to explore the roots of social violence. Against a backdrop of rising student frustration, racism, class inequality, and environmental degradation-a setting familiar to readers today-the conference aimed to create genuine revolutionary momentum by fusing ideology and action on the levels of the individual and of mass society. The Dialectics of Liberation captures the rise of a forceful style of political activity that came to characterize the following years.

Carried out in complete confidence by a close friend of Jean-Paul Sartre who was authorized to write his biography, these interviews allow readers entry into one of the most brilliant minds of the 20th century. In this revealing and impressive portrait, readers can witness some of Sartre's greatest complexities, especially his inner struggle with the apparent contradiction between his point of view on freedom and the influence of social conditions on decision-making. Additionally, the philosopher elaborates on his thoughts regarding the Spanish Civil War, World War II, and the disintegration of colonialism. But the conversations also become personal, and Sartre discusses his conjugal life with Simone de Beauvoir, with whom he maintained an open relationship, as well as his use of amphetamines. Collected and edited with notable rigor and intensity, these conversations are a fascinating document about one of the most charismatic and polemic representatives of the figure of the committed intellectual who succeeded in piercing the minds of many people eager to change society with his thoughts. "Llevadas a cabo en completa confianza por un amigo intimo de Jean-Paul Sartre quien fue autorizado para escribir su biografia, estas entrevistas hacen posible adentrarse en una de las mentes mas brillantes del siglo XX. En este revelador e impresionante retrato se pueden observar las mayores complejidades de Sartre, en particular su lucha interna con la aparente contradiccion entre sus puntos de vista sobre la libertad y la influencia de las condiciones sociales en la toma de decisiones. Ademas, el filosofo profundiza en sus consideraciones sobre la Guerra Civil espanola, la Segunda Guerra Mundial y la desintegracion del colonialismo. Pero las conversaciones tambien se tornan intimas y Sartre discute su vida conyugal con Simone de Beauvoir, con quien mantenia una relacion abierta, asi como su consumo de anfetaminas. Recogidas y editadas con notable rigor e intensidad, estas conversaciones son un documento fascinante sobre uno de los representantes mas carismaticos y polemicos de la figura del intelectual comprometido, quien logro atravesar con sus ideas las mentes de muchas personas deseosas de cambiar la sociedad."

What would it be like to be privy to the mind of one of the twentieth century's greatest thinkers? John Gerassi had just this opportunity; as a child, his mother and father were very close friends with Jean-Paul Sartre and Simone de Beauvoir, and the couple became for him like surrogate parents. Authorized by Sartre to write his biography, Gerassi conducted a long series of interviews between 1970 and 1974, which he has now edited to produce this revelatory and breathtaking portrait of one of the world's most famous intellectuals. Through the interviews, with both their informalities and their tensions, Sartre's greater complexities emerge. In particular, we see Sartre wrestling with the apparent contradiction between his views on freedom and the influence of social conditions on our choices and actions. We also gain insight into his perspectives on the Spanish Civil War, World War II, and the disintegration of colonialism. These conversations add an intimate dimension to Sartre's more abstract ideas. With remarkable rigor and intensity, they also provide a clear lens through which to view the major conflagrations of the past century.