'A living testimony to Sartre as a significant anti-colonial figure, with not only an analytic brain but ethical precepts worthy of emulation. It provides a detailed and massively well-informed insight into French Colonial policies in Algeria.' - Human Nature Review

"Sartre is a true post-colonial pioneer. His ethical and political struggle against all forms of oppression and exploitation speak to the problems of our own times with a rare courage and cogency."
Homi K. Bhabha, Anne F. Rothenberg Professor of English and American Literature Harvard University
Nearly forty years after its first publication in French, this collection of Sartre's writings on colonialism remains a supremely powerful, and relevant, polemical work. Over a series of thirteen essays Sartre brings the full force of his remarkable intellect relentlessly to bear on his own country's conduct in Algeria, and by extension, the West's conduct in the Third World in general. The tussle is not equal, and the western imperialists emerge at the end, bloody, bruised and thoroughly chastened. Most startling of all is Sartre's advocacy of violence as a legitimate response to repression, motivated by his belief that freedom was the central characteristic of being human. Whether one agrees with his every conclusion or not, "Colonialism and Neo-Colonialism" shows a philosopher passionately engaged in using philosophy as a force for change in the world. An important influence on postcolonial thought ever since, this book takes on added resonance in the light of the West's most recent bout of interference in the non-Western world.

CALABAMA is hillbilly noir set in the wilds of far Northern California.
It's the story of Eric Newlin, a slacker who works for his father-in-law in the remote town of Redding. A Corvette flies over Eric's head in a freak accident, and he walks away without a scratch. Eric decides it's an omen: His life is about to change. And he's right. His life goes right down the toilet. Within days, he's fallen so far that he finds himself mixed up in a kidnapping scheme with a local crimelord named Rydell Vance.
Leavened with dark humor, CALABAMA takes a wry look at California's rural, redneck interior, a place full of backwoods bitterness, a precarious place where it's easy for an outsider's life to spiral out of control.
"CALABAMA is Steve Brewer at his absolute best. He had me from the opening line, ("Never argue with a man whose tattoos outnumber his teeth.") I mean, how do you argue with that? You can't, even if Brewer still has most of his teeth, which I think he does. Serious laughs, solid plotting, snappy pacing, and finely tuned characters. Hell, I wish I'd written it." --Bill Fitzhugh, award-winning author of "Pest Control."
"Vintage Brewer, another funny hard-boiled page-turner CALABAMA's a raunchy backroads rumble where good guys and goons all hit the gravel. Sex, drugs, kidnapping, betrayal, double-barrel action ... a rollicking read " --Charlie Price, Edgar-winning author of "The Interrogation of Gabriel James"
"Like Elmore Leonard, the writer whose work his most resembles, Brewer writes with a light and deft touch, bringing style and wit to the crime genre." --David Montgomery, Chicago Sun-Times

Misfit robbers attract the hot spotlight of the medical marijuana debate in THE BIG WINK, the new crime novel from Steve Brewer, author of the Bubba Mabry mysteries.
Ray Bunch and his gang have been happily knocking over cannabis dispensaries for weeks around Redding, California, where all-but-legal marijuana has set off an economic Green Rush. But when prominent banker Kwanzaa DuPont gets shot during a holdup, media attention becomes focused on the hunt for the robbers.
The gang hides out among the growers, dopers and double-crossers of Northern California's Emerald Triangle, but the heat only worsens.
Cops and city fathers hope the attention will interrupt the spread of medical marijuana. A pot advocate from Sacramento uses the shooting to promote full legalization. The Mexican cartel wants Ray's gang silenced. And the lead detective on the case wants to rekindle his childhood romance with Kwanzaa DuPont.
Full of colorful characters and twisted comedy, THE BIG WINK is more fun than a beer bong.
"Steve Brewer is like the evil offspring of Don Winslow and Elmore Leonard. His wit and warped perspective make for a rare and wonderful reading experience. He's done masterful work before, but Brewer's outdone himself with THE BIG WINK." --Reed Farrel Coleman, three-time Shamus Award-winning author of HURT MACHINE
"In THE BIG WINK, Northern California's medical marijuana industry meets disorganized crime. A smooth, satisfying, and timely thriller." --Charlie Price, Edgar-winning author of THE INTERROGATION OF GABRIEL JAMES
"THE BIG WINK delivers terrific therapeutic results for the various conditions from which I suffer (boredom, lack of interest in life generally, the 'weepies, ' lack of appetite and others). Naturally, my doctor approved the use of THE BIG WINK, and I approve it, too." --Bill Fitzhugh, award-winning author of THE EXTERMINATORS
"Like Elmore Leonard, the writer whose work his most resembles, Brewer writes with a light and deft touch, bringing style and wit to the crime genre." --David Montgomery, Chicago Sun-Times

What do an ex-con, a security guard, a con man, a musclebound fireman and a savvy divorcee have in common? In Steve Brewer's comic crime novel, these five strangers come together to rob a bank.
FOOL'S PARADISE is a humorous look at those who impersonate royalty and those who merely think they should be kings. For these fools, the keys to the kingdom lie inside a bank vault in sunny Coronado, California.
Things go wrong in unexpected ways for the robbers and for the lawmen chasing them, culminating in an ending you'll never forget.
"An intriguing and highly enjoyable tale." -- Ray Walsh, Lansing State Journal
"Brewer writes with an easy, low-key humor." --Albuquerque Journal

Can a deadpan hitman save the world from Big Oil?
In FIREPOWER, a hitman named Bob is sent to kill a young woman who invented a regenerative hydrogen fuel cell, an energy source that will make oil obsolete.
Once he realizes what's at stake, Bob helps the scientist escape. They flee across the desert Southwest, branded as terrorists, chased by the feds and by killers sent by Big Oil.
Bob is very good at his job, leaving a trail of bodies as the scientist finds a way to tell the world about the conspiracy.
An action-packed thriller
Praise for Steve Brewer, the author of 25 books:
"Like Elmore Leonard, the writer whose work his most resembles, Brewer writes with a light and deft touch, bringing style and wit to the crime genre." --David Montgomery, Chicago Sun-Times

A mobster hires a gang of professional thieves to rob his own casino in Steve Brewer's thriller LOST VEGAS.
Nick Papadopoulos used to be a button man for the Mob. Now he's the front man for an aging casino in Fowler, Nevada, an isolated backwater known as "Lost Vegas." Nick's stuck in a rut and deep in debt. Then he gets an idea: If someone would only rob his casino, he could collect on the insurance and get out from under.
Tony Zinn runs a heist crew in San Francisco. He's never even heard of Fowler, Nevada. But Nick makes him an offer that's almost too good to be true.
Neither man expects interference from rival casino owner Big Jim Kelton or his hired goon, a huge Samoan named Shamu. But once they're involved, it can only end in bloodshed.
Filled with twists and double-crosses, LOST VEGAS is Steve Brewer at his best.
"Like Elmore Leonard, the writer whose work his most resembles, Brewer writes with a light and deft touch, bringing style and wit to the crime genre." --David Montgomery, Chicago Sun-Times

A BOX OF PANDORAS is a hilarious new mystery from Steve Brewer, author of the Bubba Mabry series.
When Loretta Kimball learns her favorite actor is coming to New Mexico for a film festival, she couldn't be more excited. Loretta's the long-time president of the International Michael Girard Fan Club, and she never passes up a chance to see Mr. Girard in person.
The festival is in trendy Santa Fe, which is practically a different planet from rural New Mexico towns like Pandora, so Loretta expects a certain amount of weirdness when she and her husband attend. But she doesn't expect murder.
When suspicion is cast upon Mr. Girard, Loretta is thrown into the midst of a media circus. She snoops around, endangering her own life while trying to uncover the killer.
"Every region claims its own resident jester-in-crime. Steve Brewer owns the Southwest." --National Book Award winner Pete Hautman
"I have read all of Brewer's novels and have never been disappointed. He is a talent that all mystery fans need to discover." --Joseph Badal, author of "Shell Game"
For more about the author, go to www.stevebrewer.us.com.

For years, author and humorist Steve Brewer has entertained readers with his broken adages and twisted advice. Now the best 1500 of his "Rules for Successful Living" are collected into one handy self-help guide that's absolutely no help at all. If you need laughter, you need the Rules "If Erma Bombeck and Dave Barry had a love child, it would be Brewer." --Virginia Swift, author of "Brown-Eyed Girl"

In the first edition of Transatlantic Studies, Heidi Slettedahl Macpherson and Will Kaufman argued that a new field of studies was emerging from the separate fields of insular area studies such as American Studies, European Studies, and African Studies. Now that Transatlantic Studies is a recognized area of inquiry in its own right, Macpherson and Kaufman extend their analysis of it. New Perspectives in Transatlantic Studies aims to extend the definition of Transatlantic Studies and explore the implications of such a definition by supplying a critical perspective, which links the diverse constituents of this interdisciplinary field. Therefore, it engages with issues of "the contact zone" in relation to globalization, migration, and the law; examines transatlantic artistic and cultural representation; and explores the economic, philosophic, and political implications of the transatlantic area.