it is difficult, and perhaps impossible, to review a non-fiction book that exists primarily to persuade people towards a certain ideology. it is inevitable that some people will disagree with it, and some will agree. basically, it's almost entirely subjective and based on opinion. so one has to bear that in mind when reading this, and other, reviews of the book. consequently, i'll focus more on the style of writing and suchlike rather than the ideology, although of course i'll have to talk about that as well.

this was a very well-structured book, and it is clear that Joseph has done mountains of research before writing. he puts ideas forward backed up by facts (most of the time). the writing was clear and engaging, although in the first half i did notice the words "myth" and "mythology" about one thousand times, but that's only a minor quibble.

i am a socialist, so of course i agreed with a lot of the things Joseph was saying. however, if you are not a socialist, or at least are floating around the general left-wing area, it's unlikely that you'll be persuaded by Joseph's overall view that we should scrap capitalism. however, you still might learn something about institutional racism and the root causes of poverty, which were two very interesting and well-researched sociological aspects of the book.

i will admit this: economics truly bores me. "well, why did you pick up a book that says 'reinventing the economy' in it, then!!" i hear you cry. simply because maybe i thought economies bores me because i didn't know much about it, so if i read about it i might like it more. but nope. still boring. so that's why i had to knock off a star, because i simply wasn't interested by the in-depth descriptions of the history of various economic systems, and i thought it was a bit tangential from the rest of the book. but i'm sure somebody interested in economics will like those parts a lot, so.

in conclusion, pretty much any views on this book will be subjective (except perhaps the fact that it is well-researched, which is clear and evident to anyone), so... you should probably read it and decide for yourself if you're interested in politics/economics/sociology.

Joseph makes very astute and accurate observations on relationships and overall dynamics in the New Human Rights Movement, This is a much needed text in the current political climate. This is excellent educational resource everyone should read.