'One of the most trenchant and original analyses of American politics.' --Socialist Review
'Impressive - a perceptive and rigorous structural analysis.' --David Montgomery, Nation
'One of the most uncompromising books about American political economy ever written - brilliant, provocative, and exhaustively researched.' --Village Voice
Mike Davis is the author of several books including City of Quartz, The Monster at Our Door, Buda's Wagon, and Planet of Slums. A former meatcutter and long-distance truck driver, he is the recipient of the MacArthur Fellowship and the Lannan Literary Award. He lives in San Diego.