At a time of almost unimaginable inequality, the mainstream still tries to ignore class. Radical Chains: Why Class Matters argues that denial of class is no coincidence but in fact central to the system’s survival. Exploring largely ignored histories of struggle and challenging the many myths about class today, Radical Chains puts forward the case that it’s time to place class once again at the centre of emancipatory politics.

Chris Nineham is an author and activist whose previous books include The People Versus Tony Blair, How the Establishment Lost Control and The British State: A Warning. He is one of the founding members of the Stop the War Coalition and has been centrally involved in the anti-capitalist and anti-war movements in Britain, as well as internationally. He is also a leading member of Counterfire.