Monthly Archives: July 2023

Books received while in hospital – Saussure, Mauss, Whyte, Krupar, Girard, et. al.

Posted on July 26, 2023 by stuartelden

The books which arrived while I was in hospital – mostly ordered before I was admitted. I was pleased to be able to find a complete set of the Marcel Mauss, Œuvres, along with the Écrits politiques; a few books … Continue reading →

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A brief health update

Posted on July 16, 2023 by stuartelden

A brief health update. Some of you know I’ve been unwell the past couple of weeks. Very unexpectedly, I had to have open heart surgery on Monday 10 July. Two valves were repaired successfully. I am now recovering well, but … Continue reading →

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A pause on Progressive Geographies and social media

Posted on July 3, 2023 by stuartelden

The last post on Lefebvre’s banned books was one I wrote a few days ago but hadn’t quite finished. I’m posting it now and expect it will be the last substantive post for some time on Progressive Geographies.  I am … Continue reading →

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Henri Lefebvre’s 1939 book on Nietzsche and the ‘Liste Otto’ – which books of his were banned?

Posted on July 3, 2023 by stuartelden

About twenty years ago, in an essay on Henri Lefebvre, I said that his book on Nietzsche (1939) was on the prohibited ‘Liste Otto’. These were books that had to be removed from sale, and existing copies destroyed, after the … Continue reading →

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