Monthly Archives: October 2023

John Brewer, Volcanic: Vesuvius in the Age of Revolutions – Yale University Press, November 2023

Posted on October 22, 2023 by stuartelden

John Brewer, Volcanic: Vesuvius in the Age of Revolutions – Yale University Press, November 2023 A vibrant, diverse history of Vesuvius and the Bay of Naples in the age of Romanticism Vesuvius is best known for its disastrous eruption of 79CE. … Continue reading →

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Susan Bredlau and Talia Welsh (eds.), Normality, Abnormality, and Pathology in Merleau-Ponty, SUNY Press, August 2022

Posted on October 21, 2023 by stuartelden

Susan Bredlau and Talia Welsh (eds.), Normality, Abnormality, and Pathology in Merleau-Ponty, SUNY Press, August 2022 Maurice Merleau-Ponty’s work draws our attention to how the body is always our way of having a world and never merely a thing in … Continue reading →

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Jared D. Margulies, The Cactus Hunters: Desire and Extinction in the Illicit Succulent Trade – University of Minnesota Press, November 2023

Posted on October 20, 2023 by stuartelden

Jared D. Margulies, The Cactus Hunters: Desire and Extinction in the Illicit Succulent Trade – University of Minnesota Press, November 2023 Cacti and succulents are phenomenally popular worldwide among plant enthusiasts, despite being among the world’s most threatened species. The … Continue reading →

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Books received – Parkin, Mac Cumhaill & Wiseman, Margulies, Thompson, Demoule, Hubbard, Kitchin & Valentine

Posted on October 19, 2023 by stuartelden

Some recently bought books, along with Jared D. Margulies, The Cactus Hunters: Desire and Extinction in the Illicit Succulent Trade, sent by University of Minnesota Press. Key Thinkers on Space and Place is the first edition; I already had the … Continue reading →

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Gabrielle Hecht, Residual Governance: How South Africa Foretells Planetary Futures – Duke University Press, November 2023

Posted on October 19, 2023 by stuartelden

Gabrielle Hecht, Residual Governance: How South Africa Foretells Planetary Futures – Duke University Press, November 2023 The Introduction is open access here. In Residual Governance, Gabrielle Hecht dives into the wastes of gold and uranium mining in South Africa to explore … Continue reading →

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Richard Bourke, Hegel’s World Revolutions – Princeton University Press, October 2023

Posted on October 18, 2023 by stuartelden

Richard Bourke, Hegel’s World Revolutions – Princeton University Press, October 2023 G.W.F. Hegel was widely seen as the greatest philosopher of his age. Ever since, his work has shaped debates about issues as varied as religion, aesthetics and metaphysics. His most … Continue reading →

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Marcelo Hoffman, Foucault in Brazil: Dictatorship, Resistance, and Solidarity – University of Pittsburgh Press, February 2024

Posted on October 17, 2023 by stuartelden

Marcelo Hoffman, Foucault in Brazil: Dictatorship, Resistance, and Solidarity – University of Pittsburgh Press, February 2024 Philosopher Michel Foucault’s cultural criticism crosses disciplines and is well known as an influence on modern conceptions of knowledge and power. Less well known … Continue reading →

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Jean-Paul Demoule, The Indo-Europeans: Archaeology, Language, Race, and the Search for the Origins of the West – Oxford University Press, May/August 2023

Posted on October 16, 2023 by stuartelden

Jean-Paul Demoule, The Indo-Europeans: Archaeology, Language, Race, and the Search for the Origins of the West – Oxford University Press, May/August 2023 The OUP site shows a hardback in May 2023, and paperback in August. It is a translation by … Continue reading →

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Christopher S. Browning, Nation Branding and International Politics – McGill-Queen’s University Press, October 2023

Posted on October 15, 2023 by stuartelden

Christopher S. Browning, Nation Branding and International Politics – McGill-Queen’s University Press, October 2023 Nation branding is regarded as essential for competitiveness among countries, but the idea of branding nations is often derided as lacking seriousness. While nation branding has … Continue reading →

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Sara Safransky, The City after Property: Abandonment and Repair in Postindustrial Detroit – Duke University Press, August 2023

Posted on October 14, 2023 by stuartelden

Sara Safransky, The City after Property: Abandonment and Repair in Postindustrial Detroit – Duke University Press, August 2023 The Prologue and Chapter 1 are available open access here In The City after Property, Sara Safransky examines how postindustrial decline generates new … Continue reading →

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