Monthly Archives: August 2024

“Alexandre Koyré and the Collège de France”, forthcoming in History of European Ideas; and a talk on Canguilhem and Koyré in Bristol

Posted on August 11, 2024 by stuartelden

In some previous updates on my Indo-European thought project, I’d mentioned doing some research on Alexandre Koyré. In March and May. I said I’d been working on a piece about his unsuccessful attempt to get elected to a chair at … Continue reading →

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Alice Mah, Petrochemical Planet: Multiscalar Battles of Industrial Transformation, Duke University Press, September 2023 (print, open access and New books discussion)

Posted on August 10, 2024 by stuartelden

Alice Mah, Petrochemical Planet: Multiscalar Battles of Industrial Transformation, Duke University Press, September 2023 – print and open access New Books discussion with Dave O’Brien. Thanks to dmf for these links. In Petrochemical Planet Alice Mah examines the changing nature of the petrochemical … Continue reading →

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The Anti-Security Collective, The Security Abolition Manifesto – Red Quill Books, August 2024

Posted on August 9, 2024 by stuartelden

The Anti-Security Collective, The Security Abolition Manifesto – Red Quill Books, August 2024 Introduction open access at this link Security is the monstrous idea that we are alone and locked into competition over scarce resources, that private property is a … Continue reading →

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Ben Haworth, Shakespeare’s Liminal Spaces: Contesting Authority on the Early Modern Stage – Manchester University Press, July 2024

Posted on August 8, 2024 by stuartelden

Ben Haworth, Shakespeare’s Liminal Spaces: Contesting Authority on the Early Modern Stage – Manchester University Press, July 2024 This engaging study appreciably advances recent critical developments in the way the playwright created his worlds to reflect concurrent cartographic, geopolitical and … Continue reading →

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Stuart Blaney, Equality and Freedom in Rancière and Foucault – Bloomsbury, December 2024

Posted on August 7, 2024 by stuartelden

Stuart Blaney, Equality and Freedom in Rancière and Foucault – Bloomsbury, December 2024 Responding to the increasing need for new and peaceful forms of emancipation, Stuart Blaney offers a unique solution in the synergy between two pioneering strands of continental … Continue reading →

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Samuel Fury Childs Daly, Soldier’s Paradise: Militarism in Africa after Empire – Duke University Press, October 2024

Posted on August 6, 2024 by stuartelden

Samuel Fury Childs Daly, Soldier’s Paradise: Militarism in Africa after Empire – Duke University Press, October 2024 In Soldier’s Paradise, Samuel Fury Childs Daly tells the story of how Africa’s military dictators tried and failed to transform their societies into martial … Continue reading →

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Andreas Bandak and Daniel M. Knight (eds.), Porous Becomings: Anthropological Engagements with Michel Serres – Duke University Press, March 2024

Posted on August 5, 2024 by stuartelden

Andreas Bandak and Daniel M. Knight (eds.), Porous Becomings: Anthropological Engagements with Michel Serres – Duke University Press, March 2024 One of the foremost intellectuals of his generation, French philosopher of science Michel Serres (1930–2019) broke free from disciplinary dogmas. His reflections … Continue reading →

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Samuel Mercer, The Ideology of Work: Theoretical Humanism, Work and Labour – Brill, 2024

Posted on August 4, 2024 by stuartelden

Samuel Mercer, The Ideology of Work: Theoretical Humanism, Work and Labour – Brill, 2024 Expensive hardback and e-book only at present, but as with other volumes in the Historical Materialism series, to follow 12 months later as a paperback with … Continue reading →

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Sean Sayers, The Making of a Marxist Philosopher: A Memoir – Routledge, July 2024

Posted on August 3, 2024 by stuartelden

Sean Sayers, The Making of a Marxist Philosopher: A Memoir – Routledge, July 2024 The Making of a Marxist Philosopher is a revealing and beautifully written memoir and family history from renowned Marxist philosopher Sean Sayers. His father was the son of … Continue reading →

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Malika Dekkiche (ed.), A History of Diplomacy, Spatiality, and Islamic Ideals – Routledge, August 2024

Posted on August 2, 2024 by stuartelden

Malika Dekkiche (ed.), A History of Diplomacy, Spatiality, and Islamic Ideals – Routledge, August 2024 Just a very expensive hardback, unfortunately. Inspired by the “spatial turn,” this volume links for the first time the study of diplomacy and spatiality in the … Continue reading →

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