Monthly Archives: March 2026

Timothy Mitchell, The Alibi of Capital: How We Broke the Earth to Steal the Future on the Promise of a Better Tomorrow – Verso, March 2026

Posted on March 9, 2026 by stuartelden

Timothy Mitchell, The Alibi of Capital: How We Broke the Earth to Steal the Future on the Promise of a Better Tomorrow – Verso, March 2026 Stealing the future and concealing the theft – capitalism’s method, as examined by the author of the acclaimed Carbon … Continue reading →

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International Women’s Day: ‘Women Reading Deleuze’ virtual theme issue

Posted on March 9, 2026 by stuartelden

International Women’s Day: Women Reading Deleuze – virtual theme issue from Edinburgh University Press To celebrate International Women’s Day on 8 March, we are excited to showcase a selection of free-to-read journal articles from Deleuze and Guattari Studies, posts on the Edinburgh … Continue reading →

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Walter Bruno Henning, Franz Altheim and the Politics of Reviews

Posted on March 8, 2026 by stuartelden

In 1949, the German born and naturalised British scholar Walter Bruno Henning wrote to the Iranian politician and diplomat Hassan Taqizadeh. In his letter, he shared his view of Franz Altheim’s Weltgeschichte Asiens im griechischen Zeitalter [World History of Asia in the Greek Era], … Continue reading →

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Peter E. Gordon, Walter Benjamin: The Pearl Diver – Yale University Press, April 2026

Posted on March 7, 2026 by stuartelden

Peter E. Gordon, Walter Benjamin: The Pearl Diver – Yale University Press, April 2026 update April 2026 – New Books discussion with Abe Silberstein. Thanks to dmf for the link. update 2: interview with Lilia Endter at the Journal of … Continue reading →

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Gavin Healy, A Guide to Mao’s China: Showing the Nation to Foreign Guests – Cornell University Press, June 2026

Posted on March 7, 2026 by stuartelden

Gavin Healy, A Guide to Mao’s China: Showing the Nation to Foreign Guests – Cornell University Press, June 2026 A Guide to Mao’s China explores how personnel within China’s state tourism bureaucracy during the Mao era struggled to balance inbound foreign … Continue reading →

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Diego Donna, Spinoza and the Rise of Systems: Reception and Critique in the French Enlightenment – trans. Brent Waterhouse, Edinburgh University Press, February 2026

Posted on March 6, 2026 by stuartelden

Diego Donna, Spinoza and the Rise of Systems: Reception and Critique in the French Enlightenment – trans. Brent Waterhouse, Edinburgh University Press, February 2026

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Louis Blin, Napoléon et l’Islam, Erick Bonnier, 2025 and Napoléon et l’Arabie, forthcoming

Posted on March 5, 2026 by stuartelden

Louis Blin, Napoléon et l’Islam, Erick Bonnier, 2025 « La religion de Mahomet est la plus belle » ; « J’aime l’islam, vénère le Prophète, respecte le Coran » ; « J’aime mieux la religion de Mahomet. Elle est moins … Continue reading →

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Tilman Schwarze and Matt Dawson eds. The Anthem Companion to Henri Lefebvre – Anthem, March 2026

Posted on March 5, 2026 by stuartelden

Tilman Schwarze and Matt Dawson eds. The Anthem Companion to Henri Lefebvre – Anthem, March 2026 Now published – table of contents at the publisher page Reassesses Henri Lefebvre’s enduring relevance to sociology, examining themes from Marxism to urban life … Continue reading →

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Wendy Wolford, The Plantation Ideal: Landscapes of Extraction in Mozambique – University of California Press, November 2025 and New Books discussion

Posted on March 4, 2026 by stuartelden

Wendy Wolford, The Plantation Ideal: Landscapes of Extraction in Mozambique – University of California Press, November 2025 New Books discussion with Miranda Melcher – thanks to dmf for the link Plantations have been the privileged tool of colonial rule and … Continue reading →

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Roberto Esposito, The Faces of the Adversary: The Enigma of Jacob and the Angel – trans. Zakiya Hanati, Polity, February 2026

Posted on March 4, 2026 by stuartelden

Roberto Esposito, The Faces of the Adversary: The Enigma of Jacob and the Angel – trans. Zakiya Hanati, Polity, February 2026

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