Monthly Archives: September 2026

Leigh Ann Craig, Deprived of Sense and Intellect: Insanity, Possession, and Diagnosis in Medieval Europe – University of Michigan Press, July 2026

Posted on September 9, 2026 by stuartelden

Leigh Ann Craig, Deprived of Sense and Intellect: Insanity, Possession, and Diagnosis in Medieval Europe – University of Michigan Press, July 2026 Medieval saints were thought to be able to provide miraculous cures for a wide variety of illnesses, and about … Continue reading →

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Meghan M. Garrity, Mass Expulsion: The Politics of Forced Population Removal – Oxford University Press, August 2026 and New Books discussion

Posted on September 9, 2026 by stuartelden

Meghan M. Garrity, Mass Expulsion: The Politics of Forced Population Removal – Oxford University Press, 2026 New Books discussion with Miranda Melcher – thanks to dmf for the link Since the beginning of the twentieth century, governments around the world … Continue reading →

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Books received – Eco, Lefebvre, Mandrou, Moore and Fedorowich, Nerlich, Coletti, Deutsch, Prosperi

Posted on September 8, 2026 by stuartelden

A mix of books bought new or second-hand – Umberto Eco, How to Spot a Fascist; Henri Lefebvre (no, not that Henri Lefebvre), The Missing Pieces; Robert Mandrou, Magistrats et sorciers en France au XVIIe siècle: Une analyse de psychologie historique; … Continue reading →

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Tom Overton, John Berger: From Life – Verso, September 2026

Posted on September 8, 2026 by stuartelden

Tom Overton, John Berger: From Life – Verso, September 2026 John Berger (1926–2017) served in Britain’s wartime army before attending art school. The young artist became a critic and broadcaster, cutting a swathe through the staid world of post-war Britain, … Continue reading →

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Bernd Herzogenrath and Nicol A. Barria-Asenjo eds. CONTRADICTionary: An Almanac of Resistance – Open Humanities Press, 2026 (open access)

Posted on September 7, 2026 by stuartelden

Bernd Herzogenrath and Nicol A. Barria-Asenjo eds. CONTRADICTionary: An Almanac of Resistance – Open Humanities Press, 2026 Available open access – thanks to dmf for the link CONTRADICTionary: An Almanac of Resistance is a collective intervention into the politics of language … Continue reading →

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The Experience of the Demonic and Its Waning: Foucault, Madness and Witchcraft

Posted on September 6, 2026 by stuartelden

Throughout his career Foucault made many promises of books he planned to write, only some of which were fulfilled. In History of Madness in 1961 he said: We will show in another study how the experience of the demonic and its waning … Continue reading →

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David E. Barclay, Cold War City: A History of West Berlin – Princeton University Press, September/November 2026

Posted on September 5, 2026 by stuartelden

David E. Barclay, Cold War City: A History of West Berlin – Princeton University Press, September/November 2026 Located more than one hundred miles behind the Iron Curtain, West Berlin served as a stage on which the confrontation between nuclear-armed superpowers … Continue reading →

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Northern Ireland Legal Quarterly – “Reflections on Writing” Series (open access)

Posted on September 4, 2026 by stuartelden

Northern Ireland Legal Quarterly has a “Reflections on Writing” Series – all pieces are open access The Editors of the Northern Ireland Legal Quarterly are excited to announce the launch of a new opinion-style series of pieces: ‘Reflections on Writing’ (2025 NILQ … Continue reading →

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Sören Urbansky and Martin Wagner, Entangled Empires: Four Centuries of China-Russia Relations – Polity, June 2026

Posted on September 4, 2026 by stuartelden

Sören Urbansky and Martin Wagner, Entangled Empires: Four Centuries of China-Russia Relations – Polity, June 2026 As expansionist empires, socialist superpowers and authoritarian regimes, China and Russia have much in common. While many in the West fear the formation of … Continue reading →

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Maurizio Meloni, Coloniality and Structural Othering in European Thought: A Racialized Canon – Routledge, June 2026

Posted on September 3, 2026 by stuartelden

Maurizio Meloni, Coloniality and Structural Othering in European Thought: A Racialized Canon – Routledge, June 2026 Thanks to Foucault News for the link. This book provides a historical and conceptual analysis of patterns of racialized otherness in European thought, traversing … Continue reading →

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