Author Archives: stuartelden

Mary Pickering, Prophet of Science: The Vision and Passion of Auguste Comte – Reaktion, October 2026 A fascinating portrait of Auguste Comte, nineteenth-century mathematician and philosopher Born during the ferment of the French Revolution, Auguste Comte was one of the … Continue reading →

Irene I. Vega, Bordering On Indifference: Immigration Agents Negotiating Race and Morality – Princeton University Press, May 2025 New Books discussion with Christina Gessler – thanks to dmf for the link Immigration agents have a frontline view of the racial, … Continue reading →

A.J.A. Woods, The Cultural Marxism Conspiracy: Why the Right Blames the Frankfurt School for the Decline of the West –Verso, April 2026 I’ve shared news of the book before, there is now a New Books network discussion with Morteza Hajizadeh … Continue reading →

Emma Ingala, Cillian Ó Fathaigh, Gavin Rae eds. Transformation in Contemporary French Philosophy – Edinburgh University Press, July 2026 Unfortunately no paperback yet, and even the e-book is very expensive.

Geoffrey M. Hodgson, From Marx to Markets: An Intellectual Odyssey – Edward Elgar, 2026 In this revealing and eminently readable book, Geoffrey M. Hodgson takes readers on an intellectual odyssey through his distinguished career and his work as one of … Continue reading →

Elizabeth Fentress and Adam Rabinowitz, Slaving States: From West Africa to the Ancient Mediterranean – Princeton University Press, August/October 2026 The growing economies of ancient Greece and Rome created an ever-increasing demand for enslaved labor, which was supplied by states … Continue reading →

Richard Fallon, Contesting Earth’s History in Transatlantic Literary Culture, 1860-1935: Believers and Visionaries on the Borderlines of Geology and Palaeontology – Oxford University Press, April 2025 By the mid-nineteenth century, geologists and palaeontologists had reconstructed an authoritative narrative of Earth’s … Continue reading →

Samuel Mace, Carl Schmitt in the Middle East: Unstable Decisionism and the Failure of Political Orders – Palgrave Macmillan, August 2026 This book presents a critical examination of Carl Schmitt’s political framework, particularly in the context of decisionist regimes in … Continue reading →