Author Archives: stuartelden

Marcel Mariën, Theory of Immediate World Revolution: A Handbook for the Avant-Garde – ed. Anna O’Meara, trans. Nadège Lejeune, Anna O’Meara and Ian Thompson, Verso, September 2026

Posted on June 17, 2026 by stuartelden

Marcel Mariën, Theory of Immediate World Revolution: A Handbook for the Avant-Garde – ed. Anna O’Meara, trans. Nadège Lejeune, Anna O’Meara and Ian Thompson, Verso, September 2026 The Afterword to the German edition from 1989 is on the Verso site. A blueprint for … Continue reading →

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Roger D. Woodard ed. The Cambridge World History of Mythology and Mythography – Cambridge University Press, two volumes, February 2027

Posted on June 16, 2026 by stuartelden

Roger D. Woodard ed. The Cambridge World History of Mythology and Mythography – Cambridge University Press, two volumes, February 2027: volume 1; volume 2 The Cambridge History of Mythology and Mythography offers a comprehensive overview of the history, theory, and … Continue reading →

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Susan Pickford, Translating Books for Publication – Routledge, September 2026

Posted on June 15, 2026 by stuartelden

Susan Pickford, Translating Books for Publication – Routledge, September 2026 Translating Books for Publication offers readers an introductory guide to translating for the publishing sector, designed for aspiring translators and translation-adjacent professionals entering the field. It addresses the critical gap in … Continue reading →

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Jean de Menasce and Émile Benveniste as translators of T.S. Eliot

Posted on June 14, 2026 by stuartelden

The importance of Jean de Menasce to the life of Émile Benveniste has long been known. A former student of Benveniste in his Iranian courses at the École Pratique des Hautes Études, Menasce later taught at the University of Fribourg, … Continue reading →

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Georg Glaze, Amaël Cattaruzza, Finn Dammann, and Frédérick Douzet eds. The Elgar Companion to the Geopolitics of Digital Sovereignty: Contested Networks, Territories and Self-determination – Edward Elgar, 2026 (print and open access)

Posted on June 13, 2026 by stuartelden

Georg Glaze, Amaël Cattaruzza, Finn Dammann, and Frédérick Douzet eds. The Elgar Companion to the Geopolitics of Digital Sovereignty: Contested Networks, Territories and Self-determination – Edward Elgar, 2026 (print and open access) This comprehensive Companion explores the rise of digital sovereignty … Continue reading →

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Kojin Karatani, The End of Modern Literature: On Permanent Revolution – eds. Jonathan E. Abel, Yoshiki Tajiri and Hiroki Yoshikuni – Verso, August 2026

Posted on June 13, 2026 by stuartelden

Kojin Karatani, The End of Modern Literature: On Permanent Revolution – eds. Jonathan E. Abel, Yoshiki Tajiri and Hiroki Yoshikuni – Verso, August 2026 A groundbreaking essay on literature’s demise from the award-winning philosopher What comes after the death of … Continue reading →

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Don Thomas Deere, The Invention of Order: On the Coloniality of Space – Duke University Press, January 2026 (and New Books discussion)

Posted on June 12, 2026 by stuartelden

Don Thomas Deere, The Invention of Order: On the Coloniality of Space – Duke University Press, January 2026 I’ve shared news of the book before, there is now a New Books Network discussion with Morteza Hajizadeh – thanks to dmf … Continue reading →

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Steven Press, Europe’s Little Anarchy: The Rise and Fall of Neutral Moresnet – Cornell University Press, August 2026

Posted on June 12, 2026 by stuartelden

Steven Press, Europe’s Little Anarchy: The Rise and Fall of Neutral Moresnet – Cornell University Press, August 2026 Europe’s Little Anarchy uncovers the history of Neutral Moresnet: a once-forgotten space without borders, nationalism, or a recognized government. Between 1815 and 1919, this … Continue reading →

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James Kneale, Temperance Lives: Life Assurance, Drink and Medicine in Britain, 1840-1918 – Bloomsbury, November 2025

Posted on June 12, 2026 by stuartelden

James Kneale, Temperance Lives: Life Assurance, Drink and Medicine in Britain, 1840-1918 – Bloomsbury, November 2025 This book explains how the rise of temperance life assurance affected ideas surrounding the dangers of drinking and abstinence between 1840 and 1918. James … Continue reading →

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Alberto Toscano, Communism in Philosophy: Essays on Alain Badiou and Toni Negri – Brill, May 2025; paperback Haymarket June 2026

Posted on June 11, 2026 by stuartelden

Alberto Toscano, Communism in Philosophy: Essays on Alain Badiou and Toni Negri – Brill, May 2025; paperback Haymarket June 2026 A new collection of essays on two of the most important communist philosophers of our time: Alain Badiou and Toni … Continue reading →

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