Author Archives: stuartelden

Books received – Dumézil, Bejan, Leucate, Basso, Koerner, Malpas

Posted on December 12, 2022 by stuartelden

A copy of Georges Dumézil, Heur et Malheur du guerrier; Cristina Bejan, Intellectuals and Fascism in Interwar Romania: The Criterion Association; Aristide Leucate’s recent short study of Dumézil; Elisabetta Basso, Young Foucault: The Lille Manuscripts on Psychopathology, Phenomenology, and Anthropology, 1952–1955; E.F.K. … Continue reading →

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John Agnew, Hidden Geopolitics: Governance in a Globalized World – Rowman & Littlefield, July 2022

Posted on December 12, 2022 by stuartelden

John Agnew, Hidden Geopolitics: Governance in a Globalized World – Rowman & Littlefield, July 2022 Geopolitics is not dead, but nor does it involve the same old logic of a world determined by physical geography in a competition between Great … Continue reading →

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Gathering: The Heidegger Circle Annual – call for papers

Posted on December 11, 2022 by stuartelden

Gathering: The Heidegger Circle Annual – call for papers

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Stefanos Geroulanos, ‘The Civil Code, Napoleon’s Second Body: The Institution, Empire, and Aesthetic of a New Legal Regime (1804-1816)’ – IHR, London, 14 December 2022

Posted on December 11, 2022 by stuartelden

Stefanos Geroulanos, ‘The Civil Code, Napoleon’s Second Body: The Institution, Empire, and Aesthetic of a New Legal Regime (1804-1816)’ – Institute of Historical Research, London, 5.30-7.30pm, 14 December 2022 The event is free but booking required.

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Noel Castree, Greig Charnock, Brett Christophers, David Harvey: A Critical Introduction to his Thought – Routledge, December 2022

Posted on December 10, 2022 by stuartelden

Noel Castree, Greig Charnock, Brett Christophers, David Harvey: A Critical Introduction to his Thought – Routledge, December 2022 David Harvey is among the most influential Marxist thinkers of the last half century. This book offers a lucid and authoritative introduction … Continue reading →

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S. Harris Ali, Creighton Connolly, Roger Keil, Pandemic Urbanism: Infectious Diseases on a Planet of Cities – Polity, December 2022

Posted on December 10, 2022 by stuartelden

S. Harris Ali, Creighton Connolly, Roger Keil, Pandemic Urbanism: Infectious Diseases on a Planet of Cities – Polity, December 2022 Emerging infectious disease outbreaks have transformed the very nature of urban life worldwide, even as the extent and experience of pandemics are … Continue reading →

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William Pietz, The Problem of the Fetish, edited by Francesco Pellizzi, Stefanos Geroulanos, and Ben Kafka – University of Chicago Press, November 2022

Posted on December 9, 2022 by stuartelden

William Pietz, The Problem of the Fetish, edited by Francesco Pellizzi, Stefanos Geroulanos, and Ben Kafka – University of Chicago Press, November 2022 A groundbreaking account of the origins and history of the idea of fetishism. In recent decades, William Pietz’s … Continue reading →

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Kostas Axelos, The Game of the World, trans. Justin Clemens and Hellmut Munz – Edinburgh University Press, April 2023 [now published]

Posted on December 8, 2022 by stuartelden

Kostas Axelos, The Game of the World, trans. Justin Clemens and Hellmut Munz – Edinburgh University Press, April 2023 [Update May 2023: the book is now published] It’s great to see this excellent translation of an important book is nearly … Continue reading →

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David Beer, The Tensions of Algorithmic Thinking: Automation, Intelligence and the Politics of Knowing – Bristol University Press, November 2022

Posted on December 7, 2022 by stuartelden

David Beer, The Tensions of Algorithmic Thinking: Automation, Intelligence and the Politics of Knowing – Bristol University Press, November 2022 Hardback and e-book only at the moment, but paperback sometime in the future. Subscribers to David’s substack The Fragment can … Continue reading →

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Richard Bourke & Quentin Skinner (eds.), History in the Humanities and Social Sciences – Cambridge University Press, December 2022

Posted on December 7, 2022 by stuartelden

Richard Bourke & Quentin Skinner (eds.), History in the Humanities and Social Sciences – Cambridge University Press, December 2022 This interdisciplinary volume explores the relationship between history and a range of disciplines in the humanities and social sciences: economics, political … Continue reading →

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