Author Archives: stuartelden

Frederic Jameson, The Prison-House of Language: A Critical Account of Structuralism and Russian Formalism and Marxism and Form: 20th-Century Dialectical Theories of Literature – new editions, Princeton University Press, September 2026

Posted on September 12, 2026 by stuartelden

Frederic Jameson, The Prison-House of Language: A Critical Account of Structuralism and Russian Formalism – new edition, Princeton University Press, September 2026 Foreword by Caleb Smith and Paul North (the sample material online appears to be from Marxism and Form instead). In The Prison-House of … Continue reading →

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Jeremy Adelman, The Capitalist Era: The Making—and Unmaking—of the Global Mind – Princeton University Press, September/November 2026

Posted on September 11, 2026 by stuartelden

Jeremy Adelman, The Capitalist Era: The Making—and Unmaking—of the Global Mind – Princeton University Press, September/November 2026 In The Capitalist Era, leading global historian Jeremy Adelman puts the world’s current unwinding in much-needed historical perspective. Combining political, economic, intellectual, and environmental … Continue reading →

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Livia K. Stone, Without Masters: Autogestión, Anarchist Ethics, and Mexico City Punk – Duke University Press, September 2026

Posted on September 10, 2026 by stuartelden

Livia K. Stone, Without Masters: Autogestión, Anarchist Ethics, and Mexico City Punk – Duke University Press, September 2026 Introduction open access at the above link Without Masters is an anthropological history of the radical ethical and political principle of autogestión as … Continue reading →

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Hamish Maxwell-Stewart and Michael Quinlan, Unfree Workers: Insubordination and Resistance in Convict Australia, 1788–1860 – Palgrave, 2022 and New Books discussion

Posted on September 10, 2026 by stuartelden

Hamish Maxwell-Stewart and Michael Quinlan, Unfree Workers: Insubordination and Resistance in Convict Australia, 1788–1860 – Palgrave, 2022 New Books discussion with Hannah Forsyth – thanks to dmf for the link This book examines how convicts played a key role in the … Continue reading →

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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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