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André Keil, Dictatorships and Authoritarianism in Modern German History – Bloomsbury, January 2026

André Keil, Dictatorships and Authoritarianism in Modern German History – Bloomsbury, January 2026 Dictatorships and Authoritarianism in Modern German History provides readers with a comprehensive overview of the history of dictatorships in Germany since the French Revolution. Dictatorships have been a … Continue reading

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From a Watershed to the Parting of the Waters: A Note on Michel Foucault and Peter Brown

Back in November 2014, while I was researching Foucault’s Last Decade, I wrote “A minor note on Michel Foucault and Peter Brown: From a watershed to the parting of the waters” for this site. I was interested in Foucault’s use of an idea … Continue reading

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Kaveh Boveiri, Marxian Totality – Haymarket, July 2025

Kaveh Boveiri, Marxian Totality – Haymarket, July 2025 The first book-length exploration of the Marxian concept of totality from a philosophical and sociopolitical perspective. Drawing on a large number of classical and contemporary works (in English, French, German, Czech and … Continue reading

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David Harvey at 90: A Verso Series

David Harvey at 90: A Verso Series  Last year, we celebrated Fredric Jameson‘s ninetieth birthday with a month long series commemorating his impact on literary criticism, critical theory and philosophy.  This month, in honour of David Harvey‘s ninetieth birthday, we’re publishing a series of … Continue reading

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Mia Bennett and Klaus Dodds, Unfrozen: The Fight for the Future of the Arctic – Yale University Press, September 2025

Mia Bennett and Klaus Dodds, Unfrozen: The Fight for the Future of the Arctic – Yale University Press, September 2025 A vital account of the state of the Arctic today—emphasising the twin dangers of climate change and geopolitical competition Nowhere is … Continue reading

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Peter Sloterdijk, If You Have Never Thought Gray: A Theory of Color – trans. Corey Anderson Dansereau and Robert Hughes, Polity, June 2025

Peter Sloterdijk, If You Have Never Thought Gray: A Theory of Color – trans. Corey Anderson Dansereau and Robert Hughes, Polity, June 2025 “You’re not a painter if you haven’t painted gray”, declared Paul Cézanne. The same could be said of philosophers: … Continue reading

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Jen Rose Smith, Ice Geographies: The Colonial Politics of Race and Indigeneity in the Arctic – Duke University Press, May 2025 and New Books discussion

Jen Rose Smith, Ice Geographies: The Colonial Politics of Race and Indigeneity in the Arctic – Duke University Press, May 2025 Ice animates the look and feel of climate change. It is melting faster than ever before, causing social upheaval … Continue reading

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Jean de Menasce’s dedication to Émile Benveniste – “in memory of the year of exile”

I already knew that Jean de Menasce dedicated his edition and translation of the 9th century Zoroastrian theological text Škand-Gumānīk Vičār to Émile Benveniste. Benveniste had taught de Menasce Iranian languages, especially Pahlavi, in the late 1930s at the École Pratique des Hautes … Continue reading

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RGS-IBG book series relaunch with LSE Press and first two titles

The RGS-IBG Book Series is a publishing partnership between the Royal Geographical Society  (with the Institute of British Geographers) and LSE Press. The Series publishes work of the highest international standing. Its emphasis is on distinctive new developments in human and physical … Continue reading

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James George Lowder, Anthropocene Cosmographies: A Human Geography of the Earth and Outer Space – Routledge, February 2026

James George Lowder, Anthropocene Cosmographies: A Human Geography of the Earth and Outer Space – Routledge, February 2026 part of the Routledge Planetary Spaces series, edited by Kimberly Peters This book explores relationships between humans and outer space through a geographical lens in … Continue reading

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