Author Archives: stuartelden

Katharine R. O’Reilly and Caterina Pellò (eds.), Ancient Women Philosophers: Recovered Ideas and New Perspectives – Cambridge University Press, 2023 There is a review by Emily Hulme at NDPR. Despite the common misconception that ancient philosophy was the domain of male … Continue reading →

Rita Abrahamsen, Jean-François Drolet, Michael C. Williams, Srdjan Vucetic, Karin Narita, and Alexandra Gheciu, World of the Right: Radical Conservatism and Global Order – Cambridge University Press, June 2024

Gavin Barrett, Peter-Christian Müller-Graff, Jean-Philippe Rageade, Viktor Vadász (eds.), European Sovereignty: The Legal Dimension – Springer, 2024 In October 2022, the Academy of European Law (ERA) in Trier celebrated its 30th anniversary with a congress devoted to the legal dimension of … Continue reading →

Some nice news that because it is one of the most-read articles in the Journal of the History of Ideas this year, my piece “Foucault and Dumézil on Antiquity” is open access until the end of January 2025. The full … Continue reading →

David D. Kim, Arendt’s Solidarity: Anti-Semitism and Racism in the Atlantic World – Stanford University Press, October 2024 Hannah Arendt’s work inspires many to stand in solidarity against authoritarianism, racial or gender-based violence, climate change, and right-wing populism. But what … Continue reading →

Perry Anderson, Disputing Disaster: A Sextet on the Great War – Verso, November 2024 A group portrait of six of the finest historians of the First World War In Disputing Disaster, Perry Anderson picks out from the highly charged historiography on … Continue reading →

Patricia Owens, Erased: A History of International Thought Without Men – Princeton University Press, January 2025 The academic field of international relations presents its own history as largely a project of elite white men. And yet women played a prominent … Continue reading →