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Living in a New Sattelzeit: An Interview with Enzo Traverso – Journal of the History of Ideas blog

Posted on March 12, 2025 by stuartelden

Living in a New Sattelzeit: An Interview with Enzo Traverso – Journal of the History of Ideas blog Enzo Traverso, a leading scholar of modern European history and thought, is the Susan and Barton Winokur Professor in the Humanities at … Continue reading →

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Theodor W. Adorno, Lectures 1949-1968, trans. Nicholas Walker – Polity, two volumes, February 2025

Posted on March 12, 2025 by stuartelden

Theodor W. Adorno, Lectures 1949-1968, trans. Nicholas Walker – Polity, two volumes, February 2025 Lectures 1949-1968, Volume 1: Music, Literature and the Arts When Theodor W. Adorno returned to Germany from his exile in the United States, he was appointed … Continue reading →

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Stuart Elden and Adam David Morton, “Henri Lefebvre and the Lukács Question”, Progress in Political Economy; Henri Lefebvre and Patrick Tort, “The Lukács Question”, Historical Materialism (open access)

Posted on March 11, 2025 by stuartelden

Adam David Morton and I have a short piece at the Progress in Political Economy site – “Henri Lefebvre and the Lukács Question“ It connects to the translation and introduction in Historical Materialism of an interview Lefebvre conducted with Patrick … Continue reading →

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Aux sources de tristes tropiques. Les carnets de terrain de Claude et Dina Lévi-Strauss (1935-1939), ed. Emmanuel Désveaux et. al. – Éditions de l’EHESS, March 2025

Posted on March 11, 2025 by stuartelden

Aux sources de tristes tropiques. Les carnets de terrain de Claude et Dina Lévi-Strauss (1935-1939), ed. Emmanuel Désveaux et. al. – Éditions de l’EHESS, March 2025 « Je hais les voyages et les explorateurs ». En 1955, c’est par ces … Continue reading →

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Marco Filoni, The Life and Thought of Alexandre Kojève, trans. David Broder, Northwestern University Press, July 2025

Posted on March 11, 2025 by stuartelden

Marco Filoni, The Life and Thought of Alexandre Kojève, trans. David Broder, Northwestern University Press, July 2025 Alexandre Kojève is one of the twentieth century’s most seductive and intriguing figures. A product of the Russian merchant bourgeoisie, he became, depending … Continue reading →

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Georges Dumézil, Mitra-Varuna: An Essay on Two Indo-European Representations of Sovereignty, translated by Derek Coltman, edited by Stuart Elden, afterword by Veena Das – HAU books, December 2024 (now open access)

Posted on March 10, 2025 by stuartelden

Georges Dumézil, Mitra-Varuna: An Essay on Two Indo-European Representations of Sovereignty, translated by Derek Coltman, edited by Stuart Elden, afterword by Veena Das – HAU books, December 2024 Pleased to say that the book is now available as an open-access … Continue reading →

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Alexandre Koyré’s Wartime Teaching at the École Libre des Hautes Études and the New School

Posted on March 9, 2025 by stuartelden

In 1940, Alexandre Koyré was persuaded by Charles de Gaulle’s government in exile that he could make his most useful contribution to the French war effort by moving to New York and acting as secretary general of the planned École … Continue reading →

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Geoff M. Boucher, Critical Theory and the Authoritarian Personality – Edinburgh University Press, January 2025

Posted on March 8, 2025 by stuartelden

Geoff M. Boucher, Critical Theory and the Authoritarian Personality – Edinburgh University Press, January 2025

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Seyla Benhabib and Ayelet Shahar (eds.), Lawless Zones, Rightless Subjects: Migration, Asylum and Shifting Borders – Cambridge University Press, January 2025 (print and open access)

Posted on March 7, 2025 by stuartelden

Seyla Benhabib and Ayelet Shahar (eds.), Lawless Zones, Rightless Subjects: Migration, Asylum and Shifting Borders – Cambridge University Press, January 2025 (print and open access)

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Leigh Jenco, Paulina Ochoa Espejo and Murad Idris, Political Theory: A Global and Comparative Introduction – Sage, March 2025

Posted on March 7, 2025 by stuartelden

Leigh Jenco, Paulina Ochoa Espejo and Murad Idris, Political Theory: A Global and Comparative Introduction – Sage, March 2025 This groundbreaking work presents a transformative perspective on political theory. This text is not just an introduction to political theory, it’s … Continue reading →

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