Author Archives: stuartelden

History of the Present

Posted on February 15, 2011 by stuartelden

A new journal launched – details here. Thanks to Steve Legg for the link. History of the Present is a journal devoted to history as a critical endeavor.  Its aim is twofold:  to create a space in which scholars can … Continue reading →

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Ready to go

Posted on February 14, 2011 by stuartelden

Packed and ready to go. Singapore first for a few days, then Australia this time next week. I should be used to to putting my English life in storage, and packing only what I can carry, but it’s always a … Continue reading →

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Harman on events in Egypt

Posted on February 11, 2011 by stuartelden

Great post here. I’ve known and loved these people for more than a decade now, but in the past 18 days they have exceeded all expectations. We can only salute their intelligent and flexible planning, their sense of humor amidst … Continue reading →

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New SUNY Press catalogue

Posted on February 11, 2011 by stuartelden

Find it here. Reading Kant’s Geography is on p. 23.

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Mubarak goes

Posted on February 11, 2011 by stuartelden

It looks like a military coup, and the role of Suleiman is still uncertain, but it’s the news the Egyptian people wanted. Neither the US or the EU should be applauded. It will be interesting to see how this plays out.

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Mubarak remains

Posted on February 11, 2011 by stuartelden

Along with most of the media, expert commentators and the US administration, I wasn’t expecting that. The best explanation I’ve seen for what happened is this – Most likely, Mubarak interpreted what he planned to do in his own mind … Continue reading →

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Imminent developments in Egypt?

Posted on February 10, 2011 by stuartelden

BBC and other news sites seem to think so

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Peter Hallward on Egypt

Posted on February 10, 2011 by stuartelden

In The Guardian. Shame about the headline though, which changes a ‘might’ into a ‘will’ and thus transforms the whole tone of the piece.

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Egypt protest photos

Posted on February 10, 2011 by stuartelden

Some remarkable images here (thanks to Graham at OOP for the link).

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Eribon and Veyne on Foucault’s Infamous Lives

Posted on February 10, 2011 by stuartelden

This was posted in comments  to an earlier post, by Nicolae, but I’m reposting here so it gets more widely noticed. It’s a discussion between Didier Eribon and Paul Veyne on the ‘infamous lives’ project. Thanks Nicolae.

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