Category Archives: Books

New Geographies

Posted on June 29, 2010 by stuartelden

Many people will know that of the US Ivy League institutions only Dartmouth College still has a geography programme. But Harvard’s Graduate School of Design has been putting out some interesting issues of a new journal entitled New Geographies. Geography … Continue reading →

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Hobbes

Posted on June 29, 2010 by stuartelden

I’ve been without decent internet in the past few days. So England lost the football, but they won the cricket again, to take a 3-0 lead in a five match series against Australia. I’ve also been reading lots of Hobbes. This … Continue reading →

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Another Althusius passage

Posted on June 24, 2010 by stuartelden

Even though these heads, prefects, and rectors of provinces recognise the supreme magistrate of the realm [summum regni magistratum] as their superior, from whom their administration and power are conceded, nevertheless they have rights of sovereignty in their territory [jura … Continue reading →

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Johannes Althusius, Politica

Posted on June 24, 2010 by stuartelden

I’ve been reading Johannes Althusius, Politica – a text originally published in 1603. I’ve become more and more convinced that there are some really important works between Bodin and Botero and the more familiar 17th century thinkers of Grotius, Hobbes, … Continue reading →

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Mapping the Present and Understanding Henri Lefebvre

Posted on June 24, 2010 by stuartelden

It might appear that my first two books – Mapping the Present and Understanding Henri Lefebvre – are out of print. Amazon no longer has copies, and the publisher’s website doesn’t let you buy them. I’ve checked with the publisher … Continue reading →

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The work of editors…

Posted on June 16, 2010 by stuartelden

In the Institute of Historical Research library today, looking at the five volume Folger Library edition of the Works of Richard Hooker. It’s a big project – the five volumes were published between 1977 and 1990, and there are separate … Continue reading →

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On saying ‘no’

Posted on June 15, 2010 by stuartelden

I’ve just said ‘no’ to four invitations to write – a working paper, a review, a review essay and a book chapter. All, in themselves, are interesting projects, but the books were too far from what I’m working on, the … Continue reading →

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Chaucer, land and the Miller’s Tale

Posted on June 14, 2010 by stuartelden

I have been re-reading some Chaucer recently for the territory book. I’ve decided that there won’t be a reading of Chaucer in the book itself – I was debating the land politics of The Knight’s Tale, in a similar mode … Continue reading →

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The difference in repetition

Posted on June 8, 2010 by stuartelden

I used to try to avoid giving the ‘same’ talk more than once, but sometimes it was inevitable. It’s looking like I will be giving something in the region of 25 talks this year (invited lectures or at conferences), and so some repetition, … Continue reading →

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The End of Aaaarg.org?

Posted on May 29, 2010 by stuartelden

Update: please note this post dates from 2010. I am not sure that links or information below is accurate. Aaaarg doesn’t exist – so says their webpage. The academic fileshare site was starting to get ‘cease and desist’ letters from publishers, … Continue reading →

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