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Karl Marx, Capital: Critique of Political Economy, Volume I – trans. Paul Reitter, ed. Paul Reitter and Paul North, preface by Wendy Brown, afterword by William Clare Roberts – Princeton University Press, September 2024

Posted on December 6, 2023 by stuartelden

Karl Marx, Capital: Critique of Political Economy, Volume I – trans. Paul Reitter, ed. Paul Reitter and Paul North, preface by Wendy Brown, afterword by William Clare Roberts – Princeton University Press, September 2024 Karl Marx (1818–1883) was living in exile in … Continue reading →

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David Storey, Territories: The Claiming of Space – new edition, Routledge, May 2024

Posted on December 5, 2023 by stuartelden

David Storey, Territories: The Claiming of Space – new edition, Routledge, May 2024 (The Routledge description says second edition, but there was one before their first with a different press.) Territories are more than simply bounded spaces; they reflect the … Continue reading →

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Catherine Malabou, Stop Thief! Anarchism and Philosophy – Polity, trans. Carolyn Shread, November 2023

Posted on December 4, 2023 by stuartelden

Catherine Malabou, Stop Thief! Anarchism and Philosophy – Polity, trans. Carolyn Shread, November 2023 Many contemporary philosophers – including Michel Foucault, Jacques Derrida, and Giorgio Agamben – ascribe an ethical or political value to anarchy, but none ever called themselves … Continue reading →

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Bruce Lincoln, Secrets, Lies, and Consequences: A Great Scholar’s Hidden Past and his Protégé’s Unsolved Murder – Oxford University Press, March 2024

Posted on December 3, 2023 by stuartelden

Bruce Lincoln, Secrets, Lies, and Consequences: A Great Scholar’s Hidden Past and his Protégé’s Unsolved Murder – Oxford University Press, March 2024 The tale of a legendary scholar, an unsolved murder, and the mysterious documents that may connect themIn early … Continue reading →

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Jure Vidmar, Territorial Status in International Law – Bloomsbury, January 2024

Posted on December 2, 2023 by stuartelden

Jure Vidmar, Territorial Status in International Law – Bloomsbury, January 2024 This book develops a new theory of territorialism and international legal status of territories. It (i) defines the concept of territory, explaining how territories are created; (ii) redefines the … Continue reading →

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Gillian Rose, Marxist Modernism: Introductory Lectures on Frankfurt School Critical Theory – Verso, August 2024 

Posted on December 1, 2023 by stuartelden

Gillian Rose, Marxist Modernism: Introductory Lectures on Frankfurt School Critical Theory – Verso, August 2024  Marxist Modernism presents for the first time Gillian Rose’s 1979 lectures on the Frankfurt School, art, and politics. Delivered soon after the publication of her now … Continue reading →

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Michel Foucault, What Is Critique? & The Culture of the Self, edited by Henri-Paul Fruchaud, Daniele Lorenzini, and Arnold I. Davidson, translated by Clare O’Farrell, University of Chicago Press, January 2024

Posted on November 30, 2023 by stuartelden

Michel Foucault, What Is Critique? & The Culture of the Self, edited by Henri-Paul Fruchaud, Daniele Lorenzini, and Arnold I. Davidson, translated by Clare O’Farrell, University of Chicago Press, January 2024. Newly published lectures by Foucault on critique, Enlightenment, and the care … Continue reading →

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Dave Beer, Reading Critical Data Studies – virtual book, 2023

Posted on November 28, 2023 by stuartelden

At his relatively new Half Thoughts blog, Dave Beer has assembled a number of pieces into a virtual book, some of which are open access. Over several years I’ve been working on a little background project that I’ve called ‘Reading … Continue reading →

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Andreas Malm on Palestine, Climate Activism and over-shooting 1.5 °C – interview on video

Posted on November 28, 2023 by stuartelden

Andreas Malm on Palestine, Climate Activism and over-shooting 1.5 °C – interview on video with Sebastian Budgen Andreas Malm is a Swedish climate activist, associate professor of human ecology at Lund University, and author of the best-selling How to Blow Up a Pipeline: Learning … Continue reading →

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Jean-Numa Ducange  and Anthony Burlaud (eds.), Marx, A French Passion: The Reception of Marx and Marxisms in France’s Political-Intellectual Life – trans. David Broder, Brill, 2023

Posted on November 27, 2023 by stuartelden

Jean-Numa Ducange  and Anthony Burlaud (eds.), Marx, A French Passion: The Reception of Marx and Marxisms in France’s Political-Intellectual Life – trans. David Broder, Brill, 2023 Paperback after 12 months with Haymarket Despite the collapse of Soviet-style socialism, the spectre of … Continue reading →

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