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Sophia Rosenfeld, The Age of Choice: A History of Freedom in Modern Life – Princeton University Press, February 2025 and interview with Disha Karnad Jani

Posted on November 1, 2025 by stuartelden

Sophia Rosenfeld, The Age of Choice: A History of Freedom in Modern Life – Princeton University Press, February 2025 I’ve shared news of the book before. Now Disha Karnad Jani interviews Sophia Rosenfeld on the In Theory podcast on the … Continue reading →

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David Harvey and Paris: a tribute for his 90th birthday

Posted on October 31, 2025 by stuartelden

In a retrospective of his long career, first published in 2021, David Harvey made the following claim: I have written quite a few books over the course of my academic career, beginning with Explanation in Geography (Harvey, 1969) and most recently Marx, Capital … Continue reading →

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Kelly Swartz, Maxims and the Mind: Unknowing in the Early Novel from Bacon to Austen – University of Virginia Press, October 2025

Posted on October 29, 2025 by stuartelden

Kelly Swartz, Maxims and the Mind: Unknowing in the Early Novel from Bacon to Austen – University of Virginia Press, October 2025 Correcting the misunderstood role of maxims at the intersection of early science and literature Eighteenth-century novels are full … Continue reading →

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Peter Frizsche, 1942: When World War II Engulfed the Globe – Basic Books, September 2025

Posted on October 29, 2025 by stuartelden

Peter Frizsche, 1942: When World War II Engulfed the Globe – Basic Books, September 2025 Thanks to John Raimo for the link. A penetrating history of the year World War II became a global conflict and humankind confronted both destruction … Continue reading →

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The Intellectual History of Worker Education: An Interview with Edward Baring – Journal of the History of Ideas blog

Posted on October 28, 2025 by stuartelden

The Intellectual History of Worker Education: An Interview with Edward Baring – Journal of the History of Ideas blog Edward Baring is an intellectual historian of twentieth-century Europe and the Associate Professor of History and Human Values at Princeton University. … Continue reading →

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Dagmar Herzog, The New Fascist Body – Wirklichkeit, September 2025

Posted on October 28, 2025 by stuartelden

Dagmar Herzog, The New Fascist Body – Wirklichkeit, September 2025 Der neue faschistische Körper, trans. Lisa Jay Jeschke The success of new far-right movements cannot be explained by fear or rage alone – the pleasures of aggression and violence are … Continue reading →

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Books received – Gusdorf, Foucault, Wolff, Ellenberger, Ramnoux, Dosse, Mabon

Posted on October 27, 2025 by stuartelden

Books bought new or second-hand – Georges Gusdorf, Le crépuscule des illusions; Michel Foucault, Les Hermaphrodites; Étienne Wolff, Les Changements de sexe; François Ellenberger, Histoire de la géologie 1; Rossella Saetta Cottone ed. Clémence Ramnoux, entre mythes et philosophie: Dumézil, Freud, … Continue reading →

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Books received – Duras, Ruyer, Deleuze, Meiches, Negri, Dosse, Samson

Posted on October 27, 2025 by stuartelden

Mostly books from University of Minnesota Press, in recompense for review work, and Maxim Samson, Earth Shapers, sent by University of Chicago Press. The UMP books are Marguerite Duras, Writing; Raymond Ruyer, Neofinalism; Gilles Deleuze, On Painting; Benjamin Meiches, The … Continue reading →

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Julian Schmid, Marvel, DC and US Security: The Superhero Genre and Foreign Policy in the Twenty-first Century – Edinburgh University Press, October 2025

Posted on October 27, 2025 by stuartelden

Julian Schmid, Marvel, DC and US Security: The Superhero Genre and Foreign Policy in the Twenty-first Century – Edinburgh University Press, October 2025 Explores how Hollywood’s superhero genre has shaped US foreign policy and security discourses

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William Paris, Race, Time, and Utopia: Critical Theory and the Process of Emancipation – Oxford University Press, 2025 and NDPR review

Posted on October 25, 2025 by stuartelden

William Paris, Race, Time, and Utopia: Critical Theory and the Process of Emancipation – Oxford University Press, 2025 NDPR review by Aaron Berman Racial injustice, at its core, is the domination of time. Utopia has been one response to this domination. … Continue reading →

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