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David Reisman, Economy and Utopia: More to Morris – Edward Elgar, April 2026 Introduction open access here In this insightful book, David Reisman examines the various notions of a utopia that emerged in opposition to feudalism and capitalism between the … Continue reading →

Sarah Ellen Zarrow, Displays of Belonging: Polish Jewish Collecting and Museums, 1891-1941 – Cornell University Press, June 2025 New Books Network discussion with Paul Lerner Displays of Belonging illuminates the lives and work of Polish Jewish collectors and museologists, who sought … Continue reading →

The Essential Senghor: African Philosophy and Black Aesthetics – eds. Doyle C. Calhoun, Alioune B. Fall and Sheikh Thiam, Duke University Press, April 2026  Senegalese poet, philosopher, and politician Leopold Sédar Senghor, together with Aimé Césaire and others, developed the … Continue reading →

Mary Pickering, Prophet of Science: The Vision and Passion of Auguste Comte – Reaktion, October 2026 A fascinating portrait of Auguste Comte, nineteenth-century mathematician and philosopher Born during the ferment of the French Revolution, Auguste Comte was one of the … Continue reading →

Irene I. Vega, Bordering On Indifference: Immigration Agents Negotiating Race and Morality – Princeton University Press, May 2025 New Books discussion with Christina Gessler – thanks to dmf for the link Immigration agents have a frontline view of the racial, … Continue reading →

A.J.A. Woods, The Cultural Marxism Conspiracy: Why the Right Blames the Frankfurt School for the Decline of the West –Verso, April 2026 I’ve shared news of the book before, there is now a New Books network discussion with Morteza Hajizadeh … Continue reading →

Emma Ingala, Cillian Ó Fathaigh, Gavin Rae eds. Transformation in Contemporary French Philosophy – Edinburgh University Press, July 2026 Unfortunately no paperback yet, and even the e-book is very expensive.

Geoffrey M. Hodgson, From Marx to Markets: An Intellectual Odyssey – Edward Elgar, 2026 In this revealing and eminently readable book, Geoffrey M. Hodgson takes readers on an intellectual odyssey through his distinguished career and his work as one of … Continue reading →

Elizabeth Fentress and Adam Rabinowitz, Slaving States: From West Africa to the Ancient Mediterranean – Princeton University Press, August/October 2026 The growing economies of ancient Greece and Rome created an ever-increasing demand for enslaved labor, which was supplied by states … Continue reading →