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Sven Reichardt, “What is Post-Fascism?” – Journal of the History of Ideas blog

Sven Reichardt, “What is Post-Fascism?” – Journal of the History of Ideas blog

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Andrew Cooper, Kant and the Transformation of Natural History – Oxford University Press, September 2023 and NDPR review

Andrew Cooper, Kant and the Transformation of Natural History – Oxford University Press, September 2023 I’ve shared this book before; there is now a NDPR review by Steve Naragon Andrew Cooper presents the first systematic study of Kant’s account of … Continue reading

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Alberto Toscano, Communism in Philosophy: Essays on Alain Badiou and Toni Negri – Brill, May 2025

Alberto Toscano, Communism in Philosophy: Essays on Alain Badiou and Toni Negri – Brill, May 2025 This series usually appears 12 months later in paperback from Haymarket books. From the “red years” that followed the social explosion of May ’68 … Continue reading

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Francesco Biagi (ed.), Reimaging Urban Marxism: Rethinking Thinkers, Texts, and Challenges – Routledge, June 2025

Francesco Biagi (ed.), Reimaging Urban Marxism: Rethinking Thinkers, Texts, and Challenges – Routledge, June 2025 This volume presents an interdisciplinary and international revaluation of urban Marxisms. Bringing together the main critical Marxist perspectives from around the world on contemporary urban studies, it … Continue reading

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David Beer video interview with Katherine Hayles

David Beer video interview with Katherine Hayles A few weeks ago I interviewed Katherine Hayles about writing, reading, using theory, being interdisciplinary and about various aspects of her books and ideas. The interview is now available as a video on the Media … Continue reading

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Federico Marcon, Fascism: The History of a Word – University of Chicago Press, June 2025

Federico Marcon, Fascism: The History of a Word – University of Chicago Press, June 2025 A wide-ranging history of the term “fascism,” what it has meant, and what it means today. The rise and popular support for authoritarianism around the world … Continue reading

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Montserrat Herrero, Theopolitical Figures: Scripture, Prophecy, Oath, Charisma, Hospitality – Edinburgh University Press, paperback May 2025

Montserrat Herrero, Theopolitical Figures: Scripture, Prophecy, Oath, Charisma, Hospitality – Edinburgh University Press, paperback May 2025

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Henri Lefebvre and the “Liste Otto” of Prohibited Books in Occupied France

The “Liste Otto” was named after Otto Abetz, German ambassador to France under the Occupation, from August 1940 until the Liberation. The list indicated which books had to be removed from sale, with existing copies destroyed, after the German invasion … Continue reading

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Shaina Potts, Judicial Territory: Law, Capital, and the Expansion of American Empire – Duke University Press, September 2024

Shaina Potts, Judicial Territory: Law, Capital, and the Expansion of American Empire – Duke University Press, September 2024 Introduction open access at this link I’ve shared news of the book before, but there is now a New Books discussion with … Continue reading

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Joseph Thomas Milburn ed. Haruki Murakami and Philosophical Concepts – Springer, 2025

Joseph Thomas Milburn ed. Haruki Murakami and Philosophical Concepts – Springer, 2025 This book provides interdisciplinary perspectives on the work of the Japanese writer Haruki Murakami, with a particular focus on the conceptual material of his work. It seeks to answer … Continue reading

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