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Anthony Iles and Mattin eds., Abolishing Capitalist Totality – Minor Compositions, 2026

Posted on July 28, 2026 by stuartelden

Anthony Iles and Mattin eds., Abolishing Capitalist Totality – Minor Compositions, 2026 When capitalism feels inescapable, theory becomes a weapon to challenge fatalistic totalities. This book explores the limits of the colonization of everyday life by economic logic gone mad. … Continue reading →

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Books received (1) – Bloch, Derrida, Patchin, Neale, Caló & Enes Pereira, Braudel

Posted on July 27, 2026 by stuartelden

Older books by Bloch and Braudel, bought second-hand, a reedition of three important texts by Derrida,  Force de loi, Voyous, Fichus, and the recent La Chose Séminaire (1975-1977) Suivi de la 6e séance de Donner le temps II, Paige Marie Patchin, … Continue reading →

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Marie-Louise Sjoestedt, Louis Renou and a 1940 arrest by the Germans

Posted on July 26, 2026 by stuartelden

I’ve written about Marie-Louise Sjoestedt (1900-1940), an important scholar of Celtic languages and mythology, briefly before in this series. From various accounts, there are two pieces of information about her. If both are true, then Renou (1896-1966) was arrested in 1940. But I’ve … Continue reading →

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Carlo Ginzburg and Adriano Prosperi, Puzzles: A Seminar on the ‘Benefit of Christ’ – trans. Thomas Haskell Simpson, Seagull, March 2026

Posted on July 25, 2026 by stuartelden

Carlo Ginzburg and Adriano Prosperi, Puzzles: A Seminar on the ‘Benefit of Christ’ – trans. Thomas Haskell Simpson, Seagull, March 2026 I’ve previously shared some of the many tributes to Ginzburg, who died in June. I hadn’t seen that this … Continue reading →

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Elvan Cobb, Infrastructured Landscapes: Spatial Histories of Early Ottoman Railways – Brill, July 2026

Posted on July 25, 2026 by stuartelden

Elvan Cobb, Infrastructured Landscapes: Spatial Histories of Early Ottoman Railways – Brill, July 2026 In Infrastructured Landscapes, Elvan Cobb reveals how the arrival of railways originating from the eastern Mediterranean port city of Izmir reshaped the very fabric of space and … Continue reading →

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Cary Wolfe, Jagged Ontologies – University of Minnesota Press, July 2026

Posted on July 24, 2026 by stuartelden

Cary Wolfe, Jagged Ontologies – University of Minnesota Press, July 2026 Rethinking life, justice, and the biosphere through the sharp edges of jagged ontology In this groundbreaking book, Cary Wolfe dismantles some of the most entrenched assumptions in contemporary interdisciplinary … Continue reading →

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Elena Woodacre, Lucinda H.S. Dean, Simon Lambe, Patrik Pastrnak, Exploring Monarchy in Medieval Europe, 1000–1500 – Routledge, July 2026

Posted on July 22, 2026 by stuartelden

Elena Woodacre, Lucinda H.S. Dean, Simon Lambe, Patrik Pastrnak, Exploring Monarchy in Medieval Europe, 1000–1500 – Routledge, July 2026 Through wide-ranging thematic chapters, this book offers students a comprehensive introduction to the theory and practice of monarchy across Europe in … Continue reading →

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Gabriella Soto, Border Afterlives: Migrant Deaths, Forensic Investigations, and the Politics of Haunting – University of Arizona Press, March 2026

Posted on July 20, 2026 by stuartelden

Gabriella Soto, Border Afterlives: Migrant Deaths, Forensic Investigations, and the Politics of Haunting – University of Arizona Press, March 2026 I’ve shared news of the book before. There is now a New Books discussion with Jennifer Rose Najera. Thanks to dmf … Continue reading →

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The Georges Dumézil-Mircea Eliade correspondence – a chronological listing with publication details or archive locations

Posted on July 19, 2026 by stuartelden

The mythologist Georges Dumézil and the historian of religions Mircea Eliade had a long-term correspondence and several of their letters have been published. They met during the Second World War, and when Eliade’s links to the Iron Guard meant he … Continue reading →

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Lucien Sève, Thinking with Marx Today, Volume 2 – trans. James H. Membrez, Haymarket, September 2026

Posted on July 18, 2026 by stuartelden

Lucien Sève, Thinking with Marx Today, Volume 2 – trans. James H. Membrez, Haymarket, September 2026 The second volume in Lucien Sève’s Thinking with Marx Today series explores Marx’s revolution in anthropology. Instead of abstract “man,” Marx argued that there is an ensemble of societal … Continue reading →

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