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Elena Del Rio, Techno-Ecologies of Bill Viola and Gilbert Simondon: The Birth of Form – Edinburgh University Press, November 2025

Elena Del Rio, Techno-Ecologies of Bill Viola and Gilbert Simondon: The Birth of Form – Edinburgh University Press, November 2025

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Daniel Frost and Evan Smith eds., In solidarity, under suspicion: The British far left from 1956 – Manchester University Press, November 2025

Daniel Frost and Evan Smith eds., In solidarity, under suspicion: The British far left from 1956 – Manchester University Press, November 2025 In solidarity, under suspicion is the successor volume to Against the grain (2014) and Waiting for the revolution (2017), complementing analysis … Continue reading

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Marc Bloch, Carnets Inédits 1917-1943 – Éditions Amsterdam, October 2025

Marc Bloch, Carnets Inédits 1917-1943 – Éditions Amsterdam, October 2025 Le « laboratoire » de Marc Bloch enfin accessible au grand public. Les deux carnets de Marc Bloch réunis dans cet ouvrage – « Quelques notes de lecture » et … Continue reading

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Aida A Hozić and Jacqui True eds. War Economy: Gendered Circuits of Violence and Capital – Routledge, December 2025

Aida A Hozić and Jacqui True eds. War Economy: Gendered Circuits of Violence and Capital – Routledge, December 2025 War Economy: Gendered Circuits of Violence and Capital examines the war economy from feminist perspectives, bringing fresh thinking in the context of heightened geopolitical tensions. … Continue reading

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100 years since the Locarno Treaties and territorial integrity today

On 1 December 1925, the Locarno Treaties were signed by Germany, France, Great Britain, Belgium and Italy, with some of the additional treaties also including Poland and Czechoslovakia as signatories. Negotiated in Switzerland in October, the final signing was in … Continue reading

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James Cheshire, The Library of Lost Maps – Bloomsbury, October 2025 and New Books discussion

James Cheshire, The Library of Lost Maps – Bloomsbury, October 2025 New Books discussion with Christine Gessler – thanks to dmf for the link The remarkable story of an overlooked map archive that reveals how maps have helped inspire some … Continue reading

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Hugo Drochon, Elites and Democracy – Princeton University Press, January/March 2026

Hugo Drochon, Elites and Democracy – Princeton University Press, January/March 2026 Thanks to John Raimo for the link A central paradox of democracies is that they are always ruled by elites. What can democracy mean in this context? Today, it … Continue reading

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Juan Domingo Sánchez Estop, Althusser and Spinoza: Detours and Returns – trans. Élise Hendrick ed. Dan Taylor, Edinburgh University Press, November 2025

Juan Domingo Sánchez Estop, Althusser and Spinoza: Detours and Returns – trans. Élise Hendrick ed. Dan Taylor, Edinburgh University Press, November 2025

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Filippo Del Lucchese, Constituent Power in Early Modern Political Philosophy: From La Boétie to Hobbes – Edinburgh University Press, November 2025

Filippo Del Lucchese, Constituent Power in Early Modern Political Philosophy: From La Boétie to Hobbes – Edinburgh University Press, November 2025

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Salvador Santino Regilme and Obert Hodzi, United States and Chinese Foreign Assistance and Diplomacy: Aid for Dominance – Manchester University Press, January 2026

Salvador Santino Regilme and Obert Hodzi, United States and Chinese Foreign Assistance and Diplomacy: Aid for Dominance – Manchester University Press, January 2026 United States and Chinese foreign assistance and diplomacy addresses the analytic weaknesses of mainstream analysis of foreign … Continue reading

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