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Sean Sayers, The Making of a Marxist Philosopher: A Memoir – Routledge, July 2024 The Making of a Marxist Philosopher is a revealing and beautifully written memoir and family history from renowned Marxist philosopher Sean Sayers. His father was the son of … Continue reading →

Malika Dekkiche (ed.), A History of Diplomacy, Spatiality, and Islamic Ideals – Routledge, August 2024 Just a very expensive hardback, unfortunately. Inspired by the “spatial turn,” this volume links for the first time the study of diplomacy and spatiality in the … Continue reading →

Colin Flint, Near and Far Waters: The Geopolitics of Seapower – Stanford University Press, July 2024 Seapower has been a constant in world politics, a tool through which powerful countries have policed the seas for commercial advantage. Political geographer Colin … Continue reading →

Darin Weinberg, On Addiction: Insights from History, Ethnography, and Critical Theory – Duke University Press, September 2024 The introduction is open access here. Mainstream addiction science sees addiction either as a biomedical disease that renders one incapable of self-control or … Continue reading →

Ilias Alami and Adam D. Dixon, The Spectre of State Capitalism – OUP, July 2024 (print and open access) The state is back, and it means business. Since the turn of the 21st century, state-owned enterprises, sovereign funds, and policy banks have … Continue reading →

I’m really pleased to have an article in the new issue of the Journal of the History of Ideas: Stuart Elden, “Foucault and Dumézil on Antiquity”, Journal of the History of Ideas, Vol 85 No 3, July 2024, 571-600 The … Continue reading →

Theory and Social Inquiry – relaunch of Theory and Society as open access journal Theory and Social Inquiry is dedicated to analyzing all facets and dimensions of social life, from micro-level interactions between individuals to the durable institutions that organize societies … Continue reading →

Shakespeare and the Reactionary Mind: Counterrevolution, Fascism, Militarism – Garrick’s Temple to Shakespeare, 31 August 2024 Garrick’s Temple to Shakespeare, Hampton Court Road, Hampton, TW12 2EJ, United Kingdom Speakers – John Gillies, Amy Lidster, Björn Quiring, Jennifer Rust and Richard … Continue reading →