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Aaron Clift, Anticommunism in French Society and Politics, 1945-1953 – Oxford University Press, 2023 Anticommunism in French Society and Politics, 1945-1953 evaluates the prevalence of anticommunism among the French population in 1945 to 1953, and examines its causes, character, and consequences … Continue reading →

Peter E. Gordon, A Precarious Happiness: Adorno and the Sources of Normativity – University of Chicago Press, January 2024 A strikingly original account of Theodor Adorno’s work as a critique animated by happiness. “Gordon’s confidently gripping and persistently subtle interpretation … Continue reading →

Emily Herring, Herald of a Restless World: How Henri Bergson Brought Philosophy to the People – Hachette, October 2024 The first English-language biography of Henri Bergson, the French philosopher who defined individual creativity and transformed twentieth-century thought   At the dawn … Continue reading →

Swati Srivastava, Hybrid Sovereignty in World Politics – Cambridge University Press, March 2024 The idea of ‘hybrid sovereignty’ describes overlapping relations between public and private actors in important areas of global power, such as contractors fighting international wars, corporations regulating … Continue reading →

David Beer, Why do writers write? (via his Half Thoughts blog) For some reason, I’ve written a little piece about George Orwell’s four motives for writing. The reason why writers write is mostly mysterious, even to the writers themselves. When occasionally … Continue reading →

Oz Hassan, Why the European Union Failed in Afghanistan: Transatlantic Relations and the Return of the Taliban – Bristol University Press, September 2024 In August 2021, the US-led coalition withdrew from Afghanistan. The Taliban quickly returned to power leaving many … Continue reading →

Gideon Baker, Questioning: A New History of Western Philosophy – Edinburgh University Press, paperback February 2024