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Iselin Németh Winther and Andreas Østhagen, An Introduction to Arctic Governance and Geopolitics – Elgar, 2026 (print and open access) This timely book provides a foundational overview of the governance and geopolitics of the Arctic, an area which has moved from … Continue reading →

Richard Harris, David Manley and Robert Mayhew eds. Geography and a Geographer: Reimagining the Discipline after Ron Johnston – LSE Press/RGS-IBG Book series, August 2026 Professor Ron Johnston OBE, FAcSS, FBA was one of the most celebrated geographers of his … Continue reading →

Shuchen Xiang and Martin Powers eds. How China Shaped the Enlightenment: A Transcultural History of Modern Thought – Routledge, July 2026 This book explores the interaction of European Enlightenment thinkers with Chinese theory and shows how ideas from China and … Continue reading →

Friedrich Lenger, The Price of the World: A Global History of Capitalism – trans. Daniel Steuer, Polity, June 2026 Over the last 500 years, capitalism has produced a world that is highly interdependent and at the same time highly asymmetrical. … Continue reading →

Emily Eakin, The Frenchmen or, my Life in Theory – Penguin, July 2025 Review in The New York Times; feature in The New Yorker (requires subscription). Thanks to dmf and Alin Constantin for the alert. Update: there is also a … Continue reading →

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 →