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Robert O’Kell, “Disraeli: The Romance of Politics” (U. of Toronto Press, 2014)

Robert O'Kell
Disraeli
The Romance of Politics
University of Toronto Press, 2014

New Books in Arts & Letters New Books in Biography New Books in British Studies New Books in History New Books in Jewish Studies New Books in Literary Studies New Books in Peoples & Places New Books in Politics & Society August 11, 2016 Mark Klobas

Benjamin Disraeli was unique among British prime ministers in the 19th century in many ways, but perhaps none more so than for his career as a novelist. Whereas many scholars have treated Disraeli’s literary endeavors as an aberration born of… Read More

Patricia McCarthy
Life in the Country House in Georgian Ireland

Paul Mellon Centre, 2016

New Books in Architecture New Books in Arts & Letters New Books in British Studies New Books in History New Books in Peoples & Places New Books in Politics & Society New Books Network July 16, 2016 Mark Klobas

In the early 18th century, country houses in Ireland underwent a dramatic physical transformation. In her book Life in the Country House in Georgian Ireland (Paul Mellon Centre, 2016), Patricia McCarthy describes the course of this evolution, as the Palladian… Read More

Dermot Meleady, “John Redmond: The National Leader” (Merrion Press, 2014)

Dermot Meleady
John Redmond
The National Leader
Merrion, 2014

New Books in Biography New Books in British Studies New Books in History New Books in Peoples & Places New Books in Politics New Books in Politics & Society July 8, 2016 Mark Klobas

Though in many ways the forgotten man of Irish politics, John Redmond came closer to achieving the long-sought goal of Home Rule for Ireland than had his more illustrious predecessors Daniel O’Connell and Charles Stewart Parnell. In John Redmond: The … Read More

Adam Mendelsohn, “The Rag Race” (NYU Press, 2015)

Adam Mendelsohn
The Rag Race
How Jews Sewed their Way to Success in America and the British Empire
New York University Press, 2015

New Books in American Studies New Books in British Studies New Books in Economics New Books in History New Books in Jewish Studies New Books in Peoples & Places New Books in Politics & Society New Books in Religion & Faith New Books Network July 5, 2016 Jason Schulman

In The Rag Race: How Jews Sewed Their Way to Success in America and the British Empire (New York University Press, 2015), Adam Mendelsohn, Associate Professor of History at the University of Cape Town, embarks on a comparative exploration… Read More

Les Back, “Academic Diary: Or Why Higher Education Still Matters” (Goldsmiths Press, 2016)

Les Back
Academic Diary
Or Why Higher Education Still Matters
Goldsmiths, 2016

New Books in British Studies New Books in Critical Theory New Books in Education New Books in Peoples & Places New Books in Politics & Society New Books Network June 23, 2016 Dave OBrien

Why does higher education still matter? In Academic Diary: Or Why Higher Education Still Matters, Les Back, a professor of Sociology at Goldsmiths’ College, University of London, offers a series of reflections framed by the time of… Read More