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Jeremy Black, “Geographies of an Imperial Power: The British World, 1688-1815” (Indiana UP, 2018)
Jeremy Black
Geographies of an Imperial Power
The British World, 1688-1815
Indiana University Press, 2018

New Books in British StudiesNew Books in GeographyNew Books in HistoryNew Books in Peoples & PlacesNew Books in Politics & SocietyNew Books in World AffairsNew Books Network January 24, 2020 Crawford Gribben

Today we talk to Jeremy Black, professor of history at Exeter University, UK, about two of his most recent book projects, both of which relate to the ways in which we think about empires, and the British empire in particular. Geographies of an Imperial Power: The British World, 1688-1815 (Indiana... Read More
William Callison and Zachary Manfredi, “Mutant Neoliberalism: Market Rule and Political Rupture” (Fordham UP, 2020)
William Callison and Zachary Manfredi
Mutant Neoliberalism
Market Rule and Political Rupture
Fordham University Press, 2020

New Books in Critical TheoryNew Books in EconomicsNew Books in Peoples & PlacesNew Books in Political ScienceNew Books in PoliticsNew Books in Politics & SocietyNew Books in World Affairs January 24, 2020 Stephen Dozeman

The neoliberal consensus, once thought to be undefeatable, seems to have been broken both in the wake of the fiscal crisis of 2008, as well as a series of surprise movements and elections throughout the world in the last several years. But many scholars argue that it remains alive and... Read More
Jessica Lynne Pearson, “The Colonial Politics of Global Health: France and the United Nations in Postwar Africa” (Harvard UP, 2018)
Jessica Lynne Pearson
The Colonial Politics of Global Health
France and the United Nations in Postwar Africa
Harvard University Press, 2018

New Books in African StudiesNew Books in French StudiesNew Books in HistoryNew Books in MedicineNew Books in Peoples & PlacesNew Books in Politics & SocietyNew Books in Science & TechnologyNew Books in World Affairs January 15, 2020 Dexter Fergie

International organizations throw up several obstacles—their immense scale, their dry bureaucratic language—to the historian trying to piece together their past. In her book, The Colonial Politics of Global Health: France and the United Nations in Postwar Africa (Harvard University Press, 2018), Jessica Lynne Pearson steers clear of these obstacles and... Read More
Elizabeth Economy, “The Third Revolution: Xi Jinping and the New Chinese State” (Oxford UP, 2018)
Elizabeth Economy
The Third Revolution
Xi Jinping and the New Chinese State
Oxford University Press, 2018

New Books in East Asian StudiesNew Books in National SecurityNew Books in Peoples & PlacesNew Books in Political ScienceNew Books in Politics & SocietyNew Books in World AffairsNew Books Network January 15, 2020 Richard Davies and Jim Meigs

A trade war with China has dangerous implications for the global economy. What began more than a year ago with President Trump’s decision to impose tariffs has become an unpleasant economic reality for many businesses. Recently, the U.S. labeled China a “currency manipulator.” But an even larger long-term threat comes... Read More
Brendan Simms, “Hitler: A Global Biography” (Basic Books, 2019)
Brendan Simms
Hitler
A Global Biography
Basic Books, 2019

New Books in BiographyNew Books in Genocide StudiesNew Books in German StudiesNew Books in HistoryNew Books in Peoples & PlacesNew Books in Politics & SocietyNew Books in World AffairsNew Books Network January 8, 2020 Kelly McFall

Every generation returns to the titanic heroes and villains of the 20th century.  And every generation produces a new set of biographies–often immense–in an effort to understand the role of that eras main figures. In the past three years, three important new books have reassessed Hitler’s life, beliefs and actions. ... Read More
Raj Patel, “A History of the World in Seven Cheap Things” (U California Press, 2017)
Raj Patel and Jason W. Moore
A History of the World in Seven Cheap Things
A Guide to Capitalism, Nature, and the Future of the Planet
University of California Press, 2017

New Books in Critical TheoryNew Books in Environmental StudiesNew Books in HistoryNew Books in Peoples & PlacesNew Books in Politics & SocietyNew Books in Science & TechnologyNew Books in Science, Technology, and SocietyNew Books in World AffairsNew Books Network January 7, 2020 Jason L. Newton

Award winning activist and researcher Raj Patel has teamed up with innovative environmental historian and historical geographer Jason W. Moore to produce an accessible book which provides historical explanations for the world ecological crises and the global crisis in capitalism. Using the framework of “cheapness,” A History of the World... Read More
Christopher A. Preble, “Fuel to the Fire: How Trump Made America’s Foreign Policy Even Worse” (Cato Institute, 2019)
Christopher A. Preble, John Glaser, and A. Trevor Thrall
Fuel to the Fire
How Trump Made America’s Foreign Policy Even Worse (and How We Can Recover)
Cato Institute, 2019

New Books in American StudiesNew Books in National SecurityNew Books in Peoples & PlacesNew Books in PoliticsNew Books in Politics & SocietyNew Books in World AffairsNew Books Network December 30, 2019 Charles Coutinho

As a presidential candidate, Donald Trump broke not only from the Republican Party consensus but also from the bipartisan consensus on the direction of recent U.S. foreign policy. Calling the Iraq war a terrible mistake and lamenting America’s nation building efforts in Iraq and Afghanistan, President Trump has shown little... Read More
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