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New and Recommended: Politics

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The real political mission of Malcolm X, and why it needs resurrecting now – 100 years after his birthMalcolm X is a titanic figure in political history, but he is also one of the most misunderstood. So much of what we know about his…

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After a tumultuous century, the Jewish radical tradition lives on in the United StatesSince October 7, 2023, the world has witnessed a massive American Jewish uprising in support of Palestinian liberation. Through sit-ins in Congress or…

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Globally renowned professor of Economics at Cambridge University, and 'the most important person you've never heard of' (New York Times), Sir Partha Dasgupta presents a new model that can – and must – transform global…

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The extraordinary and riveting story of separated Chinese twins, with one twin seized by the authorities and adopted into America, by the Samuel Johnson-winning author of Nothing to Envy. In 2000, a Chinese woman gave birth to…

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‘GRIPPING . . . DISTURBING . . . INVIGORATING’ OLIVIA LAING, GUARDIAN‘ASTOUNDING . . . DEVASTATING . . . COMPELLING’ STUART JEFFRIES, OBSERVER‘It was exciting when it started, then…

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“One of the world’s most widely read social scientists” (New York Times) offers his most personal and accessible book—a celebration of how ordinary people can resist oppression and injusticeJames Scott taught us…

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WHAT THE FUTURE LOOKS LIKE TO MOST PEOPLE. AND WHAT WE CAN DO ABOUT IT.Every month, surveys around the world ask people to tell them what they are really thinking. The results are at times reassuring, some-times chilling and often…

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A powerful manifesto for change and argument for hope, compassion and faith in the face of the challenges of the twenty-first century, from award-winning political thinker Ece TemelkuranNow is the time for the new, the beautiful and the…

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A Financial Times 'What to read in 2025' Book'Essential reading' Françoise Vergès, author of A Decolonial Feminism'Profound and compelling ... A book that I couldn't put down' Adam Hanieh, author of Crude CapitalismWhether…

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A probing investigation of Southeast Asia’s online scam industry – told through the voices of survivorsRunning the gamut from the infamous ‘pig butchering’ romance con to sophisticated online extortion and investment…

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A materialist analysis of the links between global capitalism, energy politics, and racial oppression in PalestineWhy has Palestine become a defining fault line of contemporary politics?Challenging mainstream narratives that reduce…

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A cultural portrait of eastern Ukraine, and an urgent, essential read.Since the start of Russia’s war against Ukraine in 2014, its eastern region – Donbas – has been synonymous with conflict. With the escalation of that…

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The moving portrait of a mother and daughter caught up in the brutality of the Russian-Chechen wars.'Please live' were the last words fifteen-year-old Lana said to her mother. Shortly afterwards Natalia Estemirova was kidnapped outside…

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‘There’s a lot of talk recently about LGBT rights coming under attack. Pride and Prejudices shows that LGBT rights have always been under attack: around the world, queer and gender-nonconforming people have always been…

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Follows HOPE not hate researcher and reporter Harry Shukman on a year undercover infiltrating far-right groups in the UK'Anyone who wants to understand British politics has to read this book.' Grace Blakeley, author of Vulture…

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