Beyond the Headlines: Yale launches its 2012 Current Affairs Catalogue
Yale’s Current Affairs catalogue is available now to order and download. With many fascinating books available in 2012, today…
Politics
The Failure of the Arab Spring – Soft Power and Soft States: Author article by Lyric Hale
In the next instalment of her regular column, top economic commentator and What’s Next? author Lyric Hale discusses social media and its…
Whose Games are they anyway? Author article by Neil Faulkner
Neil Faulkner is the author of A Visitor’s Guide to the Ancient Olympics, to be published soon by Yale…
The Human Cost: Extract from ‘Southern Africa’ by Stephen Chan
Southern Africa: Old Treacheries and New Deceits by Stephen Chan (out now in paperback) explores the political landscape of southern Africa,…
Westfield Shopping Centre, the Temple of Capital: Author Article by Neil Faulkner
Neil Faulkner is the author of A Visitor’s Guide to the Ancient Olympics, to be published soon by Yale…
More than just a Gunboat Diplomat: Extract from David Brown’s biography of Lord Palmerston
Palmerston: A Biography was widely acclaimed upon its publication in 2010, for being the first comprehensive biography of the…
The Next Cold War or Nuclear Alarmism? New book looks at Obama’s Diplomacy with Iran
The UN’s relationship with Iran is at an all time low; the IAEA’s recent nuclear inspections in the country were…
Author video: Terry Eagleton discusses religion, academia and writing
In the second part in our series of interviews with Marxist critic, literary theorist and philosopher Terry Eagleton, we…
Author Article by Lyric Hale: The New Law of the Sea and the Geopolitics of the Internet
In the next instalment of her regular column, top economic commentator and What’s Next? author Lyric Hale discusses how the growing infrastructure…
Author Interview: Austin Troy discusses ‘The Very Hungry City’
Earlier this month we took a look at January’s Book of the Month, The Very Hungry City by Austin Troy, which…
Author video: Terry Eagleton Discusses ‘Why Marx was Right’
Marxist critic and literary theorist Terry Eagleton discusses his combative book Why Marx was Right, out in paperback…
Author Article by Neil Faulkner: Free Olympic Tickets for the Local Community?
Neil Faulkner is the author of A Visitor’s Guide to the Ancient Olympics, to be published soon by Yale…
Author Article by Lyric Hale: Nowhere to Run, Nowhere to Hide – Why We Need a Global Floor on Interest Rates
In the next instalment of her regular column, top economic commentator and What’s Next? author Lyric Hale discusses why an international floor…
Author article by Neil Faulkner: Bread and Circuses (but without the bread)
Neil Faulkner is the author of A Visitor’s Guide to the Ancient Olympics, to be published soon by…
Author Article by Lyric Hale: The Conference of the Birds – The Coming Accidental War with Iran
2011 has been an extraordinary year for events in Muslim countries, with regimes in Tunisia, Egypt and Libya…