Decoding Chomsky – An Introduction by Chris Knight
Noam Chomsky – founder of modern linguistics and the world’s most prominent political dissident – is the subject…
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William the Conqueror: 950 years on by David Bates
October 14th 2016 marks the 950th anniversary of 1066, the Battle of Hastings and the Norman Conquest. The defeat…
The Moral Economy: Homo Economicus Becomes Human
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Bookshop of the Month – Cogito Books, Hexham
For a particularly special Bookshop of the Month feature, we head over to the delightful town of Hexham…
Neuroarthistory: John Onians reenvisions the history of European art
European Art: A Neuroarthistory, by John Onians ‘The innovativeness of European art is the product not so much of…
Battle for Syria, Part Two: US Foreign Policy & the Syrian Conflict
In his new book, The Battle for Syria, Christopher Phillips describes the Syrian conflict as both a symptom and…
Psychology, Art, and Antifascism by Louis Rose – An Extract
Psychology, Art, and Antifascism, by Louis Rose, explores the work of the leading Viennese psychoanalyst Ernst Kris and the…
The Future of European Muslims – An Essay by Tarek Osman
In recent months, the rise of far-right parties in different European countries and events such as the UK’s…
The Edge of Reason – a podcast with Julian Baggini
To coincide with the publication of his new book The Edge of Reason, we invited Julian Baggini to address…
‘Fashion Victims’ of post-Revolutionary France – by Kimberly Chrisman-Campbell
‘For the first time in centuries, France could not dictate the course of fashion’ – Kimberly Chrisman-Campbell To…
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Bookshop of the Month – Golden Hare Books, Edinburgh
This month we take a trip up to Scotland to Golden Hare Books for our bookshop of the…
Accidental Circumnavigators: A story of anonymous sailors, soldiers, slaves, missionaries & adventurers
Harry Kelsey’s new book The First Circumnavigators contains fascinating stories of treachery, greed, murder, desertion and disaster, but also shows…
In Celebration of Trees: A Tree Story by Fiona Stafford
For centuries, trees have served humankind in countless useful ways; but our relationship with these silent companions has…