Staff Pick: Politics and Elections
November is the month of the US presidential election so our theme for this month’s Staff Pick is Politics and Elections. Read on for recommendations…
politics
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Our year in books: Highlights from 2018
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Why Marx Was Right, by Terry Eagleton – an extract
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The Ten Books of Terry Eagleton
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The Ukrainian Night by Marci Shore, an extract
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Who Loves Ferguson? – An Extract from Mustafa Dikeç’s Urban Rage
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Parliamentary Bills of 1858’s One Hot Summer, by Rosemary Ashton
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Yitzhak Rabin, by Itamar Rabinovich – An Extract
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Remembering the 1967 Six Day War by Guy Laron
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Grave New World – A Q&A with Stephen D. King
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‘The Gift of the Gab’ by David Crystal – What makes a good election speech?
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Our year in books: Highlights from 2018
Read More -
Why Marx Was Right, by Terry Eagleton – an extract
Read More -
The Ten Books of Terry Eagleton
Read More -
The Ukrainian Night by Marci Shore, an extract
Read More -
Who Loves Ferguson? – An Extract from Mustafa Dikeç’s Urban Rage
Read More -
Parliamentary Bills of 1858’s One Hot Summer, by Rosemary Ashton
Read More -
Yitzhak Rabin, by Itamar Rabinovich – An Extract
Read More -
Remembering the 1967 Six Day War by Guy Laron
Read More -
Grave New World – A Q&A with Stephen D. King
Read More -
‘The Gift of the Gab’ by David Crystal – What makes a good election speech?
Read More
Our year in books: Highlights from 2018
‘Tis the season to be cosy! Winter has arrived and what could be better than curling up with a cuppa and a book? Whether…
Why Marx Was Right, by Terry Eagleton – an extract
This month marks the bicentenary of German philosopher and economist Karl Marx’s birth. To mark this moment, we have reissued celebrated writer and Marxist Terry…
The Ten Books of Terry Eagleton
This year, we’re delighted to be publishing Terry Eagleton‘s tenth work with Yale, Radical Sacrifice, a weaving and cross-cultural examination of sacrifice from ancient times to…
The Ukrainian Night by Marci Shore, an extract
In The Ukrainian Night, historian Marci Shore examines the extraordinary events on the Maidan, Kiev’s central square, during the Winter of 2013 – 14. While the…
Listening In: Cybersecurity in an Insecure Age – Susan Landau
Susan Landau, author of Listening In: Cybersecurity in an Insecure Age, is a leading cybersecurity scholar and former Google privacy analyst. Below, she uncovers…
A Year in Yale Books
We know it’s only November, but here at Yale University Press, London, we’re very keen to provide some bookish inspiration for your Christmas gift…
Who Loves Ferguson? – An Extract from Mustafa Dikeç’s Urban Rage
Mustafa Dikeç’s Urban Rage: The Revolt of the Excluded explores unrest in contemporary urban communities. Using examples from all over the world, Dikeç argues that urban uprisings stem…
Bookshop of the Month – Lighthouse, Edinburgh
We headed up to Edinburgh for November’s Bookshop of the Month, and chatted to Mairi from Lighthouse, Edinburgh’s radical bookshop. We asked her about…
Should Universities Deny Free Speech on Campus? by Erwin Chemerinsky and Howard Gillman
Erwin Chemerinsky and Howard Gillman Can public universities use concerns about violence to deny requests to have white nationalists speak on campus? Recently, the University of…
Russia and Politics in Southeast Europe by Dimitar Bechev
From Belgrade to Ankara and from Athens to Bucharest, Russia seems to be on the mind of everyone in Southeast Europe in recent years. …
5 Books to Read Right Now: Current Affairs
2017 has been an unpredictable year in world politics. To help you cut through the clamour of the news cycle, we have curated a list…
Parliamentary Bills of 1858’s One Hot Summer, by Rosemary Ashton
A unique, in-depth view of London during the record-breaking hot weather of 1858, Rosemary Ashton’s One Hot Summer uncovers crucial moments in the lives of Victorian Londoners…
How do we fix climate change? – An extract from Ben Barber’s Cool Cities
The climate change debate is at the top of the news agenda and is proving controversial among nations. Ben Barber, founder of The Global…
The CIA’s Drone Policy Under Trump by Christopher J. Fuller
Christopher J. Fuller – President Trump’s agenda has borrowed heavily from Reagan. Tax cuts, a military buildup, and even the slogan “Make America Great…