Reviews

Robbery, death and destruction of Africa

Michael Nelson Byaruhanga on the dehistorisation of a continent "The African Revolution" by Richard Reid published by Princeton University Press In the forest of pages,...

Principles and pragmatism

Duncan Bowie on 70 years of the peace movement The Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament by Martin Shaw published by Agenda   Books on CND tend to...

Challenging Putin

Pete Duncan on Russian mercenaries The Wagner Group: Inside Russia’s Mercenary Army by Jack Margolin published Reaktion Books The unsuccessful mutiny of the Wagner Group, led...

Waiting Game

Patrick Mulcahy on Trump’s war on independent film There is nothing remotely amusing about Donald Trump’s second term as US President. An angry narcissist who...

No model of Islamic democracy

Mary Southcott on Erdogan The Enduring Hold of Islam in Turkey: The Revival of the Religious Orders and Rise of Erdogan by David S Tonge...

Collaboration and oppression

Duncan Bowie on Russian rule Occupation by David Lewis published by Hurst   This is the first book to study the occupation by Russia of south-Eastern...

Problems with Anglicanism

Duncan Bowie on a vitriolic attack The Crisis of Colonial Anglicanism by Martin Percy published by Hurst This is an important book, though a very frustrating...

How Nazism won

Mike Davis on chilling lessons 1933 Warnings from history by Paul Flewers (Ed.) published by Merlin Press Does history repeat itself? This book provides some vital...

Human rights, biopolitics, utopia

Mazin Zeki on human rights States of Exception by Costas Douzinas published by Edward Elgar Democracies are defined by the separation of powers and rule of...

Victims’ justice and war crimes

Duncan Bowie on the bombing of Japan and the Tokyo war trials "Rain of Ruin" by Richard Overy published by Allen Lane "Judgement at Tokyo" by...

Zero bucks given

Patrick Mulcahy on “off topic” US films Lately, I’ve been watching a lot of American films that don’t even remotely reflect what is happening in...

After Globalism

Bryn Jones on the future of Europe Taking Back Control? States and State Systems After Globalism by Wolfgang Streeck published by Verso As an eminent sociologist...