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Dr Francis Young @drfrancisyoung.bsky.social · 2d

I’m pleased to say you can now pre-order my next book, ‘Fairies: A History’ (out in February 2026) from
@politybooks.bsky.social. Thank you to Jeremy Harte, Simon Young, Jo Hickey-Hall and Owen Davies for such generous endorsements! 🌿📚 www.politybooks.com/bookdetail?b...

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Dan Hicks @profdanhicks.bsky.social · 16d

✨ look what just arrived from @politybooks.bsky.social — fabulous translation of my dear colleague Bénédicte Savoy’s latest book Who Owns Beauty

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Polity @politybooks.bsky.social · 16d

To live in defiance of society’s expectations and rules, that is what it means to be a witch.

'Witch Power' follows Emma Quilty on an immersive journey into contemporary witchcraft, showing readers why we still need witches. #witchcraft

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Adam Kadlac @ajkadlac.bsky.social · 19d

It is UK publication day for "The Magic Kingdom and the Meaning of Life" (from @politybooks.bsky.social). I guess it's a strange time for a book about Disney to arrive in the world, but this project means a lot to me, and I'm really proud of it. www.wiley.com/en-ie/The+Ma...

The Magic Kingdom and the Meaning of Life: A Philosopher Visits Disney World

What truths and life lessons can we take away from a seemingly trivial theme park in Orlando, Florida? <br /><br />Father and philosopher Adam Kadlac reflects on his own visits to Walt Disney World, a...

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Andrea Capussela @andreacapussela.bsky.social · 21d

'instead of a class-based society of the old capitalism, we now have an elite-ruled society', @brankomilan.bsky.social says.
Here I argue that we must constrain the power of that elite, to enhance liberty (republican theory) and growth (Schumpeterian theory): www.politybooks.com/bookdetail?b...

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Andre Pagliarini @apagliar.bsky.social · 21d

Understanding the conditions that made Lula possible requires us to look further back, decades before he was born. The result of that discussion is “Lula: A People’s President and the Fight for Brazil’s Future” — out today! I’m proud and happy that it’s done (3/3)

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Andre Pagliarini @apagliar.bsky.social · 21d

Early in @lulaoficialbluesky.bsky.social’s third term, I was asked if I’d like to write a book about him by an editor at @politybooks.bsky.social… (1/3)

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Stuart Elden @stuartelden.bsky.social · 20d

Séverine Kodjo-Grandvaux, African Philosophies, trans. Matthew B. Smith - @politybooks.bsky.social, June 2025
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African Philosophies

African Philosophies, In this important book Séverine Kodjo-Grandvaux argues that a serious engagement with African philosophy is long overdue. She shows that there is a rich tradition of philosophic...

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Polity @politybooks.bsky.social · 21d

“Exemplary philosophy...The profession needs exactly the sort of discussion to which this terrific book contributes.”
Notre Dame Philosophical Reviews review 'Seeing Double' by Raymond Geuss
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Seeing Double

While on paper an obvious insider, Raymond Geuss has for decades been criticizing contemporary philosophy as though he were an outsider, viewing it as a...

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Polity @politybooks.bsky.social · 21d

Might be of interest to: @minorliteratures.bsky.social, @christopherscanlon.bsky.social, @lindork.bsky.social, @astridensslin.bsky.social, @mkirschenbaum.bsky.social,
@lskains.bsky.social, @lornarichardson.bsky.social, @modernlanguage.bsky.social, @ascilite.bsky.social

Polity @politybooks.bsky.social · 21d

‘A lucid guide to what is at stake when we engage with digital storytelling. It offers valuable critical tools, & its historically informed & intellectually rigorous yet accessible approach is much needed.’ Hanna Meretoja

Digital Storytelling by Leah Henrickson:
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Polity @politybooks.bsky.social · 23d

“a taut and much-needed introduction to the British philosopher-statesman that should be a starting point for any student in their initiation into Burke studies.”

Ross Carroll's 'Edmund Burke' reviewed in The Review of Politics

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Ross Carroll: Edmund Burke and the Varieties of Misrule. (Cambridge, UK: Polity Press, 2024. Pp. x, 226.) | The Review of Politics | Cambridge Core

Ross Carroll: Edmund Burke and the Varieties of Misrule. (Cambridge, UK: Polity Press, 2024. Pp. x, 226.)

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Polity @politybooks.bsky.social · 23d

The online Manosphere has exploded in recent years. For a cohort of alienated men, the promise of community provides a space of understanding, connection and purpose.

Listen to Simon Copland discuss his book 'The Male Complaint' on @newbooksnetwork.bsky.social

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Simon James Copland, "The Male Complaint: The Manosphere and Misogyny Online" (Polity, 2025) - New Books Network

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Polity @politybooks.bsky.social · 23d

Thank you for reviewing!

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Josh Richardson @schizosemia.bsky.social · 26d

Read @mattpolprof.bsky.social’s review of Volumes I & II of Habermas’ Also a History from earlier this year alongside his new review of Volume III. Thought provoking and challenging stuff. christiansocialism.com/2025/03/19/j...

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Paul Kelly @pjthinker.bsky.social · 26d

After a fortnight on Vancouver Island with my Grandson I’m now at APSA giving paper and promoting my @politybooks.bsky.social book on post-liberalism. Plenty of LSE colleagues and students in town and Chandran Kukathas former colleague and HoD @lsegovernment.bsky.social

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David Gunkel @davidgunkel.bsky.social · 27d

In "Communicative AI" @politybooks.bsky.social @coeckelbergh.bsky.social and I talk about the environmental costs of #LLM #AI data centers, esp. their dependency on H2O. But for a more entertaining version of that argument, see Charlie Barens for the Manitowoc Minute. www.youtube.com/shorts/ez7YV...

AI Data Mines in Wisconsin – Manitowoc Minute Special Report

YouTube video by Charlie Berens

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Laurent de Sutter @laurentdesutter.bsky.social · 26d

Amazing endorsements from #RitaFelski and #AvitalRonell for "Superweak", out with @politybooks.bsky.social in November. I'm honored.

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Polity @politybooks.bsky.social · 28d

In the aftermath of the Cold War, many societies seemed set on a path to cultural reintegration, progressive reform, and democracy. This didn’t happen.

Jeffrey C. Alexander's new book explores why.

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Polity @politybooks.bsky.social · 28d

New York visitors and locals, don't miss an evening with Philippe Descola, author of Forms of the Visible, in conversation with Professor Elizabeth A. Povinelli

Friday, September 26, 2025 | 5pm
Albertine Books

Details:
villa-albertine.org/va/events/fo...

Forms of the Visible: An Evening with Distinguished Anthropologist Philippe Descola - Villa Albertine

Descola will be joined by Elizabeth A. Povinelli, a renowned Professor of Anthropology and Gender Studies at Columbia University.Philippe Descola compares a wide variety of visual images and artworks,...

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Polity @politybooks.bsky.social · Sep 8

Lula: A People's President and the Fight for Brazil's Future by Andre Pagliarini is out now: www.politybooks.com/bookdetail?b...

Lula: A People's President and the Fight for Brazil's Future

Lula: A People's President and the Fight for Brazil's Future, In 2022, left-wing former president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva won an unprecedented third term in Brazil, defeating far-right incumbent Jai...

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Polity @politybooks.bsky.social · Sep 8

President Trump seems to have it in for Latin America... one country has emerged as a special target of Mr. Trump’s ire: Brazil.

Andre Pagliarini in @nytimes.com

www.nytimes.com/2025/09/01/o...

Opinion | He Faced Down Trump. Now Comes His Biggest Challenge.

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Polity @politybooks.bsky.social · Sep 8

Bénédicte Savoy has been named as the next “Chaire du Louvre” of the Louvre Museum in Paris.

Her new book, Who Owns Beauty?, reflects on who really owns the objects that museums celebrate as great works of art.

www.nytimes.com/2025/09/03/a...

See the book here: www.politybooks.com/bookdetail?b...

Louvre Museum Names Advocate for African Art Repatriation as Next ‘Great Thinker’

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Polity @politybooks.bsky.social · Sep 8

"In a career known for taking enormous swings, Habermas has just produced his most ambitious work yet"

Matt McManus reviews Habermas's 'Also a History of Philosophy: Volume III' for the Institute For Christian Socialism

christiansocialism.com/2025/08/28/i... #philosophy

Is Modern Philosophy Emancipating? Jürgen Habermas Thinks So. - Institute for Christian Socialism

Matt McManus considers Habermas's optimistic vision for modern philosophy in the final volume of "Also a History of Philosophy."

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Polity @politybooks.bsky.social · Sep 8

Never before has humanity done so much talking. But is anyone listening?

Cambridge visitors and locals, don't miss Gérald Garutti, author of 'Watch Your Words'

Wednesday, October 8 · 6 - 7pm GMT+1

At Heffers Bookshop @heffers.bsky.social

www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/watch-your...

Watch your Words - Gerald Garutti, at Heffers Bookshop

Join us on the evening of the 8th of October as author Gerald Garutti discusses his brand new book 'Watch your Words' at Heffers Bookshop

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