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Atlas of the European Novel

by Franco Moretti
One hundred maps exposing the fascinating connections between literature and space.
4 posts
Island Stories

by Raphael Samuel
“The sheer scope and erudition of these pages is stunning.”—Terry Eagleton, Guardian
2 posts
The Salaried Masses

by Siegfried Kracauer

The classic study of white-collar lifestyle and culture in prewar Germany.

4 posts
DiY Culture

Edited by George McKay
“The most uplifting and empowering book you’ll read in a long time.”—Irvine Welsh
1 post

The Beginning of the End

by Tom Nairn and Angelo Quattrocchi

Two superbly written accounts of the events of May 1968.

4 posts
Faces of Labour

by Andy McSmith

Updated since the May 1997 election, Faces of Labour gives a unique insight into a range of Labour politicians in a series of entertaining and...

2 posts
The Question of Europe

Edited by Perry Anderson and Peter Gowan

Commentary on European integration from across the political spectrum.

44 posts
Heathcliff and the Great Hunger

by Terry Eagleton
Reading Irish culture in the light of the socio-political history that conditioned it.
1 post

Senseless Acts of Beauty

by George McKay

“The secret history of the last two decades.”—Jon Savage

1 post
Integrating Gender

by Catherine Hoskyns
A feminist perspective on the European Union’s operations and equality policies.
19 posts
Cinderella Goes to Market

by Barbara Einhorn
Assessing the position of women before and after the fall of state socialism.
4 posts
The Imperial Archive

by Thomas Richards
How a rapid influx of information changed Britain and its culture forever.
4 posts

Inside Babylon

Edited by Clive Harris and Winston James

A lively and informed reflection on the experience of black people in Britain.

6 posts
Labourism and the English Genius

by Gregory Elliott
Labour's fourth successive electoral defeat in 1992 rekindled the muffled controversy over its future.
5 posts
What About the Workers?

by Michael Burawoy, Simon Clarke, et al.

Examining class struggle and workers’ movements in modern Russia.
The Destruction of Yugoslavia

by Branka Magaš

A Yugoslavian’s analysis of her country’s descent into violence.

A History of Vodka

by William Pokhlebkin

“Very learned, very informative.”—Victor Kiernan

2 posts
Hungary: The Rise and Fall of Feasible Socialism

by Nigel Swain

Why did Hungarian socialism—the most innovative in the Eastern Europe—fade away so easily?
English Questions

by Perry Anderson
Examines British society in the sixties, and the changes wrought by the next two decades.
7 posts
Rethinking the French Revolution

by George Comninel
“Bold and convincing.”—Village Voice
7 posts

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