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The latest social science books reviewed by academics and experts at the London School of Economics and beyond
@lsereviewofbooks.bsky.socialWhitley Bay is not usually the first place that comes to mind when thinking about Britain’s “book towns.” Yet there is a rich collection of places to browse for books.
In our latest bookshop guide, Sophie Lively takes us through her favourite bookshops in Whitely Bay, UK.
@lsereviewofbooks.bsky.socialNEW: How machine learning helped find out-of-school girls in India
Every Last Girl by Educate Girls-founder Safeena Husain tells the story of a movement to get out-of-school girls in rural & marginalised parts of India into education.
Read an extract from the book 👉 blogs.lse.ac.uk/lsereviewofb...
@lsereviewofbooks.bsky.socialReposted by @lsereviewofbooks.bsky.socialNEW: Debt and the Future of Workers by @ggouzoulis.bsky.social @qmul.bsky.social @brisunipress.bsky.social examines how household debt forms an essential part of the capitalist exploitation process.
Read the review by Photis Lysandrou 👉 blogs.lse.ac.uk/lsereviewofb...
@lsereviewofbooks.bsky.socialReposted by @lsereviewofbooks.bsky.socialNEW: Nationalism and the Transformation of the State by Lars-Erik Cederman, Luc Girardin, Yannick I.Pengl @ethz.ch and @carlmc.bsky.social @lsegovernment.bsky.social @universitypress.cambridge.org
Review by Nora Maher and Noor Suwwan
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@lsereviewofbooks.bsky.socialNEW: Nationalism and the Transformation of the State by Lars-Erik Cederman, Luc Girardin, Yannick I.Pengl @ethz.ch and @carlmc.bsky.social @lsegovernment.bsky.social @universitypress.cambridge.org
Review by Nora Maher and Noor Suwwan
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@lsereviewofbooks.bsky.socialReposted by @lsereviewofbooks.bsky.socialNEW: Informal housing, demolition and resistance in the US and beyond
Read an extract from Bulldozed by Jessie Speer @lsegeography.bsky.social @columbiaup.bsky.social exploring the reality of homelessness in the land of opportunity 👉 blogs.lse.ac.uk/lsereviewofb...
@lsereviewofbooks.bsky.socialNEW: Debt and the Future of Workers by @ggouzoulis.bsky.social @qmul.bsky.social @brisunipress.bsky.social examines how household debt forms an essential part of the capitalist exploitation process.
Read the review by Photis Lysandrou 👉 blogs.lse.ac.uk/lsereviewofb...
@lsereviewofbooks.bsky.socialNEW: Informal housing, demolition and resistance in the US and beyond
Read an extract from Bulldozed by Jessie Speer @lsegeography.bsky.social @columbiaup.bsky.social exploring the reality of homelessness in the land of opportunity 👉 blogs.lse.ac.uk/lsereviewofb...
@lsereviewofbooks.bsky.social"The ghats of Varanasi are thin slivers of stone (or steps) leading down to the river. The open spaces mediate between the city and the river; temples, historic palaces and mansions & new buildings, creating an impressive skyline." A guide to Varanasi's bookshops by @uditabose.bsky.social
@lsereviewofbooks.bsky.socialOur newsletter is out today 📩 featuring an essay on why Western models of state-making don't work in the Gulf, how we categorise each other through daily social interactions, the effects of Brexit & a reading list for East and Southeast Asian Heritage Month,
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@lsereviewofbooks.bsky.socialReposted by @lsereviewofbooks.bsky.socialNEW: How do we categorise others through social interaction?
Categories in Social Interaction by @lizstokoe.bsky.social @lsepbs.bsky.social, @kevinawhitehead.bsky.social @raymond-sociology.bsky.social (both UCSB) @routledgebooks.bsky.social
Review by Yves Laberge 👉 blogs.lse.ac.uk/lsereviewofb...
@linkingdebate.bsky.socialReposted by @lsereviewofbooks.bsky.socialWho defines the common good—and who may turn it into law? How can shared belonging coexist with limited, contestable authority? Check out our latest podcast for other thought provoking questions. @lsereviewofbooks.bsky.social blogs.lse.ac.uk/lsereviewofb...
@lsereviewofbooks.bsky.socialNEW: How do we categorise others through social interaction?
Categories in Social Interaction by @lizstokoe.bsky.social @lsepbs.bsky.social, @kevinawhitehead.bsky.social @raymond-sociology.bsky.social (both UCSB) @routledgebooks.bsky.social
Review by Yves Laberge 👉 blogs.lse.ac.uk/lsereviewofb...
@lsereviewofbooks.bsky.socialNEW: Why western models of statehood fail in the Gulf
Maryam Al-Kuwari’s Tribal Reawakening & Tyrannic Modernity by Samer Alnasir reveal tribal resurgence in the Gulf as a response to forms of western statehood.
Read an essay on why this state-making doesn't fit 👉 blogs.lse.ac.uk/lsereviewofb...
@lsereviewofbooks.bsky.socialReposted by @lsereviewofbooks.bsky.socialNEW: Lamenting Brexit, looking to Britain’s European future
The Brexit Effect, 2016-2026 ed. Anthony Seldon @universitypress.cambridge.org
Review (& photo) @jamesrdennison.bsky.social @mpc-eui.bsky.social
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@jamesrdennison.bsky.socialReposted by @lsereviewofbooks.bsky.socialA decade after Brexit, perhaps the most striking common thread across Leave and Remain is not triumph but lament—and an emerging recognition that Britain’s future remains profoundly European, albeit in new ways.
@lsereviewofbooks.bsky.socialNEW: Lamenting Brexit, looking to Britain’s European future
The Brexit Effect, 2016-2026 ed. Anthony Seldon @universitypress.cambridge.org
Review (& photo) @jamesrdennison.bsky.social @mpc-eui.bsky.social
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@lsereviewofbooks.bsky.socialSeptember is East and Southeast Asian (ESEA) Heritage Month.
To celebrate, we've curated a reading list of thirteen great books about ESEA culture and books by ESEA and ESEA-heritage authors, recommended by LSE staff.
Read it here 👉 blogs.lse.ac.uk/lsereviewofb...
@anthropologyofwork.bsky.socialReposted by @lsereviewofbooks.bsky.socialAnthropologist Andrew Flachs @drflachsophone.bsky.social applies a social reproduction lens to food production, and makes the case for small-scale farming @lsereviewofbooks.bsky.social blogs.lse.ac.uk/lsereviewofb...
@lsereviewofbooks.bsky.socialOur newsletter is out today 📬 covering Kimberlé Crenshaw's new memoir, US colonial control in the Philippines, migrant labour rights, the problems with the global capitalist food system, and more.
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