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A lively patchwork of London's urban politics and identity

Wednesday 19 June 2013

London Fictions

Edited by Andrew Whitehead and Jerry White

(Five Leaves, £14.99)

A crime wave to delight every connoisseur

Wednesday 19 June 2013

If you like your police procedurals to be thoroughly British - and stuffed cover to cover with them - then I recommend Separated At Death by JJ Salkeld (currently only available as an e-book, £1.53).

What's Wrong With Climate Politics And How To Fix it

Sunday 16 June 2013

The extreme adverse effects of climate change, once predicted to occur late this century, are now approaching much sooner and in this book Paul Harris outlines the reasons why governments are failing to take effective action in averting catastrophe.

The Finance Curse: How Oversized Financial Sectors Attack Democracy And Corrupt Economics

Sunday 16 June 2013

Fans of Nicholas Shaxson's 2011 bestseller Treasure Islands may be miffed by the lack of a sweeping historical narrative in this book, which he's co-authored with John Christensen.

Thatcher And Thatcherism

Sunday 16 June 2013

Thatcher And Thatcherism is a book which tellingly details the grim actions of a politician consumed with class hatred

Honig unearths a subversive Antigone for our times

Wednesday 12 June 2013

Antigone Interrupted

by Bonnie Honig

(Cambridge University Press, £18.99)

Eye-popping acts of terror and trauma

Tuesday 11 June 2013

Gimme Shelter

by Robb Gittins

(Y Lolfa, £8.95)

Demanding The Impossible

Sunday 09 June 2013

Cultural theorist Slavoj Zizek's ego is like Marmite - either you are captivated by it or you are not.

The Long Crisis: Gloria Macapagal Arroyo And Philippine Underdevelopment

Sunday 09 June 2013

In his latest work on the Philippines, Ken Fuller turns his attention to the country's fundamental weakness - its long-term inability to create the solid economic foundations of a truly independent state.

The Great University Gamble: Money, Markets And The Future of Higher Education

Sunday 09 June 2013

Andrew McGettigan has written an indispensable book detailing the neoliberal assault on the higher education sector