2 March, 2015
The Other Home Front
Edward Hicks explores life in Britain during the Napoleonic Wars
Must Everything Really Die?
Kanta Dihal enjoys an anthology of bad ideas
Category: Non-fiction
19 January, 2015
A Knack for Profundity?
Hugh Burling has little faith in a study of belief that is beset by ambiguity
The Meaning Of War
Emily Anderson considers an ambitious but problematic account of the literary representation of war
30 June, 2014
On Going for a Walk
Daveen Koh finds Frederic Gros' book to be limited in scope but nevertheless a commendable achievement and a delightful read.
16 June, 2014
A Light to Lighten the Gentiles
Timothy Michael Law calls for a return to the study of the Septuagint as the great document of the rise of Christianity.
Factories in the Field
Roberts' book reminds readers to consider struggles over discipline, time, pay, and workers' rights around the world.
The New Plebeian Experience
Martin Breaugh provides an illuminating discussion of, but no solution for, plebeian experiences old and new.
3 June, 2014
Development as Unfreedom
Easterly's book tackles the current technocratic approach to developmental aid and urges us to question it altogether.
