Tag: Non-fiction books
Anton Jäger: "Hyperpolitics": Politics instead of politicalness
In his book “Hyperpolitik”, the Belgian historian Anton Jäger has an original explanation for the crisis of liberalism – and he knows what the right-wingers now have to say. source…
Amitav Ghosh: “The Curse of Nutmeg” – Culture
Anyone who wonders why humanity is knowingly heading towards its downfall will find some enlightening answers in Amitav Ghosh’s book “The Curse of the Nutmeg”. And some hope. It’s always…
Jule Govrin: "Desirable": More beautiful, younger, hornier
What is desirable? Jule Govrin looks for answers in the history of capitalism and sexuality. source site
John McCormick: "Machiavelli and the populist cry of pain": Miserable elites
The British political scientist John McCormick wants to save democracy from Trump, the AfD and Co. with ideas from the Renaissance philosopher Niccolò Machiavelli. source site
Peter Sloterdijk’s new diaries: Unsafe men’s jokes? – Culture
You could make it easy for yourself with the new delivery, with which Peter Sloterdijk generously shares his daily notes from 2013 to 2016 on almost 600 book pages. It…
Sociologist Steffen Mau about divided society and democracy – culture
Steffen Mau is professor of macrosociology at Berlin’s Humboldt University. Even before reunification, the son of a doctor and a department head in shipbuilding completed an apprenticeship as an electronics…
Johannes Kleinbeck and Manon Garcia: Oh, come on
How does good sex work and what exactly does consent mean? Two philosophy books clarify. source site
Hunger for democracy and stubbornness: Great analysis of German citizens – politics
The citizen-driven initiatives that emerged in the GDR in the fall of 1989 were called “Aufbruch 90”, “Knowledge for the People” movement or “Forum for Direct Democracy”. They produced mass…
Nationalism, sexism, autocracy: Sabine Fischer on Putin’s politics – Politics
Sabine Fischer interprets Putin’s politics as chauvinistic rule, where the law of the strongest dominates. And she explains how Europe could avoid another cycle of patriarchal violence. It takes courage…
Christopher Clark: “Spring of the Revolution – Europe 1848/49” – Culture
An adventurous group, a good 1,200 strong, is moving through the Baden region. The men are equipped with muskets and scythes and are in a good mood, even if they…