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GalleryBook Review: Janesville: An American Story by Amy Goldstein
In Janesville: An American Story, Amy Goldstein uses ethnographic interviews to provide first-hand accounts of the impact of the closure of […]
GalleryBook Review: The Politics of Land edited by Tim Bartley
In The Politics of Land, editor Tim Bartley brings together contributors to highlight the significance of the neglected issue of land […]
GalleryLong Read Review: Beyond Debt: Islamic Experiments in Global Finance by Daromir Rudnyckyj
In Beyond Debt: Islamic Experiments in Global Finance, Daromir Rudnyckyj takes the reader into the world of Malaysian financial, religious and state […]
GalleryBook Review: Theory for the World to Come: Speculative Fiction and Apocalyptic Anthropology by Matthew J. Wolf-Meyer
In Theory for the World to Come: Speculative Fiction and Apocalyptic Anthropology, Matthew J. Wolf-Meyer argues that speculative fiction offers a rich […]
GalleryBook Review: There Is No More Haiti: Between Life and Death in Port-au-Prince by Greg Beckett
In There Is No More Haiti: Between Life and Death in Port-au-Prince, Greg Beckett offers a richly detailed, decade-long ethnography of […]
GalleryBook Review: Precarious Labour and Informal Economy: Work, Anarchy and Society in an Indian Village by Smita Yadav
In Precarious Labour and Informal Economy: Work, Anarchy and Society in an Indian Village, Smita Yadav explores the life, labour and […]
GalleryBook Review: Refugees in Higher Education: Debate, Discourse and Practice by Jacqueline Stevenson and Sally Baker
20 June is World Refugee Day. In their new book Refugees in Higher Education: Debate, Discourse and Practice, Jacqueline […]
GalleryBook Review: Young Working-Class Men in Transition by Steven Roberts
In Young Working-Class Men in Transition, Steven Roberts draws on a seven-year longitudinal study of young working-class men in the […]
GalleryBook Review: Posh Boys: How the English Public Schools Ruin Britain by Robert Verkaik
In Posh Boys: How the English Public Schools Ruin Britain, Robert Verkaik explores the role that public schooling plays in reproducing […]
GalleryBook Review: The Privileged Poor: How Elite Colleges Are Failing Disadvantaged Students by Anthony Abraham Jack
In The Privileged Poor: How Elite Colleges Are Failing Disadvantaged Students, Anthony Abraham Jack seeks to better comprehend the […]
GalleryBook Review: Nightmarch: Among India’s Revolutionary Guerillas by Alpa Shah
The Naxalite movement in India is one of the longest-running guerilla insurgencies in the world. Shortlisted for the Orwell […]
GalleryBook Review: The Lost Ethnographies: Methodological Insights from Projects that Never Were edited by Robin James Smith and Sara Delamont
In The Lost Ethnographies: Methodological Insights from Projects that Never Were, Robin James Smith and Sara Delamont bring together a range […]
GalleryBook Review: Heading Home: Motherhood, Work and the Failed Promise of Equality by Shani Orgad
In Heading Home: Motherhood, Work and the Failed Promise of Equality, Shani Orgad draws on interviews with educated, London-based women to […]
GalleryAuthor Interview: Q&A with Rachel O’Neill on Seduction: Men, Masculinity and Mediated Intimacy
In this author interview, we speak to Rachel O’Neill about her recent book, Seduction: Men, Masculinity and Mediated Intimacy, […]
GalleryBook Review: Athens and the War on Public Space: Tracing a City in Crisis by Klara Jaya Brekke, Christos Filippidis and Antonis Vradis
In Athens and the War on Public Space: Tracing a City in Crisis, Klara Jaya Brekke, Christos Filippidis and Antonis Vradis […]
