Author copies of the Japanese translation of “Communicative AI” (with @davidgunkel.bsky.social, @politybooks.bsky.social ) arrived! #seidosha

Many of the doyens of French theory spent time in North Africa and their experiences profoundly shaped their concepts and their ways of thinking. @onurerdur.bsky.social's remarkable book uncovers the colonial roots of French theory. Out today in the UK. www.politybooks.com/bookdetail?b...

It’s UK publication day! Today my book on the colonial roots of French theory is officially out with @politybooks.bsky.social. Thanks for the wonderful blurbs from @stuartelden.bsky.social, @juliango.bsky.social, Adam Rosenthal, and Joachim Whaley. (US publication date: October 6th)

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Out in July! "School of the South: The Colonial Roots of French Theory". More details & pre-orders here: www.politybooks.com/bookdetail?b... @politybooks.bsky.social

Delighted that Spectacles of Waste is now available in Korean, translated by Jongsik Yi and Jungha Hwang. No idea how they coped with the puns and wordplay. @politybooks.bsky.social #STS @aussts.bsky.social @sydsts.bsky.social

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“우리는 결코 근대이었던 적이 없다. 왜냐하면 똥으로부터 자유로웠던 적이 단 한 번도 없기 때문이다.” 향기롭고 위생적인 삶을 영위하고자 애쓰는 우리 모두를 따라다니는 으스스한 그림자, 똥에 주목하는 책이 ...

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In a time of growing despair about the fate of our planet, the environmental movement known as Earth Uprisings has emerged as a beacon of hope. Get 25% off 'First Tremors' when you pre-order from @waterstones.bsky.social with code SUMMER26. Valid until 24th July www.waterstones.com/book/first-t...

What can we do in the face of the growing power of tech giants that are colonizing statehood? Get 25% off 'Beyond Technofeudalism' by Cédric Durand when you pre-order from @waterstones.bsky.social with code SUMMER26. Valid until 24th July. www.waterstones.com/book/beyond-...

Peter C. Perdue examines how the Qing dynasty expanded to occupy a vast territory and then endured for centuries. Get 25% off when you pre-order from @waterstones.bsky.social with code SUMMER26. Valid until 24th July. www.waterstones.com/book/the-qin...

The internet could have been a global brain, an end to monopoly capitalism, a liberation of free speech. Get 25% off 'The Internet We Could Have Had' by Christopher M. Kelty when you pre-order from @waterstones.bsky.social with code SUMMER26 Valid until tomorrow www.waterstones.com/book/the-int...

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Can we save Britain by reviving the ideal of a property-owning democracy? Get 25% off when you pre-order James Vitali's The Ownership Society from @waterstones.bsky.social with code SUMMER26. Valid until 24th July. www.waterstones.com/book/the-own...

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What stories do our technologies tell about us, and what other stories and tech are possible? In my new book from @politybooks.bsky.social I'm all about chasing down WHAT IFs and THEN WHATs, interrogating the history of technology in order to envision many possible futures.

At its peak, the British Empire governed a quarter of the world's land area and population. Leigh Gardner and Tirthankar Roy offer a rich economic history of the British Empire. Get 25% off when you pre-order from @waterstones.bsky.social with code SUMMER26. www.waterstones.com/book/the-bri...

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"Mr. Vague, a former secretary of banking and securities for the state of Pennsylvania, writes with an expert’s assurance on the financial history of the era.” - @wsj.com review ‘The Banker Who Made America’ by Richard Vague www.wsj.com/arts-culture...

‘The Banker Who Made America’ Review: A Willing Servant

American revolutionaries knew a national bank was vital to freedom. Thomas Willing was the obvious choice to run it.

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How do we engage with data as a cultural material, medium of participation and site of politics? Missing #LondonDataWeek already? Don't worry, you didn't miss 30% off Jonathan W. Y. Gray's 'Public Data Cultures'. Code PDC30 - valid until 31/07 politybooks.com/bookdetail?b... @jwyg.bsky.social

how to critically and creatively engage with data as cultural material, medium of participation and site of politics? what can we learn from critical approaches to public data practices? @politybooks.bsky.social are giving a 30% discount on public data cultures for #LondonDataWeek. ✨📗🌌🌱 #LDW26

"Schake’s superb historical overview demonstrates the resiliency of America’s civil-military structure throughout the history of the republic. In that, there is hope for the future.” —Claremont Review of Books review The State and the Soldier by Kori Schake claremontreviewofbooks.com/officers-and...

Officers and Gentlemen - Claremont Review of Books

Officers and Gentlemen

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Just submitted final proofs of my piece on John Gray and Post-liberalism for @politicalquarterly.bsky.social should be out soon … @lsegovernment.bsky.social @politybooks.bsky.social

The heatwave sweeping Europe has us thinking about Nikolaj Schultz's 'Land Sickness'. Set during a heatwave in Paris and based on Nikolaj Schultz's own experiences, this fictionalized travelogue and inquiry into the climate crisis is becoming more relevant with every passing year.

Is capitalist democracy ill-equipped to tackle climate change? As a heatwave sweeps across Europe, Jens Beckert is on the @prospectmagazine.co.uk to discuss his book How We Sold Our Future: The Failure to Fight Climate Change. Listen here: www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/podcasts/pro...

Jens Beckert: Democracy won’t beat climate change

From profit maximisation to short term limits, is capitalist modernity equipped to tackle climate change?

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Wonderful book. Wonderful, too, to simply consider one’s own tonality in thinking as a living being. More to come...

Polity@politybooks.bsky.social · 4mo ago

Byung-Chul Han says that if he had to summarize his thought in one sentence, he would describe it like this: ‘The Other disappears.’ The Tonality of Thought by Byung-Chul Han brings together three lectures in an ideal introduction to Han's thought. www.politybooks.com/bookdetail?b...

"Every passing day in today’s world reminds us that imperialism is constantly renewing itself (did you say rare earths? Greenland? cobalt? Congo?)." Read Denis Cogneau's piece for our blog: www.politybooks.com/blog-detail/...

Empire on the cheap, decolonisation to complete - Polity

by Denis Cogneau Every passing day in today’s world reminds us that imperialism is constantly renewing itself (did you say rare earths? Greenland? cobalt? Congo?). It also reminds us that North–...

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'June 12 marks 59 years since the US Supreme Court decided the ban on interracial marriage was illegal. Mixed and multiracial families across the country often celebrate this date as “Loving Day"' Read hephzibah strmic-pawl's blog post for us: www.politybooks.com/... #LovingDay

“…an accessible treatment that simplifies Big Ideas without being simplistic. Chris Coyne and Abby Hall have delivered.” @theceme.bsky.social review Austrian Economics: An Introduction by Christopher J. Coyne and Abigail R. Hall. theceme.org/book_review/...

‘Austrian Economics: An Introduction’ by Christopher J. Coyne and Abigail R. Hall - Centre for Enterprise Markets and Ethics | CEME

Caleb S. Fuller reviews an elegant introduction to Austrian economics with a clarity of prose that does credit to the important ideas it contains.

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Huge congratulations to @madianou.bsky.social, whose brilliant book 'Technocolonialism: When Technology for Good is Harmfu'l has won both the 2026 International Communication Association Outstanding Book Award and the 2026 Philosophy, Theory and Critique (PTC-ICA) Book Award!

“Our world runs on platforms.” 'Platforms: A Critical Introduction' shows how platforms structure modern life, from communication to commerce and labour. A new book from @silvertje.bsky.social and @fvandervlist.bsky.social is out today in the UK. See more: politybooks.com/bookdetail?b...