Books in Brief
February 27, 2023
The Socialist Patriot: George Orwell and War
Author: Peter Stansky

"Few English writers wielded a pen so sharply as George Orwell, the quintessential political writer of the twentieth century. His literary output at once responded to and sought to influence the tumultuous times in which he lived—decades during which Europe and eventually the entire world would be torn apart by war, while ideologies like fascism, socialism, and communism changed the stakes of global politics. In this study, Stanford historian and lifelong Orwell scholar Peter Stansky incisively demonstrates how Orwell's body of work was defined by the four major conflicts that punctuated his life: World War I, the Spanish Civil War, World War II, and the Cold War."
Read more about When I Waked, I Cried To Dream Again by A. Van Jordan, English

When I Waked, I Cried To Dream Again by A. Van Jordan, English
Read more about What Even Is Gender? co-authored by R.A. Briggs, Philosophy

What Even Is Gender? co-authored by R.A. Briggs, Philosophy
Read more about Sacred Foundations: The Religious and Medieval Roots of the European State by Anna Grzymała-Busse, Political Science

Sacred Foundations: The Religious and Medieval Roots of the European State by Anna Grzymała-Busse, Political Science
Read more about The Cartel System of States: An Economic Theory of International Politics co-authored by Avidit Acharya, Political Science

The Cartel System of States: An Economic Theory of International Politics co-authored by Avidit Acharya, Political Science
Read more about The Greeks and the Rational: The Discovery of Practical Reason by Josiah Ober, Political Science and Classics

The Greeks and the Rational: The Discovery of Practical Reason by Josiah Ober, Political Science and Classics
Read more about Election Day: How We Vote and What It Means for Democracy by Emilee Booth Chapman, Political Science

Election Day: How We Vote and What It Means for Democracy by Emilee Booth Chapman, Political Science
Read more about Shared and Institutional Agency: Toward a Planning Theory of Human Practical Organization by Michael E. Bratman, Philosophy

Shared and Institutional Agency: Toward a Planning Theory of Human Practical Organization by Michael E. Bratman, Philosophy
Read more about Bedouin Bureaucrats: Mobility and Property in the Ottoman Empire by Nora Elizabeth Barakat, History

Bedouin Bureaucrats: Mobility and Property in the Ottoman Empire by Nora Elizabeth Barakat, History
Read more about The Gospel of J. Edgar Hoover: How the FBI Aided and Abetted the Rise of White Christian Nationalism by Lerone A. Martin, Religious Studies

The Gospel of J. Edgar Hoover: How the FBI Aided and Abetted the Rise of White Christian Nationalism by Lerone A. Martin, Religious Studies
Read more about The Forest: A Fable of America in the 1830s by Alexander Nemerov, Art and Art History

The Forest: A Fable of America in the 1830s by Alexander Nemerov, Art and Art History
Read more about Knots, or the Violence of Desire in Renaissance Florence by Emanuele Lugli, Art and Art History

Knots, or the Violence of Desire in Renaissance Florence by Emanuele Lugli, Art and Art History
Read more about Words in My World series by Nandi Sims, Linguistics

Words in My World series by Nandi Sims, Linguistics
Read more about Written Out: The Silencing of Regina Gelana Twala by Joel Cabrita, History

Written Out: The Silencing of Regina Gelana Twala by Joel Cabrita, History
Read more about Life: A Journey Through Science and Politics by Paul R. Ehrlich, Biology

Life: A Journey Through Science and Politics by Paul R. Ehrlich, Biology
Read more about Exponential Families in Theory and Practice by Bradley Efron, Statistics and Biomedical Data Science
