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Macmillan: Google Book Preview for “Society Must Be Defended”: Lectures at the Collège de France, 1975-1976: (Lectures at the Collège de France): Books: Michel Foucault

Posted on January 23, 2011 by stephenkmacksd

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The One-Eyed Man Is King

Posted on January 23, 2011 by stephenkmacksd

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The 50 Most Loathsome Americans of 2010 | The Beast

Posted on January 22, 2011 by stephenkmacksd

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New Statesman – Blair, the BBC and dictatorship

Posted on January 22, 2011 by stephenkmacksd

Over on his blog the BBC’s chief political correspondent Nick Robinson posts a revealing PS about Blair’s second appearance before the Chilcot Inquiry into the Iraq war. What is emerging before our eyes is a clash of cultures between a … Continue reading →

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The Preparation of the Novel by Roland Barthes reviewed by Mairéad Hanrahan – TLS

Posted on January 21, 2011 by stephenkmacksd

Kate Briggs’s wonderful translation finally makes available in English a most unusual book by one of the most significant literary figures of the twentieth century. The Preparation of the Novel comprises the notes of the third and last lecture course … Continue reading →

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THE SIXTIES: Diaries, Volume Two: 1960–1969 by Christopher Isherwood reviewed by James Fenton – TLS

Posted on January 21, 2011 by stephenkmacksd

“Don is very conscious of the existence of this “old black book,” as he calls it. He’s sure it’s full of criticism of him. I tell him, well, when I die, all he has to do is burn it.” Don … Continue reading →

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Harvard University Press Blog : David W. Blight on The Civil War Sesquicentennial

Posted on January 21, 2011 by stephenkmacksd

This year marks the 150th anniversary of the outbreak of the American Civil War, the commemoration of which provides an opportunity to look back on that great tragedy and retrace the conflict. Both the Washington Post and the New York … Continue reading →

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Read pages from Actions and Objects from Hobbes to Richardson – Jonathan Kramnick

Posted on January 21, 2011 by stephenkmacksd

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Priebus’ Republican National Committee: A Wholly Owned Subsidiary of David Koch’s Americans for Prosperity? | | AlterNet

Posted on January 21, 2011 by stephenkmacksd

January 21, 2011 |   LIKE THIS ARTICLE ? Join our mailing list: Sign up to stay up to date on the latest headlines via email.       To the casual political observer, Reince Priebus, the newly elected chairman … Continue reading →

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Mohammed Bouazizi: the dutiful son whose death changed Tunisia’s fate | World news | The Guardian

Posted on January 21, 2011 by stephenkmacksd

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