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A new box of books has just arrived in the office - a very nice selection from Ashgate Publishing
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September 9
Diane Coyle, Professor of Economics at the University of Manchester, reviews John Lanchester's new book: "this is a very entertaining read and a clear guide to the kind of economics spoken in the financial markets and the media"
Book Review: How to Speak Money by John Lanchester
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John Lanchester, the bestselling author of Capital and Whoops!, aims to decode the global language of money for all of us, in an amusing and jargon-free read. Diane Coyle finds this is a very ente...
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September 9
Interested in #nudge policies, #workfare & social control? Lee Gregory recommends this book.

Review: Social Policies and Social Control: New perspectives on the “Not-so-Big Society” edited by Malcolm Harrison & Teela Sanders http://bit.ly/YtHunx
Photo: Interested in #nudge policies, #workfare & social control? Lee Gregory recommends this book. Review: Social Policies and Social Control: New perspectives on the “Not-so-Big Society” edited by Malcolm Harrison & Teela Sanders http://bit.ly/YtHunx
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September 9
Diane Coyle finds John Lanchester's new book a very entertaining read and a clear guide to the kind of economics spoken in the financial markets and the media.

Review: How to Speak Money by John Lanchester http://bit.ly/WCAJhi
Photo: Diane Coyle finds John Lanchester's new book a very entertaining read and a clear guide to the kind of economics spoken in the financial markets and the media. Review: How to Speak Money by John Lanchester http://bit.ly/WCAJhi
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September 8
"Dom Knigi is a large general interest book store, although the entire bottom floor has sections devoted to different disciplines, including history, military studies, ethnography, anthropology, economics, and law. The store is busy and crowded, and often hosts lectures by local authors."
The best bookshops in Saint Petersburg, Russia
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Julia Leikin is a PhD candidate at UCL's School of Slavonic and Eastern European Studies, conducting research for her dissertation in Russia. In this post she talks us through the best bookshops in...
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September 4
New review: The Radical Imagination: Social Movement Research in the Age of Austerity by Max Haiven http://bit.ly/1pMm7Jt
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September 3
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September 3
Aysha A. Hidayatullah offers the first comprehensive examination of contemporary feminist Qur’anic interpretation, exploring its dynamic challenges to Islamic tradition and contemporary Muslim views of the Qur’an

Read the review of Feminist Edges of the Qur’an by Aysha A Hidayatullah http://bit.ly/1tsSbnd
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September 2
Not quite finished Piketty? Read our review of Capital in the Twenty-First Century by Thomas Piketty here http://bit.ly/1CmHsNI
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September 2
For those interested in sustainable consumption, this book is an interesting look at the intersection of ethics, fashion, and power from a largely anthropological perspective, writes Kira Matus.

Review: Green Consumption: The Global Rise of Eco-Chic edited by Bart Barendregt and Rivke Jaffe http://bit.ly/1Cm19oC
Photo: For those interested in sustainable consumption, this book is an interesting look at the intersection of ethics, fashion, and power from a largely anthropological perspective, writes Kira Matus. Review: Green Consumption: The Global Rise of Eco-Chic edited by Bart Barendregt and Rivke Jaffe http://bit.ly/1Cm19oC
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September 2
Listening On The Edge presents excerpts from oral histories done after world crises, followed by critical analyses by the interviewers. This book reminds us that telling and listening to testimony “amid chaos” is extremely important, writes Jas Kaur.

New review: Listening On The Edge: Oral History In The Aftermath Of Crisis by Mark Cave and Stephen M. Sloan http://bit.ly/1nslpvo
Photo: Listening On The Edge presents excerpts from oral histories done after world crises, followed by critical analyses by the interviewers. This book reminds us that telling and listening to testimony “amid chaos” is extremely important, writes Jas Kaur. New review: Listening On The Edge: Oral History In The Aftermath Of Crisis by Mark Cave and Stephen M. Sloan http://bit.ly/1nslpvo
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September 1
New review:The Social Order of the Underworld: How prison gangs govern the American penal system by David Skarbek http://bit.ly/1ukCSdb
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