Preface to the Review This review covers the quite a lot of detail of the book. It can thus, to[...]
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The Tragedy of Great Power Politics – Professor John MearsheimerThe Tragedy of Great Power Politics – Professor John Mearsheimer
0 Comments 6:49 pmIntroduction to the review This book was first published in 2001 and an updated edition was published in 2014. It[...]
Frontline Ukraine. Crisis in the Borderlands. Richard SakwaFrontline Ukraine. Crisis in the Borderlands. Richard Sakwa
0 Comments 3:45 pmIntroduction Richard Sakwa is a Professor of Politics at the University of Kent. This book is a work of scholarship.[...]
Manufacturing Consent, Edward S. Herman and Noam Chomsky.Manufacturing Consent, Edward S. Herman and Noam Chomsky.
0 Comments 3:57 pmIntroduction The book was first published in 1988. The edition I have was revised in 2002 with a 2008 Afterword.[...]
A New Foreign Policy: Beyond American Exceptionalism – Sachs, Jeffrey DA New Foreign Policy: Beyond American Exceptionalism – Sachs, Jeffrey D
0 Comments 5:44 pmIntroduction I was attracted to Jeffry Sachs because like Professor John Mearsheimer he is a credible US academic who has[...]
The Great Delusion – Liberal Dreams and International Realities – John MearsheimerThe Great Delusion – Liberal Dreams and International Realities – John Mearsheimer
0 Comments 1:52 pmThis book was published in 2018, after the Russian annexation of Crimea and before the current war. The essential theme[...]
Book Review: The Russian Economy – Richard Connolly – a very short introductionBook Review: The Russian Economy – Richard Connolly – a very short introduction
0 Comments 10:41 amThis is what it says it is; a very short introduction to the Russian economy. It is up to date[...]
Book Review: A History of the Soviet Union from the Beginning to its LegacyBook Review: A History of the Soviet Union from the Beginning to its Legacy
0 Comments 11:24 amIt is hard to find good histories of Russia. It may be relatively hard to find good history books in[...]
Heart of a Dog – Bulgakov. [REVIEW]Heart of a Dog – Bulgakov. [REVIEW]
0 Comments 1:02 pmI’ve just read the Random House (Vintage Classics) translation of this work. Bulgakov wrote Heart of a Dog in 1925.[...]
Review: The Therapy Industry – Paul MaloneyReview: The Therapy Industry – Paul Maloney
0 Comments 5:40 pmThis is a review of Paul Maloney’s book criticising the Therapy Industry. Maloney is a practising clinical psychologist. His criticisms[...]