A tale of two Frances Oxford historian Ruth Harris' career makes her ideally suited to revisit the scandal that tore French society apart in the 1890s, writes Matthew Reisz By Matthew Reisz 22 July
A Certain Share of Low Cunning: A History of the Bow Street Runners, 1792-1839 Early policemen have long been seen as bumblers. But they were undervalued, finds Stephen Wade 22 July
Cheap Meat: Flap Food Nations in the Pacific Islands Stanley Ulijaszek finds much food for thought in a discussion of a meaty issue for developing nations 22 July
Book of the week: Understanding the British Empire Joanna Lewis praises revealing observations on imperial history 22 July
Sound and Space in Renaissance Venice: Architecture, Music, Acoustics Teresa Stoppani closes her eyes and takes a multimedia tour of the Queen of the Adriatic 22 July
Book of the week: Bottled and Sold No filter: Mathew White on our readiness to swallow the hype that costs us the Earth 15 July
Sarah Kane in Context Christopher Innes on the first collection of essays to focus on a single British playwright of the 1990s 15 July
The Canon: Emigrants and Exiles: Ireland and the Irish Exodus to North America. By Kerby A. Miller 15 July
Repairing British Politics Anthony King on a law scholar's ambitious plan to give the UK its own governmental charter at last 15 July
Dude, Can You Count? If you look past its idiosyncratic style, Chris Howls believes this book's underlying message adds up 15 July
The Tyranny of Guilt Has Europe vanquished its monsters or have they just changed shape? wonders Robert Eaglestone 15 July
How Enemies Become Friends: The Sources of Stable Peace Andrew Gamble finds hope in a persuasive analysis of how nations once in conflict can become allies 15 July
The Trouble with Higher Education: A Critical Examination of our Universities John Coyne on an all-too-familiar campus lament: managers are bad and academics know best 8 July
Book of the week: When a Billion Chinese Jump: How China will Save Mankind - or Destroy it Kerry Brown on a sobering snapshot of a ravenous giant whose new prosperity could bring global tragedy 8 July
The Secret World of Doing Nothing Fred Inglis searches for insights but ends up bored by personal accounts of the absence of activity 8 July
Games of Empire: Global Capitalism and Video Games Steve Redhead on an uneasy mix of gaming-culture study and European academic discourse 8 July
Shakespeare and Wales: From the Marches to the Assembly Stewart Mottram delights in Shakespearean scholarship that finally gives Wales its due 8 July
Obliquity: Why Our Goals Are Best Achieved Indirectly The flaws are the most interesting part of an economist's valuable thesis, says Omar Malik 8 July
News Talk: Investigating the Language of Journalism Ben McConville appreciates a thought-provoking insight into journalese and those who speak it 1 July
No Such Thing as Silence: John Cage's 4' 33" David Revill finds much of value in an examination of one of the best-misunderstood works of our time 1 July
Book of the week: Whistling Vivaldi And Other Clues to How Stereotypes Affect Us Richard Crisp is inspired by this journey into 'stereotype threat' and the power we have to rise above its constraints 1 July
Childhood and Child Labour in the British Industrial Revolution Katrina Honeyman on a revealing study of the stories of young workers in industrialising Britain 1 July
Lords and liars The Antipodean shenanigans of an identity fraudster who impersonated an aristocrat were a gift for historian Kirsten McKenzie, writes Matthew Reisz By Matthew Reisz 24 June
In Praise of Science: Curiosity, Understanding and Progress Graham Farmelo fears that this preachy tribute will not find a place on HRH's coffee table 24 June
