Anti-War Activism: New Media and Protest in the Information Age John Sloboda on the potential of new technology to make anti-war activism more effective 5 March
Intellectuals and their Publics: Perspectives from the Social Sciences Fred Inglis admires an examination of the place of those who speak truth to power in society today 5 March
How to be French: Nationality in the Making since 1789 A survey of citizenship criteria makes a valuable contribution to a hot issue, says Sian Reynolds 5 March
The Long Work Hours Culture Gail Kinman welcomes an exhaustive overview of lengthy labours and their impacts on health 5 March
Book of the week: Le Corbusier and the Occult Flora Samuel on the arcane undercurrent to the architect's work 5 March
Slumming: Sexual and Racial Encounters in American Nightlife, 1885-1940 Lori Brooks explores why trips across US social divides were a popular white middle-class activity 5 March
An American in Victorian Cambridge A Yank's college confessional about Cambridge in the 1840s is just capital, finds Peter Mandler 26 February
Every Fury on Earth These sharp essays on intellectuals, academia and politics chart a promising career, Alan Ryan says 26 February
Slow-Tech: Manifesto for an Over-wound World We need an alternative to our frenetic society but, writes John Whitelegg, this book does not provide it 26 February
Moral Machines: Teaching Robots Right from Wrong John Gilbey praises an invaluable guide to avoiding the stuff of science-fiction nightmares 26 February
