The week in books
The Book of Dead Philosophers by Simon Critchley, professor of philosophy, New School for Social Research, New York, and part-time professor of philosophy, University of Essex. Granta Books, £15.99,...
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Leaps of faith and the gospel truth
Kathy Ehrensperger considers the thorny questions about what Jesus and his disciples really believed
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Histories of the Immediate Present: Inventing Architectural Modernism
The architectural historians of the past century have themselves become increasingly the subject of critical investigation. Much postgraduate history and theory study in architecture now consists of...
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The Tropics of Empire: Why Columbus Sailed South to the Indies
When he arrived, against the expectations of many, at the island he named San Salvador, on 12 October 1492, Christopher Columbus appeared to have proved that inhabited lands lay across the Atlantic....
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Swirling synapses
Michael Siegal marvels at the intricacies and paradoxes of our evolutionary psychology
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Political Hypocrisy: The Mask of Power, from Hobbes to Orwell and Beyond
David Runciman begins Political Hypocrisy with a challenge to writers such as Judith Shklar who believe that hypocrisy is an overrated vice. Certainly there is intuitive evidence that Shklar is right...
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Glamour: A History
This book is a companion piece and very accessible follow-up to the academic scrutiny of The Glamour System, Gundle's 2006 work co-written with Clino Castelli. Here, too, the author examines - in far...
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That other great Churchill
John Childs reacquaints himself with one of our country's most revered military men
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Against Schooling: For an Education that Matters
Stanley Aronowitz is one of the US's foremost sociologists. For more than 30 years his work has comprehended the centrality of education for the American Dream of democracy and meritocracy "almost...
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Barbarians to Angels: The Dark Ages Reconsidered
Barbarians to Angels: The Dark Ages Reconsidered
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Published this week
ART AND DESIGNThe Politics of the Piazza: The History and Meaning of the Italian SquareBy Eamonn Canniffe, principal lecturer in architecture, Manchester Metropolitan UniversityAshgate, £40.00ISBN...
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First impressions competition: 17 July 2008
This week’s competition, in which you have to identify a book from its opening sentence, is from a novel with riffs on military culture and free will:"Everyone now knows how to find the meaning of...
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The Robert Gordon University - A close study of criminal features
An MSc in intelligent biometric security systems has been launched by The Robert Gordon University to meet growing need for those skills in industries ranging from law enforcement and financial...
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University of Glamorgan - Starring role for new complex
The national conservatoire of Wales, whose alumni include actor Sir Anthony Hopkins, has announced plans for a £22.5 million building development. The Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama, which in...
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University of Wolverhampton - Boost for Nepalese and trees
A contract worth £8.5 million for a project to help the poorest communities in Nepal has been won by the University of Wolverhampton. The university's Centre for International Development and...