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The Rebirth of Italian Communism, 1943–44

Dissidents in German-Occupied Rome

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During the final years of the Second World War, a decisive change took place in the Italian left, as the Italian Communist Party (PCI) rose from clandestinity and recast itself as a mass, patriotic force committed to building a new democracy. This book explains how this new party came into being. Using Rome as its focus, it explains that the rebirth of the PCI required that it subdue other, ... Read more

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During the final years of the Second World War, a decisive change took place in the Italian left, as the Italian Communist Party (PCI) rose from clandestinity and recast itself as a mass, patriotic force committed to building a new democracy. This book explains how this new party came into being. Using Rome as its focus, it explains that the rebirth of the PCI required that it subdue other,
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Mussolini's Grandchildren

Fascism in Contemporary Italy

by David Broder ...

'Fascinating and trenchant, this account of contemporary Italian neo-fascism is both original and shocking' - John Foot, historianThe dominant force in Italian politics is Giorgia Meloni's Fratelli d'Italia — a party with a direct genealogy from Mussolini's regime. Surging to prominence in recent years, it has waged a fierce culture war around national identity, polarised political debate around ... Read more

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'Fascinating and trenchant, this account of contemporary Italian neo-fascism is both original and shocking' - John Foot, historianThe dominant force in Italian politics is Giorgia Meloni's Fratelli d'Italia — a party with a direct genealogy from Mussolini's regime. Surging to prominence in recent years, it has waged a fierce culture war around national identity, polarised political debate around
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October

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OctoberBy: David BroderCan an angry, disaffected, self-destructive young man find hope and solace at an insane asylum when he doesn’t believe they can possibly exist?It is 1983, and Derek is twenty-one and at war with existence itself. If he is vanquished, he lives. If he is victorious, he dies.October challenges all the life-affirming ideas we have been imbued with by calling into question the ... Read more

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OctoberBy: David BroderCan an angry, disaffected, self-destructive young man find hope and solace at an insane asylum when he doesn’t believe they can possibly exist?It is 1983, and Derek is twenty-one and at war with existence itself. If he is vanquished, he lives. If he is victorious, he dies.October challenges all the life-affirming ideas we have been imbued with by calling into question the
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First They Took Rome

How the Populist Right Conquered Italy

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Italy’s political disaster under a microscopeThere is little that hasn’t gone wrong for Italy in the last three decades. Economic growth has flatlined, infrastructure has crumbled, and out-of-work youth find their futures stuck on hold. These woes have been reflected in the country’s politics, from Silvio Berlusconi’s scandals to the rise of the far right.Many commentators blame Italy’s malaise on ... Read more

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Italy’s political disaster under a microscopeThere is little that hasn’t gone wrong for Italy in the last three decades. Economic growth has flatlined, infrastructure has crumbled, and out-of-work youth find their futures stuck on hold. These woes have been reflected in the country’s politics, from Silvio Berlusconi’s scandals to the rise of the far right.Many commentators blame Italy’s malaise on
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Mythocracy

How Stories Shape Our Worlds

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Harnessing the power of storytelling for political progressMythocracy examines the narrative mechanisms that script our lives through the stories we tell one another. Digging beneath common anxieties about fake news, Yves Citton looks at the attention economy, which organises our political perceptions around affective attractors. These are much more powerful than the truth value of any given ... Read more

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Harnessing the power of storytelling for political progressMythocracy examines the narrative mechanisms that script our lives through the stories we tell one another. Digging beneath common anxieties about fake news, Yves Citton looks at the attention economy, which organises our political perceptions around affective attractors. These are much more powerful than the truth value of any given
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French Neocolonialism in Africa

A History of Electoral Imperialism

by Fanny Pigeaud, Ndongo Samba Sylla ...

Translated by David Broder ...

‘This book will change everything you thought you knew about democracy. Brilliant and necessary — don’t miss it!’ Jason Hickel, author of Less is More‘The most important treatise on colonial and neocolonial history of the past few decades’ Peter James Hudson, author of Bankers and Empire‘A necessary and valuable read for anyone who wants to (re)think the thirst for change in Francophone Africa’ ... Read more

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‘This book will change everything you thought you knew about democracy. Brilliant and necessary — don’t miss it!’ Jason Hickel, author of Less is More‘The most important treatise on colonial and neocolonial history of the past few decades’ Peter James Hudson, author of Bankers and Empire‘A necessary and valuable read for anyone who wants to (re)think the thirst for change in Francophone Africa’
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Happy Apocalypse

A History of Technological Risk

by Jean-Baptiste Fressoz ...

Translated by David Broder ...

How risk, disasters and pollution were managed and made acceptable during the Industrial RevolutionBeing environmentally conscious is not nearly as modern as we imagine. As a mode of thinking it goes back hundreds of years. Yet we typically imagine ourselves among the first to grasp the impact humanity has on the environment. Hence there is a fashion for green confessions and mea culpas.But the ... Read more

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How risk, disasters and pollution were managed and made acceptable during the Industrial RevolutionBeing environmentally conscious is not nearly as modern as we imagine. As a mode of thinking it goes back hundreds of years. Yet we typically imagine ourselves among the first to grasp the impact humanity has on the environment. Hence there is a fashion for green confessions and mea culpas.But the
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Mussolini's Grandchildren

Fascism in Contemporary Italy

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The fastest-rising force in Italian politics is Giorgia Meloni's Fratelli d'Italia—a party with a direct genealogy from Mussolini's regime. Surging to prominence in recent years, it has waged a fierce culture war against the left, polarized political debate around WWII, and even secured the largest vote share in Italy's 2022 general election. Eighty years after the fall of Mussolini, his heirs, ... Read more

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The fastest-rising force in Italian politics is Giorgia Meloni's Fratelli d'Italia—a party with a direct genealogy from Mussolini's regime. Surging to prominence in recent years, it has waged a fierce culture war against the left, polarized political debate around WWII, and even secured the largest vote share in Italy's 2022 general election. Eighty years after the fall of Mussolini, his heirs,
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Algorithmic Capital

Resistance in the Age of Artificial Intelligence

by Jonathan Martineau, Jonathan Durand Folco ...

Translated by David Broder ...

A rich and audacious account of the mutually reinforcing transformations of capitalism and technology in the age of AIAI and algorithms are more than technologies. They are rooted in new capitalist forms and processes that transcend economics and technology to reshape social reality, politics, culture, and subjectivities.Set out in twenty theses—stretching across geopolitics, the mining of rare ... Read more

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A rich and audacious account of the mutually reinforcing transformations of capitalism and technology in the age of AIAI and algorithms are more than technologies. They are rooted in new capitalist forms and processes that transcend economics and technology to reshape social reality, politics, culture, and subjectivities.Set out in twenty theses—stretching across geopolitics, the mining of rare
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Treason of the Intellectuals

by Julien Benda ...

Translated by David Broder ...

Series Book 2 - Critical Century
In an era when intellectual and artistic life is increasingly being distorted by political dogmatism, Julien Benda’s Treason of the Intellectuals is a classic that speaks with a new and extraordinary urgency. Benda’s essay, published by ERIS in a new translation by David Broder, offers an incisive account of interwar Europe that ranges from the influence of Friedrich Nietzsche and Georges Sorel to ... Read more

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In an era when intellectual and artistic life is increasingly being distorted by political dogmatism, Julien Benda’s Treason of the Intellectuals is a classic that speaks with a new and extraordinary urgency. Benda’s essay, published by ERIS in a new translation by David Broder, offers an incisive account of interwar Europe that ranges from the influence of Friedrich Nietzsche and Georges Sorel to
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How to Change Course

The Principles of Ecological Planning

by Cédric Durand ...

Translated by David Broder ...

Beyond growth, ecological planning offers a realist, transformative path toward a balanced human ecological footprint by deepening economic democracyAfter decades of ecological policy failures and fantasies about the virtues of the market, planning is rising as an alternative path to face the environmental catastrophe and advance human emancipation.This book looks back at the history of this ... Read more

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Beyond growth, ecological planning offers a realist, transformative path toward a balanced human ecological footprint by deepening economic democracyAfter decades of ecological policy failures and fantasies about the virtues of the market, planning is rising as an alternative path to face the environmental catastrophe and advance human emancipation.This book looks back at the history of this
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Algeria 1962

A People's History

by Malika Rahal ...

Translated by David Broder ...

An unforgettable history of Algerian independence, seen through the eyes of those who experienced its turmoil and triumphAlgeria 1962: A People’s History offers a gripping portrait of one of the twentieth-century’s most dramatic turning points—the birth of independent Algeria. Malika Rahal immerses us in the tumultuous year when, after more than a century of French settler rule and eight years of ... Read more

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An unforgettable history of Algerian independence, seen through the eyes of those who experienced its turmoil and triumphAlgeria 1962: A People’s History offers a gripping portrait of one of the twentieth-century’s most dramatic turning points—the birth of independent Algeria. Malika Rahal immerses us in the tumultuous year when, after more than a century of French settler rule and eight years of
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