Books
Book reviews (non-fiction literature about media, public, big tech and film).
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To political scientist Jean François Bayart, globalising and development are complementary processes.
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The aging Alain Badiou pens a radical speech on existential anguish as an opening towards a better community.
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IRAN: This sixty year old book is heartily recommended for anyone who wants to know more about the current relationship between Iranians and Arabs.
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Recently translated into Norwegian, Peter Sloterdijk’s latest little book, In the Same Boat, thematises the challenges of hyper-politics in a globalised society.
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ENVIRONMENT: German Ulrich Beck claimed 30 years ago that environmental destruction is democratic as it affects us all equally. In a new book, this…
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GLOBALISATION: For political scientist Jean François Bayart, globalisation and the development of national identity are complementary processes.
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AFRICA: A solid academic work where all writers are critical – in part, very critical – to this understanding of the African middle class.
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AFRICA: It is a paradox that Africa is assessed in relation to Europe rather than being compared to itself and its own values.
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One philosophical question remains, and its answer will determine the continuing life on Earth, writes the author Erland Kiøsterud.