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Best of 2018: Books
by MARJORIE MAYO
Well-informed: Melissa Benn
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MARY CONWAY is disappointed by an incoherent show that fails to question stereotypical assumptions about the Soviet Union
JOHN McINALLY welcomes a rigorous class analysis of the history and exploitation of sectarianism by the Scottish ruling elite
WILL STONE, JAMES WALSH and MARIA DUARTE review Souleymane’s Story, Sunlight, Good Fortune, and After The Hunt
ALEX HALL recommends an exhaustive investigation of the means by which the Starmer faction assassinated the left
DAVID MORGAN recommends a refreshingly inspiring novel that features encounters with some tremendous women
DANNY DORLING’S Peak Inequality (Policy Press) has been described as providing an all-you-need-to-know guide to inequality in Britain today and it once again demonstrates the importance of his writings in providing a critical understanding of injustice in its multiple manifestations.
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