WILL STONE applauds a comprehensive survey of love in its many moods and musical forms
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The Palgrave Handbook of Leninist Political Philosophy
Reading the book sometimes feels a little like eavesdropping on a series of running arguments from which, regrettably, notable and relevant figures have been disinvited
STEVE JOHNSON relishes a celebration of the commonality of folk music and its links with the struggles of working people the world over
This thriller is a politically charged and morally complex dive into climate activism and police repression, judges JENNY FARRELL
Cat show killer, avenging the pawns, women hunt the Ripper, and running dry in the outback
The Bard reflects on sharing a bed, and why he wont go to Chelsea
MARY CONWAY applauds a new play that foresees the unscrupulous tactics of a future far-right minority government
The Palgrave Handbook of Leninist Political Philosophy
ed Tom Rockmore and Norman Levine
Palgrave Macmillan, £159.99
Lenin never sat down to write a systematic account of his ideas.
Even when addressing what might seem to be purely philosophical concerns, like our knowledge of the external world, he was invariably fighting hard for one side or another in some current factional debate. Perhaps especially then.
And the Palgrave Handbook of Leninist Political Philosophy does not really try to smooth this lifetime of controversy into a harmonious unity.
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