MARIA DUARTE and ANDY HEDGECOCK review The Tasters, A Pale View of Hills, How To Make a Killing, and Reminders of Him
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JOHN GREEN is intrigued by an explanation of irrational behaviour from the point of view of brain science
PAUL DONOVAN enjoys a somewhat rose-tinted survey of Brown’s achievements and legacy, as well as his moments of political cowardice
GUILLERMO THOMAS recommends an important, if dispiriting book about the neo-colonial culture of Uganda under Yoweri Museveni
SUSAN DARLINGTON applauds the sensuality and strong characterisation of an unconventional ballet about an unconventional woman
Reading Marx
By Slavoj Zizek, Frank Ruda And Agon Hamza
(Polity: £14.99)
This demanding book will confront any reader unused to the abstruse terminology of modern philosophy with an intellectual assault course.
The intention of three leading Marxist philosophers is “to read and thus think with Marx as a contemporary.”
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