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Crypto, NFTs, and meme stocks are often seen as either scams or the future of finance—and they’re largely owned by young men. @DanCassino’s “Bitcoin Bros” explores why in the latest blog post: bit.ly/42YMjYd
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Bloomsbury Politics & Area Studies retweeted
Big ideas, bold takes, @Slavojiek’s “Liberal Fascisms” gets a nod in @TheWeek. See his latest reads and recommendations: bit.ly/4dMXWaE
@BloomsburyPol
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Bloomsbury Politics & Area Studies retweeted
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Iran and the Bomb will also be released in an audiobook version; narrated by yours truly.
Stay tuned for updates. a.co/d/045wYc9B
@BloomsburyPol - @ibtauris
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Bloomsbury Politics & Area Studies retweeted
We have a cover! Very happy that the work of the very talented @_Andeel_ will feature again on the cover of my new book. Sometimes lighting does strike twice. Publication date 2027. Forthcoming from.
@ibtauris @BloomsburyPol
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"Inclusive & insightful... breaks down the boundaries between literary & popular forms... opens new portals for reading & interpreting nonnormative desires & intimacies." - @shanghailit reviews Queer Literature in the Sinosphere
Out now in paperback: bit.ly/4rc1Fml 📘
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Bloomsbury Politics & Area Studies retweeted
📢 Most successful year to date for Bloomsbury Open Collections!
Thanks to the contribution of our participating libraries, our #OpenAccess model will be making 29 new titles open access throughout the year, at no cost to the authors.
📙🔓 Read more: bloomsbury.com/uk/connect/la…
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Read more in @DrChTouati's book 'Eritrea's Gold Rush: Western Mining Companies, Regional Wars, and Human Rights Abuses in Africa' bloomsbury.com/9781350513563
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Who are the actors behind the disaster in Sudan?
Russia, UAE, lobbyists…
My last article for African Arguments:
Gold and Mercenaries: The Price of the Massacre in Sudan | African Arguments africanarguments.org/2025/11…
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Bloomsbury Politics & Area Studies retweeted
Dylan Baun discusses his new book, 'Beirut Radical: A Global Microhistory from the Sixties to the Lebanese Civil War'
newbooksnetwork.com/beirut-r…
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“A groundbreaking work in the study of gender in Africa […] subtle, honest & clear […] This new edition of Amadiume’s magnum opus deserves to be widely read” - Prof. J. Lorand Matory, Duke University
Explore the series: bit.ly/3Q2rJ5R
#Matriarchy #Feminism #Gender 📚
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“Fascinating […] unputdownable.”
Martin Dewhirst reviews 'The Last Gasp of William Schwarzfeller' for @RightsInRussia – a gripping account of a son’s decades‑long search for his father, who vanished in Moscow in 1938.
🔗 bit.ly/3QpoWni
📕 bit.ly/4sfasnh
ALT The book cover of The Last Gasp of William Schwarzfeller
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Out now in the US: the 25th anniversary edition of 'Life at the Bottom'
A classic, searing account of life in the underclass and why it persists, now with a foreword by Rob Henderson of the Manhattan Institute and a postscript from Theodore Dalrymple
📕 bit.ly/3Qvl8Ry
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Based on case studies from China, Saudi Arabia, the UK and US, 'Covidocracy' uses novel analysis of public discourse to measure whether pandemics favor authoritarianism and erode democracies.
📘Out now: bit.ly/4txuUkq
@NicolaiofArabia
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Join Shahd Abusalama for a conversation about her book 'Between Reality and Documentary', which examines the representation of Palestinian refugees in #Gaza in various #documentary films.
⏰ Fri 1 May, 8pm
📍 Kunsthal Gent, #Belgium
🎟️ bit.ly/48iZOVy
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📗 OUT NOW 📘
3 essential new editions of Ifi Amadiume's classic works on matriarchy, religion, culture, power, democracy and imperialism in Africa.
bit.ly/4aqUkcX #AfricanStudies #GenderStudies
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Available #openaccess
The first in-depth examination of queer and trans displacement in East Africa
🔓 bit.ly/3Qxjzm4
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Author event tomorrow!
Join @MichaelCohenDMV for an in‑store talk on his book, 'Modern Political Campaigns' @MPCCampaigns
📆 April 25, 2026 at 2 PM ET
📍 @BNBuzz Georgetown
stores.barnesandnoble.com/ev…
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Bloomsbury Politics & Area Studies retweeted
Apr 22
If you missed it, tune into my interview with the Wayfinder travel podcast, where we talk about what makes #Uzbekistan in general and #Samarkand in particular such fantastic places to visit. And read my book Silk Mirage to get a taste for more!
iheart.com/podcast/1119-wayf…
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Out now: 'Female Masculinities and the Gender Wars'
A sharp, compelling look at today’s feminist fractures, toxic masculinity, and trans movements—told through the powerful lens of lesbian masculinity.
📕 bit.ly/4cBqSSr
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Why do so many socialist movements fail to deliver on their promises?
'Developing Consciousness for the Post-Capitalist Commons' is a unique trans-disciplinary analysis that bridges politics, philosophy, psychology, sociology, and economics
📘Learn more: bit.ly/4tG43ml
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Bloomsbury Politics & Area Studies retweeted
Apr 13
"Nan Sloane has produced an expertly told story of an extraordinary working-class woman"
📚 @efoody reviews @NanSloane's 'Margaret Bondfield: The Life and Times of Britain’s First Female Cabinet Minister' | @Bloomsbury
bit.ly/4c7CFrv
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