Non-fiction

In Palestine, a Dream Deferred In Palestine, a Dream Deferred

Two new books explore fundamental Palestinian and Israeli concerns: The Iron Cage by Rashid Khalidi considers the Palestinians’ failure to achieve sovereignty, and One Country by A...

Nov 30, 2006 / Books & the Arts / Bashir Abu-Manneh

I Can’t Get No Satisfaction I Can’t Get No Satisfaction

Laura Kipnis's The Female Thing takes women to task for perpetuating the notion that they're vulnerable.

Nov 22, 2006 / Books & the Arts / Christine Smallwood

A Civilizing Mission A Civilizing Mission

The Selected Writings of Eqbal Ahmad collects the work of one of our finest postcolonialist critics.

Nov 9, 2006 / Books & the Arts / Amitava Kumar

The Business of America The Business of America

The American Way of Strategy and Empire's Workshop examine the paradox of idealism and brutality in US foreign policy.

Nov 9, 2006 / Books & the Arts / George Scialabba

The New World Order The New World Order

Two new books examine the diverse and ambitious alliances that led to the end of slavery in America.

Oct 26, 2006 / Books & the Arts / Robin Blackburn

French Lessons French Lessons

The history of twentieth-century France depicts a struggle between the republican ideal of a unitary state and the shifting concerns of a pluralistic society.

Oct 26, 2006 / Books & the Arts / Sunil Khilnani

Legal Legacy Legal Legacy

Four new books explore the impact of Bush appointees on the newly politicized Supreme Court and the power they wield over our public and private lives.

Oct 12, 2006 / Books & the Arts / Herman Schwartz

My Friend, the Enemy My Friend, the Enemy

Sandy Tolan’s The Lemon Tree is a novelistic account of two intertwined lives, one Palestinian and one Jewish, and a house with two histories.

Oct 12, 2006 / Books & the Arts / Roane Carey

Tavis Smiley’s Covenant Tavis Smiley’s Covenant

Journalist, activist, philanthropist and self-promoter, Tavis Smiley has the political clout and the ability to energize and educate the black community in the best tradition of Ma...

Sep 1, 2006 / Books & the Arts / Amy Alexander

Eat Drink Man Woman Eat Drink Man Woman

Three new books by Julia Child, Anthony Bourdain and Bill Buford chart the evolution of American cooking, from haute cuisine to the hot kitchen of Mario Batali.

Aug 24, 2006 / Books & the Arts / Matthew DeBord

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