Andrew Moravcsik

Politics & Society   November/December 2019 Capsule Review

The Future of British Foreign Policy: Security and Diplomacy in a World After Brexit

This book by a respected Cambridge professor seeks to predict how Brexit will affect the United Kingdom’s diplomacy and geopolitical standing. 

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Politics & Society   November/December 2019 Capsule Review

Hitler: A Global Biography

Simms argues that Hitler did not see the Soviet Union as the primary obstacle to his expansionist ambitions.

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Economics   November/December 2019 Capsule Review

The Silk Road Trap: How China’s Trade Ambitions Challenge Europe

Holslag claims that China poses a mortal economic threat to Europe and the West.

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Politics & Society   November/December 2019 Capsule Review

Protest and Power: The Battle for the Labour Party

Kogan examines the shifts in the British Labour Party. 

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Politics & Society   November/December 2019 Capsule Review

Eric Hobsbawm: A Life in History

This biography traces the life of Eric Hobsbawm, one of the greatest historians of the twentieth century and an unrepentant communist

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Refugees & Migration   November/December 2019 Capsule Review

The Unsettling of Europe: How Migration Reshaped a Continent

Gatrell's book puts today’s levels of migration to Europe in historical perspective.

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Environment   September/October 2019 Capsule Review

The Alps: An Environmental History

Jon Mathieu tells the exceptional story of the Alps, a mountain range that humans have inhabited for longer, more densely, and in more economically productive ways...

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Finance   September/October 2019 Capsule Review

1931: Debt, Crisis, and the Rise of Hitler

In this engaging book, Straumann, a leading Swiss economic historian, examines the role of market forces in Adolf Hitler’s rise to power.

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EU   September/October 2019 Capsule Review

Dreams of Leaving and Remaining

James Meek’s book about British Euroskepticism belongs to a distinct genre of journalism in which a distinguished member of the chattering classes sallies out to...

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EU   September/October 2019 Capsule Review

Alarums and Excursions: Improvising Politics on the European Stage

Luuk van Middelaar provides an incisive analysis of how the EU managed its recent crises over refugees, Ukraine, and the euro.

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Monetary Issues   September/October 2019 Capsule Review

How to Democratize Europe

Three legal academics and a celebrated economist charge that the eurozone’s technocratic obscurantism and self-defeating tendency toward austerity exacerbate...

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Civil Society   May/June 2019 Capsule Review

Ctrl-Alt-Delete: How Politics and the Media Crashed Our Democracy

Baldwin argues that digital technology has changed how people manipulate and understand politics, and he shows how deep-seated the problem is.

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Globalization   May/June 2019 Capsule Review

Governing Europe in a Globalizing World: Neoliberalism and Its Alternatives Following the 1973 Oil Crisis

Warlouzet retraces how and why European governments harmonized regulations, promoted financial and monetary integration, and suppressed traditional industrial policies.

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EU   May/June 2019 Capsule Review

The Responsive Union: National Elections and European Governance

Schneider turns conventional wisdom on its head by arguing that the EU responds to the democratic demands of its citizens. 

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Ideology   May/June 2019 Capsule Review

The Academy of Fisticuffs: Political Economy and Commercial Society in Enlightenment Italy

The Enlightenment’s French and Scottish roots are well-known, but Reinert points to the important role played by a group of Italian thinkers.

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Human Rights   May/June 2019 Capsule Review

The Final Act: The Helsinki Accords and the Transformation of the Cold War

Morgan offers perhaps the most richly documented account of the Helsinki negotiations.

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Human Rights   May/June 2019 Capsule Review

Of Privacy and Power: The Transatlantic Struggle Over Freedom and Security

Farrell and Newman examine recent transatlantic disputes over coordinating flows of information about airline passengers, bank accounts, and commercial transactions.

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Ideology   March/April 2019 Capsule Review

The Islamic State in Britain: Radicalization and Resilience in an Activist Network

This book contains an ethnographic study of al Muhajiroun, an outlawed radical jihadist group in London. 

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Ideology   March/April 2019 Capsule Review

The End of the French Intellectual

This book argues that in recent decades, although the social status of French intellectuals has remained largely intact, the quality of their thought has ebbed. 

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Politics & Society   March/April 2019 Capsule Review

A Bite-Sized History of France: Gastronomic Tales of Revolution, War, and Enlightenment

For the French, their cuisine is a prime source of national pride, but as Hénaut and Mitchell’s lively vignettes show, few French delicacies are indigenous.

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