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Ideology Nov 7, 2019 Review Essay

America’s Original Identity Politics

Charles King reviews The Case for Nationalism by Rich Lowry.

Reviewed by Charles King

Finance November/December 2019 Review Essay

The Virtue of Monopoly

The real problem in today’s stock markets is not the omnipresence of high-frequency traders but the growing fragmentation of the markets, which hurts the 99 percent.

Reviewed by Felix Salmon

Politics & Society November/December 2019 Capsule Review

Rojo

This thoughtful, disturbing melodrama is set in a nondescript provincial town in Argentina in 1975.

Reviewed by Richard Feinberg

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Pre-1932 Administration November/December 2019 Capsule Review

The Caribbean Policy of the Ulysses S. Grant Administration: Foreshadowing an Informal Empire

McCullough traces opposing visions of how the United States should project its power in the Caribbean—visions which still lie at the heart of foreign policy debates...

Reviewed by Richard Feinberg

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Politics & Society November/December 2019 Capsule Review

Lost Children Archive: A Novel

Luiselli conjures a couple with two young children, aged ten and five, on a long road trip from New York to the southwestern United States in search of the Apache...

Reviewed by Richard Feinberg

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Politics & Society November/December 2019 Capsule Review

Two Books on Latin American History

Two scholars attempt to weave together narratives about the region south of the Rio Grande.

Reviewed by Richard Feinberg

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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.

Reviewed by Andrew Moravcsik

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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.

Reviewed by Andrew Moravcsik

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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.

Reviewed by Andrew Moravcsik

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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.

Reviewed by Andrew Moravcsik

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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

Reviewed by Andrew Moravcsik

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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.

Reviewed by Andrew Moravcsik

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Strategy & Conflict November/December 2019 Capsule Review

The British Are Coming: The War for America, Lexington to Princeton, 1775–1777

Atkinson provides a sparkling, minutely detailed history of the American Revolutionary War.

Reviewed by Jessica T. Mathews

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Law & Institutions November/December 2019 Capsule Review

Two Books on Democracy

Diamond and Tomasky, both longtime students of democracy, have produced similarly impassioned works on the current democratic crisis.

Reviewed by Jessica T. Mathews

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U.S. Foreign Policy November/December 2019 Capsule Review

Leap of Faith: Hubris, Negligence, and America’s Greatest Foreign Policy Tragedy

Mazarr attributes the decision to invade Iraq to a characteristically American “missionary impulse” combined with “intuitive, value-driven judgment.”

Reviewed by Jessica T. Mathews

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Ford Administration November/December 2019 Capsule Review

Kissinger on Kissinger: Reflections on Diplomacy, Grand Strategy, and Leadership

A record of Kissinger’s conversations with Lord, a veteran diplomat who worked as a close aide to Kissinger.

Reviewed by Jessica T. Mathews

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Politics & Society November/December 2019 Capsule Review

Presidential Misconduct: From George Washington to Today

Banner and company look into presidential misbehavior.

Reviewed by Jessica T. Mathews

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Politics & Society November/December 2019 Capsule Review

Two Books on Piracy

In his lively, vivid history of pirates, Lehr finds some striking continuities from ancient to modern times. Moss highlights the legal and political issues raised by...

Reviewed by Lawrence D. Freedman

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Terrorism & Counterterrorism November/December 2019 Capsule Review

Power to the People: How Open Technological Innovation Is Arming Tomorrow’s Terrorists

Cronin shows how groups such as the Islamic State exploit new technologies including the Internet, smartphones, autonomous vehicles, and artificial intelligence.

Reviewed by Lawrence D. Freedman

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WMD & Proliferation November/December 2019 Capsule Review

The Nuclear Spies: America’s Atomic Intelligence Operation Against Hitler and Stalin

Houghton examines why the United States failed to anticipate the first Soviet nuclear test in August 1949.

Reviewed by Lawrence D. Freedman

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America’s Original Identity Politics

The Virtue of Monopoly

Rojo

The Caribbean Policy of the Ulysses S. Grant Administration: Foreshadowing an Informal Empire

Lost Children Archive: A Novel

Two Books on Latin American History

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

Hitler: A Global Biography

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

Protest and Power: The Battle for the Labour Party

Eric Hobsbawm: A Life in History

The Unsettling of Europe: How Migration Reshaped a Continent

The British Are Coming: The War for America, Lexington to Princeton, 1775–1777

Two Books on Democracy

Leap of Faith: Hubris, Negligence, and America’s Greatest Foreign Policy Tragedy

Kissinger on Kissinger: Reflections on Diplomacy, Grand Strategy, and Leadership

Presidential Misconduct: From George Washington to Today

Two Books on Piracy

Power to the People: How Open Technological Innovation Is Arming Tomorrow’s Terrorists

The Nuclear Spies: America’s Atomic Intelligence Operation Against Hitler and Stalin

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