A Dangerous Method (15)
David Cronenberg's Freud/Jung/Spielrein drama is long on period detail and short on historical context
Peter de Francia (January 25 1921-January 19 2012)
Peter de Francia's work was informed by the socialist principles which set him resolutely on the side of the marginalised and oppressed
Books
Red Army Faction Blues
Tuesday 07 February 2012
This is a magnificent, messy book.
Life Without Money
Tuesday 07 February 2012
While some say money is the root of all evil, others take the opposite view and this book might raise a snort from those who control so much of it.
Labour Of Love - The Story Of Robert Smillie
Tuesday 07 February 2012
In his foreword to this book Dennis Skinner rightly describes Smillie as one of the great names of the labour movement, a man who never did anything for personal ambition but only for the sake of others, particularly his beloved miners.
Dear Grieve
Tuesday 31 January 2012
Christopher Grieve - or Hugh MacDiarmid, the pseudonym by which he is best known - made his mark on every aspect of Scottish culture during the 20th century.
Robespierre: A Revolutionary Life
Tuesday 31 January 2012
Maximilien Robespierre was a polarising figure in the French revolution and he remains a subject of deep division among the French and historians.
Food
Tuesday 31 January 2012
Leon Trotsky - A Revolutionary's Life
Tuesday 24 January 2012
Trotsky was a tragic figure of mythical proportions.
The Contours Of American History
Tuesday 24 January 2012
First published in 1961, this is a timely reprint given its interpretation of the basic trends of market expansion, territorial conquest and war throughout US history.
This Is Not A Diary
Tuesday 24 January 2012
The eminent sociologist Zygmunt Bauman's intellectual prowling is like that of a tiger. Invisible in the tall grass of his Leeds retirement, he attentively watches events unfold and at times leaps with enviable precision, giving his prey no chance of eluding the challenge.