From Himal Southasian, a special issue on children's literature. John D. McIntyre (UPEI): Wandering Rocks: Island Politics in the Offshore Locales of James Joyce. From World History Connected, Craig Benjamin (GVSU): The Carthaginian Invasion of Europe: Polybius, Diodorus, and the Origins of Universal History; and Craig A. Lockard (Wisconsin): "Get Up, Stand Up": Bob Marley, Victor Jara, Fela Kuti, and Political Popular Music. From Lawrence & Wishart, you can download Labour's Future; download Left Out: Alternative Policies for a Left Opposition Today by Doug Bain, Peter Lawrence, Andy Pearmain, Michael Prior, Willie Thompson; download The Future of Social Democracy by Jon Cruddas; and download Radical Future: Politics for the Next Generation. From Thoughtland: Big Ideas from a Small Nation, Pat Kane on the green, playful and post-consumerist case for the Scottish 30 hour week. It is a geographical accident, a Western construct, but what a huge chunk of Asia does have in common is a joint adventure, namely the pursuit of materialism based on rapid economic development. A review of The Litigation State: Public Regulation and Private Lawsuits in the United States by Sean Farhang. Berry College has the world's largest college campus and includes a wildlife sanctuary and a former movie set on more than 28,000 acres. The Hired Guns: When leaders of rogue nations hire Washington lobbyists, opposition voices get crowded out. More and more and more and more and more and more and more and more and more on The Spirit Level: Why Greater Equality Makes Societies Stronger by Richard Wilkinson and Kate Pickett. A review of The Invisible Gorilla: And Other Ways Our Intuitions Deceive Us by Christopher Chabris and Daniel Simons. Jeffrey Goldberg interviews Fidel Castro (and part 2).
