The Struggle For Pakistan: A Muslim Homeland and Global Politics, by Ayesha Jalal Farzana Shaikh on a retread of a historian’s former work on Pakistan 23 October
The Global Republic: America’s Inadvertent Rise to World Power, by Frank Ninkovich Elizabeth Cobbs Hoffman on an intricate history of the role of America on the global stage 9 October
How I Stopped Being a Jew, by Shlomo Sand Lynne Segal on an Israeli scholar’s persuasive arguments against his country’s myths of identity 2 October
Inequality and the 1%, by Danny Dorling To share the wealth we must challenge attitudes that perpetuate the great divide, finds Mary Evans 25 September
Political Order and Political Decay: From the Industrial Revolution to the Globalisation of Democracy, by Francis Fukuyama Roger Morgan on an exploration of the current state of our political institutions 25 September
Social Justice through Citizenship? The Politics of Muslim Integration in Germany and Great Britain, by Aleksandra Lewicki Sarah Hackett on a timely study that merits a place at the heart of current policy debates 18 September
The Taliban Revival: Violence and Extremism on the Pakistan-Afghanistan Frontier, by Hassan Abbas Christina Hellmich on an examination of the enduring nature of the Taliban 4 September
Failing to Protect: The UN and the Politicisation of Human Rights, by Rosa Freedman Conor Gearty on why the United Nations is successful at developing and promoting human rights but fails in protecting them 4 September
The Establishment: And How They Get Away With It, by Owen Jones Corruption is rife and legal among those who hold the power in the UK, says Danny Dorling 4 September
Mysteries and Conspiracies: Detective Stories, Spy Novels and the Making of Modern Sciences, by Luc Boltanski Sharon Wheeler on an ambitious investigation of crime fiction and its relation to modern society 4 September
Chasing the American Dream: Understanding What Shapes our Fortunes, by Mark Robert Rank, Thomas A. Hirschl and Kirk A. Foster Angelia Wilson on a national narrative that distorts reality with its boundless optimism 28 August
Zone of Crisis: Afghanistan, Pakistan, Iran and Iraq, by Amin Saikal Farzana Shaikh on a study of a region that lies at the heart of a geopolitical storm 28 August
Watching Arabic Television in Europe: From Diaspora to Hybrid Citizens, by Christina Slade An examination of viewing habits illuminates the lives of Arabic people who have made their home in Europe, finds Zahera Harb 21 August
Offshoring, by John Urry Tim Hall review an exploration of the placing overseas of work, tax, leisure, waste and security 21 August
The Blair Supremacy: A Study in the Politics of Labour’s Party Management, by Lewis Minkin Ivor Gaber lauds an analysis of the New Labour hierarchy and its culture of command and control 14 August
The Bubble Economy: Is Sustainable Growth Possible?, by Robert U. Ayres Howard Davies seeks a coherent link between the economic crisis and the economics of energy 14 August
Pranksters: Making Mischief in the Modern World, by Kembrew McLeod An enjoyable assortment of media hoaxes that would benefit from some theoretical analysis, says Chris Knight 14 August
America Inc? Innovation and Enterprise in the National Security State, by Linda Weiss Jörg Michael Dostal on how the NSS has enabled the US to attain technological leadership to serve its geopolitical objectives 14 August
The Cultural Revolution at the Margins: Chinese Socialism in Crisis, by Yiching Wu Jonathan Mirsky on how Mao unwittingly helped to stir up and then crushed a longing for democracy and equality among millions of young people 7 August
Apartheid, 1948-1994, by Saul Dubow Alexander du Toit lauds a detailed account of a bizarre 20th-century political experiment 7 August
Political Descent: Malthus, Mutualism, and the Politics of Evolution in Victorian England, by Piers J. Hale Simon Underdown on a meticulously researched analysis of two camps’ opposing arguments over Darwin’s work 31 July
Reason in a Dark Time: Why the Struggle Against Climate Change Failed – and What it Means for our Future, by Dale Jamieson Steven Yearley on the economic and ethical reasons for why attempts to prevent climate change have failed 31 July
Crisis Without End? The Unravelling of Western Prosperity, by Andrew Gamble Vera Troeger on a persuasive, if gloomy, look at the dangerous paradoxes at the heart of neoliberalism 31 July
Austerity Bites: A Journey to the Sharp End of Cuts in the UK, by Mary O’Hara Kitty Stewart on the reality of suffering caused by the coalition’s reductions of the welfare state 24 July
Still Ours to Lead: America, Rising Powers, and the Tension Between Rivalry and Restraint, by Bruce Jones Elizabeth Cobbs Hoffman on a shrewd analysis of the global order 3 July
The New Emperors: Power and the Princelings in China, by Kerry Brown Seven men rule the Middle Kingdom, but why them? Jonathan Mirsky on a study of Party potentates 3 July
Just Freedom: A Moral Compass for a Complex World, by Philip Pettit John Shand on a philosopher’s idea of freedom as non-domination 26 June
Malcolm X at Oxford Union: Racial Politics in a Global Era, by Saladin Ambar Hakim Adi finds an analysis of an often overlooked speech reveals much about the activist’s views 12 June
Revolutionizing Retail: Workers, Political Action, and Social Change, by Kendra Coulter Amanda Pyman on the changes necessary to improve conditions for shop workers 12 June
A State of Play: British Politics on Screen, Stage and Page, from Anthony Trollope to The Thick of It, by Steven Fielding Vernon Bogdanor has a few points of order on an analysis of political fiction’s wider effects 12 June
Mammon's Kingdom: An Essay on Britain, Now, by David Marquand Danny Dorling lauds an impassioned call to tame the UK’s ever more toxic worship of money 12 June
The Unknown Lloyd George: A Statesman in Conflict, by Travis L. Crosby Concentration on politician’s character and motivation makes for an almost psychological study, says A.W. Purdue 29 May
Revolt on the Right: Explaining Support for the Radical Right in Britain, by Robert Ford and Matthew J. Goodwin A study of Ukip’s rise yields surprising facts about the party’s followers, says Daphne Halikiopoulou 22 May
Seventeen Contradictions and the End of Capitalism, by David Harvey Chris Knight extols a persuasively argued work from a Marxist thinker on tensions in the system 22 May
After They Closed the Gates: Jewish Illegal Immigration to the United States, 1921-1965, by Libby Garland Hasia Diner on the evolution of US immigration policy, its complex aims and intended and unintended consequences for a small group of Jews 22 May
The Lawn Road Flats: Spies, Writers and Artists, by David Burke Architecture meets social experiment in a Modernist block of flats, Flora Samuel writes 15 May
The Army and Democracy: Military Politics in Pakistan, by Aqil Shah Farzana Shaikh finds persuasive arguments in an analysis of democracy and military rule in Pakistan 8 May
China’s Foreign Policy, by Stuart Harris The Party is still at the root of everything, says Jonathan Mirsky 24 April
Everyday Utopias: The Conceptual Life of Promising Spaces, by Davina Cooper Howard Segal on an analysis of six small-scale projects and their participants’ experiences 3 April
The Muslims Are Coming! Islamophobia, Extremism and the Domestic War on Terror, by Arun Kundnani Lars Berger on a critique of counter-radicalisation strategies 27 March
First World War: Still No End in Sight, by Frank Furedi The conflict takes a backseat to questions about the state of ideological and cultural thinking, says Angela K. Smith 13 March
Aleister Crowley and the Temptation of Politics, by Marco Pasi Clive Bloom praises an admirable introduction to the magical and political connections of a controversial figure 6 March
The Politics of the Body: Gender in a Neoliberal and Neoconservative Age, by Alison Phipps Mary Evans agrees that feminism today focuses on women’s agency and identity at the expense of examining framing structures 20 February
All That Is Solid: The Great Housing Disaster, by Danny Dorling Our use of housing as an asset to be traded is a collective failure that is preserving inequality, finds Tim Hall 20 February
Reclaiming American Virtue: The Human Rights Revolution of the 1970s, by Barbara Keys Marilyn Young on the development of human rights as an important issue in the US 13 February
Following the Leader: Ruling China, from Deng Xiaoping to Xi Jinping, by David M. Lampton Jonathan Mirsky on a selective view of the Chinese political elite 13 February
Will China Dominate the 21st Century?, by Jonathan Fenby Jonathan Mirsky on a merciless dissection of a seemingly unstoppable country 6 February
The Limits of Partnership: U.S.-Russian Relations in the Twenty-First Century, by Angela Stent Elizabeth Cobbs Hoffman on the give and take between the two superpowers since the Soviet collapse 6 February
Mixed Emotions: Beyond Fear and Hatred in International Conflict, by Andrew A. G. Ross Gregory Kent explores the affective consequences of war 30 January
Acts of Union and Disunion: What has Held the UK Together and What is Dividing it?, by Linda Colley Violence, accident and luck have all made this young federal union, says Donald MacRaild 23 January
Ezra Pound’s Fascist Propaganda, 1935-45, by Matthew Feldman Richard Bosworth on an exploration of Pound’s activism before and during the Second World War 12 December
Fire and Ashes: Success and Failure in Politics, by Michael Ignatieff The death of an academic-cum-Liberal’s parliamentary career was really not so strange, argues Lynn McDonald 12 December
The Confidence Trap: A History of Democracy in Crisis from World War I to the Present, by David Runciman A. W. Purdue on the risky belief that participatory government can always muddle through any crisis 5 December
Speaking of Flowers: Student Movements and the Making and Remembering of 1968 in Military Brazil, by Victoria Langland Sarah Sarzynski on an analysis of student activism during Brazil’s military dictatorship 28 November
Reporting Disasters: Famine, Aid, Politics and the Media, by Suzanne Franks Sally Feldman on an alternative interpretation of the media reporting and government responses to the Ethiopian famine in 1984 14 November
The Endtimes of Human Rights, by Stephen Hopgood Conor Gearty on an impassioned attack on ‘imperialism disguised as moralism’ 14 November
Political Emotions: Why Love Matters for Justice, by Martha Nussbaum Geraldine Van Bueren lauds a plea to put our passions to work in building a more just society 7 November
A Most Masculine State: Gender, Politics, and Religion in Saudi Arabia, by Madawi Al-Rasheed Pernille Arenfeldt on a fine counterargument to reductionist claims about women and Islam 31 October
Turbulent and Mighty Continent: What Future for Europe?, by Anthony Giddens Roger Morgan on a peer’s review of Brussels’ weaknesses 31 October
