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The legacy of Atatürk

The man who founded Turkey as a modern state in 1923 did so on authoritarian grounds. Thus, Erdogan and Atatürk are just two cubits out of one piece, claims Halil Karaveli.

Over-matured economy

In his new book, Allan Nasser takes a useful account of the myth of the United States as the country where anyone can realize their dreams.

Empire mercenaries

Andrew Thomson has written a captivating book about how Western imperialism has changed in the post-World War II era.

Social class Marx did not predict

Today's mode of production has not two, but three classes: the capitalists, the working class and the leaders. 

To understand Hezbollah

Hezbollah has Islamized the class struggle. The belief gives strength to an ignored population, concludes author and researcher Sarah Marusek after two years of ethnographic fieldwork in Lebanon.

Chaos as governance in the United States

The goal of Trump's policy is chaos, argues American cultural theorist Lawrence Grossberg in a new book.