In an era when intellectual and artistic life is increasingly being distorted by political dogmatism, Julien Benda’s Treason of the Intellectuals is a classic that speaks with a new and extraordinary urgency. Benda’s essay, published by ERIS in a new translation by David Broder, offers an incisive account of interwar Europe that ranges from the influence of Friedrich Nietzsche and Georges Sorel to the activities of Charles Maurras and Benito Mussolini. It also serves, however, as ...

‘This book will change everything you thought you knew about democracy. Brilliant and necessary — don’t miss it!’ Jason Hickel, author of Less is More‘The most important treatise on colonial and neocolonial history of the past few decades’ Peter James Hudson, author of Bankers and Empire‘A necessary and valuable read for anyone who wants to (re)think the thirst for change in Francophone Africa’ CETRI

A rich and audacious account of the mutually reinforcing transformations of capitalism and technology in the age of AIAI and algorithms are more than technologies. They are rooted in new capitalist forms and processes that transcend economics and technology to reshape social reality, politics, culture, and subjectivities.Set out in twenty theses—stretching across geopolitics, the mining of rare earths, labor, crypto, influencers, climate change, Gen AI, soc...

'Fascinating and trenchant, this account of contemporary Italian neo-fascism is both original and shocking' - John Foot, historianThe dominant force in Italian politics is Giorgia Meloni's Fratelli d'Italia — a party with a direct genealogy from Mussolini's regime. Surging to prominence in recent years, it has waged a fierce culture war around national identity, polarised political debate around World War II, and secured the largest vote share in Italy's 2022 gener...

This authoritative survey of the new radical left forming across Europe offers "ammo for the struggles ahead, not to be ignored" (Susan Weissman, award-winning journalist and editor of Victor Serge).In Greece, Ireland, Portugal, and Spain, the debt crisis that began with the 2008 global recession helped trigger severe austerity measures. These policies, intended to address government debts, only worsened economic conditions.In response, something h...

The promise of the New Economy gone, we have regressed into the age of techno-feudalismThe rise of the IT industry in the nineties promised a new era of freedom and prosperity. It didn’t deliver. Certainly, algorithms are everywhere, but capitalism is no more civilised than ever.In fact, in the hands of private corporations, the digitalisation of the world drives us towards a darker future. The return of monopolies, the dominance of a few platforms, the blu...

An unforgettable history of Algerian independence, seen through the eyes of those who experienced its turmoil and triumphAlgeria 1962: A People’s History offers a gripping portrait of one of the twentieth-century’s most dramatic turning points—the birth of independent Algeria. Malika Rahal immerses us in the tumultuous year when, after more than a century of French settler rule and eight years of war, Algerians claimed their freedom. The result is a histor...

An unforgettable history of Algerian independence, seen through the eyes of those who experienced its turmoil and triumphAlgeria 1962: A People’s History offers a gripping portrait of one of the twentieth-century’s most dramatic turning points—the birth of independent Algeria. Malika Rahal immerses us in the tumultuous year when, after more than a century of French settler rule and eight years of war, Algerians claimed their freedom. The result is a histor...

Beyond growth, ecological planning offers a realist, transformative path toward a balanced human ecological footprint by deepening economic democracyAfter decades of ecological policy failures and fantasies about the virtues of the market, planning is rising as an alternative path to face the environmental catastrophe and advance human emancipation.This book looks back at the history of this notion in the 20th century, between war economies, developmental catch-up,...

Does gentrification destroy diversity? Or does it thrive on it? Boston’s South End, a legendary working-class neighborhood with the largest Victorian brick row house district in the United States and a celebrated reputation for diversity, has become in recent years a flashpoint for the problems of gentrification. It has born witness to the kind of rapid transformation leading to pitched battles over the class and race politics throughout the country and indeed the contemporary world.

In the nineteenth century, France embarked on the colonization of whole swathes of Africa and Asia. What drove this policy, and what methods did it use to establish and enforce French domination? What disruptive effects did this have on the colonized societies, and what did it mean for their economic and social development? Today, can we say they have been completely decolonized? Empire on the Cheap offers new answers to these ever-controversial questions.Drawing on extens...

The last hundred years have witnessed the ongoing decline of Europe’s population and the explosion of Africa’s, major changes in migratory flows, significant variations in fertility levels across different countries and ethnic groups and the dizzying growth of large metropolises. These changes alter and sometimes disrupt relations between societies, states and regions of the world and influence political choices, with variable and often unpredictable force and speed. Past and current crise...