Criticism

Mark Mordue looks at Anna Funder's latest book.

A second edition worth celebrating.

Why the shift to a new energy paradigm can't wait.

A French philosopher cuts quick and deep into September 11.

If it's possible to suck the marrow out of a century, Eric Hobsbawm's breath smells like bone juice.

Swedish historian Sven Lindqvist on whistling while you wait.

The Right regularly extols globalization with a barrage of banality. The Left, in a new video, sadly reciprocates. Is there no room for a more sophisticated vision?

Arthur Phillips' expat novel Prague has gotten rave reviews, but the book is awful. Really awful.

It's the best known and most respected voice in international broadcasting. So why is their coverage of the 'War on Terror' so lousy?

There is a program that knows you are looking at this page right now — among other things.

A collection of essays looks at sanctions on Iraq and separates fact from fiction.

The Taliban is gone, but the forces that created it are still very much in play. A valuable book offers background for the storm ahead.

Stanley Holditch examines the upcoming release of a new book that could set back the clock for environmentalism.

Jesus, comic books and prank calls; a look into the world of Christian comic books.

A slightly belated reflection on Irvine Welsh's fifth and latest book.

Publishing houses can't seem to let Hemingway rest in peace. This time, however, the American icon goes fishing, and the book succeeds.

A new book explores the history of B-92, the underground radio station that helped topple Milosevic.

In our consumption-obsessed age, what we consume most may be information. A new book takes a look at who manufactures it.

Can Europe forge a truly democratic Union? Oxford's Larry Siedentop isn't holding his breath.

Will the defendant please rise. And will the prosecution please remove that silly wig.