lovethebook.com book notes http://www.lovethebook.com/ The latest from the lovethebook.com book notes rss feed. Ethnic Studies Pioneer Ronald Takaki, 1939 - 2009 A major figure in comparative ethnic studies, the groundbreaking historian Ronald Takaki died last month taking his own life after battling multiple sclerosis for 15 years. "As a schol... http://www.lovethebook.com/index.aspx?perm=146 Monday, June 08, 2009 Chambers Johnson on The Bases of Empire In her foreword to “The Bases of Empire: The Global Struggle Against U.S. Military Posts,” an important collection of articles on United States militarism and imperialism, edited by Catherine Lutz, the prominent feminist writer Cynthia Enloe notes on... http://www.lovethebook.com/index.aspx?perm=145 Friday, May 29, 2009 William Greider on The Rise and Fall Of Our Country A veteran political journalist and author, William Greider has been a reporter for more than 35 years for newspapers, magazines and television where he has persistently challenged mainstream thinki... http://www.lovethebook.com/index.aspx?perm=144 Saturday, May 09, 2009 Billy Bragg on Pete Seeger If they ever decide to put a fifth face on Mount Rushmore, I would nominate Pete Seeger. He is one of the great sons of this country. - Harry Belafonte in tribute to folk legend and political activist Pete Seeger at his induction to the Rock a... http://www.lovethebook.com/index.aspx?perm=143 Monday, May 04, 2009 Hugo Chávez knows how to promote progressive books Hugo Chávez knows how to promote progressive books. He has gifted Barack Obama with Eduardo Galeano</a... http://www.lovethebook.com/index.aspx?perm=142 Tuesday, April 21, 2009 Dave Lindorff on Ward Churchill's Courtroom Victory The jury, as if often the case, saw through the political subterfuge to the root of the problem, which was that Churchill’s body of writing (much of which has been groundbreaking, such as his 1988 book “Agents of Repression”, co-authored with Jim Van... http://www.lovethebook.com/index.aspx?perm=141 Friday, April 10, 2009 Pioneer Historian and Scholar of African-American studies, John Hope Franklin, 1915 - 2009 John Hope Franklin's 1947 book, From Slavery to Freedom: A History of African Americans, was the seminal text on the black experience in the U.S. ... http://www.lovethebook.com/index.aspx?perm=140 Sunday, March 29, 2009 Economist Ha-Joon Chang on The Myth of Free Trade and the Secret History of Capitalism One of the world's foremost economists specialising in development economics, Ha-Joon Chang has recently published his latest book, Bad Samaritans The ... http://www.lovethebook.com/index.aspx?perm=139 Wednesday, March 11, 2009 Sudan novelist Tayeb Salih, 1929 -2009 Born in 1929 in the Northern Province of Sudan, Tayeb Salih achieved immediate fame in 1966 when his novel. Season of Migration to the North was first pub... http://www.lovethebook.com/index.aspx?perm=138 Friday, February 20, 2009 Bill Moyers interviews Pierre Sprey and Marilyn Young on Bombing Civilians BILL MOYERS: Very often in the White House, the most momentous decisions are, at the time, the least dramatic, the least discussed. And they don't make news, or history, until much later, when their consequences bubble to the surface down... http://www.lovethebook.com/index.aspx?perm=137 Wednesday, February 04, 2009 John Updike, 1932 – 2009. David Margolick on John Updike's Adieu to Ted Williams "Updike on Williams is a stirring spectacle. It always is when one genius lionizes another." In the wake of the recent death of author extraordinaire John Updike, "the kaleidoscopically gifted write... http://www.lovethebook.com/index.aspx?perm=136 Saturday, January 31, 2009 Norwegian philosopher and founder of the Deep Ecology Movement, Arne Næss, 1912 – 2009 Widely regarded as the foremost Norwegian philosopher of the 20th century, Arne Næss died last week at the age of 96. Næss earned a doctorate at the University of Oslo and, at age 27, became its youngest professor. In 1954 he led the first expeditio... http://www.lovethebook.com/index.aspx?perm=135 Thursday, January 22, 2009 <Avi Shlaim on How Israel brought Gaza to the brink of humanitarian catastrophe The only way to make sense of Israel's senseless war in Gaza is through understanding the historical context. Establishing the state of Israel in May 1948 involved a monumental injustice to the Palestinians. British officials bitterly resented Americ... http://www.lovethebook.com/index.aspx?perm=134 Friday, January 09, 2009 English poet, novelist, playwright, socialist and pacifist, Adrian Mitchell, 1932 - 2008 Most people ignore most poetry because most poetry ignores most people. Appointed by Red Pepper as the "Shadow Poet Laureate", Adrian Mitchell died at the age of 76 in ... http://www.lovethebook.com/index.aspx?perm=133 Sunday, January 04, 2009 Art, Truth and Politics - Harold Pinter, 1930 - 2008 In 1958 I wrote the following: 'There are no hard distinctions between what is real and what is unreal, nor between what is true and what is false. A thing is not necessarily either true or false; it can be both true and false.' ... http://www.lovethebook.com/index.aspx?perm=132 Sunday, December 28, 2008