Anthony Barnett Livres

Last call for humanity? Americans can now secure or destroy the world.

Debating Globalization is a short, accessible introduction to the debate about globalization written by many of the most prominent figures in the field. Published by Polity in association with openDemocracy, the book is notable not just for focusing on the pressing difficulties facing our world, but also on solutions. Rich and positive suggestions are made for reshaping globalization into a force that will work for humans everywhere. In an extended analysis, David Held provides a robust critique of the present order and sets out his alternative vision. Building on arguments he made in Global Covenant, he calls for a new global political agenda, informed by social democratic political values. His analysis has been criticized by leading figures and their responses follow in this book. There are chapters by, among others, Martin Wolf, Roger Scruton, Grahame Thompson, David Mepham, Meghnad Desai, Maria Livanos Cattaui, Patrick Bond, Benjamin Barber, John Elkington, Takashi Inoguchi, Narcís Serra, and Anne-Marie Slaughter and Thomas N. Hale. The volume ends with David Held's reply to his critics. The book provides a fascinating introduction to the debate about globalization today.

The stakes in Gorbachev's great gamble have never been so dramatically, vividly and even humorously portrayed. For if individualism and freedom can take root in Soviet society, the world will really have changed.

Before New Labour came to power and when even the prospect of reform of Britain's House of Lords was regarded with scepticism, Anthony Barnett and Peter Carty developed the idea of selecting part of a new upper house by lot: creating a jury or juries, that are representative of the population as a whole while being selected at random, to assess legislation. This new edition of the original proposal includes an account of the reception of the idea, their evidence before the Commission on the Lords established by Tony Blair, and a response to the great advances in citizen-based deliberation that have taken place since the mid-1990s. It concludes with a new appeal to adopt their approach as efforts to reform the Lords continue. Anthony Barnett was the first director of Charter 88 and is the founder of openDemocracy.net; Peter Carty is a journalist and writer.

On April 2 1982 Argentine forces seized the British-dependent Falkland Islands. Within 48 hours a British task force was sailing for the South Atlantic. One in five Britons opposed this war; but Argentina's surrender 74 days later set Margaret Thatcher on course for her second election victory. Anthony Barnett's Iron Britannia, first published in 1982, turned down the din of war and diagnosed something rotten in the British state. This new edition offers a new extended preface by Barnett, addressing UK foreign policy post-Falklands; plus additional texts Barnett wrote at the time.'A furious, sometimes gleeful and often witty polemic against the decaying British political system which the conflict revealed.' Neal Ascherson, London Review of Books'Anthony Barnett makes a variety of telling points... Most tellingly of all, the concept he puts forward of 'Churchillism', the rhetoric of national unity which overrides party and class considerations.' Geoffrey Wheatcroft, Times Literary Supplement'Done with almost Swiftian vigour. I warmly recommend it.' John Fowles, Guardian

One of the most important political books of 2017.' GuardianThe best book about Brexit so far . What emerges is a compelling summary of an EU in crisis, the fateful absence of a viable left alternative, the normality of immigration - all of which frame the reasons for the triumph of Leave.

A new gathering of translations including an essay on Leopardi's "The Infinite." Gathers all Anthony Barnett's translations from Snow lit rev up to 2023 done after publication of his 2012 collected Translations. Also includes a revised version of his essay on Leopardi's "The Infinite." Poetry. Translation. Poetics. African American Studies. Jewish Studies.

The narrative highlights the remarkable military career of Lt Col Edward D (Moke) Murray, a distinguished officer in the Indian Army and Gurkha commander. He played pivotal roles during critical moments, including dispersing a strike in 1939, leading forces against the Japanese in Assam and Burma, and suppressing the Viet Minh in Saigon in 1945. His leadership was recognized during Queen Elizabeth II's coronation parade in 1953. Despite his significant contributions, his passing went largely unnoticed, marked only by a brief mention in the Gurkha gazette.