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Alice Roberts: Ancestors (Hardcover, 2021, Simon & Schuster)

Readable and illuminating

Tremendous overview of the prehistory of Britain and the discipline of archaeology. Very readable. The descriptions of the seven burials are used as a stepping-off point for discussions of, for example, the development of archaeology from a science that tried to reconcile itself with the Bible (including a recent flood), the different approaches to cultural change through 'invasion', and a well-done discussion of sex and gender in burials. Highly recommended.

Nicos Poulantzas: Fascism and Dictatorship (Paperback, 2019, Verso Books) No rating

The resurgence of the far right across Europe and the emergence of the “alt-right” in …

Why would a Greek Communist (Poulantzas had joined the KKE as a student in Paris) write a long and difficult book about inter-war fascism in the heady days of the late sixties?

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Probably time to admit that I don't really have the brainpower at the moment to read a book when the first line of the foreword describes it as 'long' and 'difficult'. :)