The very idea of humanity seems to be in crisis. Born in the ashes of devastation after the slaughter of millions, the liberal conception of humanity imagined a suffering victim in need of salvation. Today, this figure appears less and less capable of galvanizing the political imagination. But without it, how are we to respond to the inhumane violence that overwhelms our political and philosophical registers? How can we make sense of the violence that was carried out in the name of humanis...

The very idea of humanity seems to be in crisis. Born in the ashes of devastation after the slaughter of millions, the liberal conception of humanity imagined a suffering victim in need of salvation. Today, this figure appears less and less capable of galvanizing the political imagination. But without it, how are we to respond to the inhumane violence that overwhelms our political and philosophical registers? How can we make sense of the violence that was carried out in the name of humanis...

Providing a searing insight and honest portrayal of post-industrial communities ravaged by decades of abandonment, How Black Was My Valley is the story of lives defined by poverty, catastrophe and the fading dreams of better futures."Written with authentic authority. It is evocative and excellent in every possible way." – Neil KinnockHow Black Was My Valley offers a raw, unforgettable look into the post-industrial landscape of Sou...

Restoring proto-modernist little magazines—known as ephemeral bibelots—to the scholarly canon.Emanating from the cabarets of modernist Paris, a short-lived vogue spread around the world for avant-garde journals known in English as "ephemeral bibelots." For a time, it seemed that all the young bohemians passing through Paris started their own bibelots modeled on Le Chat Noir, the esoteric magazine of the famed Montmartre cabaret. These journals were recogni...

Security is meant to make the world safer. Yet despite living in the most secure of times, we see endangerment everywhere. Whether it is the threat of another devastating terrorist attacks, a natural disaster or unexpected catastrophe, anxieties and fears define the global political age. While liberal governments and security agencies have responded by advocating a new catastrophic topography of interconnected planetary endangerment, our desire to securitize everything has rendered all thi...

A collection of writings, reflections, and interviews from political philosopher and critical theorist Brad Evans, written between 2010 and 2017. Evans collaborates with and interviews Simon Critchley, Julian Reid, Adrian Parr, Henry Giroux, Grace Pollock, Tyler Pollard, and Victoria Harper in his considerations of our era of violence and confusion. Brad Evans has studied and written about the history of violence for years and has been collaborating with and interviewing the world’s greate...

Brad Evans has been an entertainer for over 50 years. Brad and his group, "The Encores" made a unique sound that crosssed racial, ethnic and cultural lines. Starting with Brad's humble beginnings growing up in small coal mining town in Pitt Gas, Pennsylvania, to rolling with the famous "Rat Pack", as a musician sideman. Brad lived in an adult Disneyland, a world where partying, booze, super fine ladies and big money was the norm in the raucous 50s, 60s and 70s. He crossed paths with the mo...

Through a series of penetrating conversations originally published in the New York Times and the Los Angeles Review of Books, Brad Evans and Natasha Lennard talk with a wide range of cutting edge thinkers--including Oliver Stone, Simon Critchley, and Elaine Scarry--to explore the problem of violence in everyday life, politics, culture, media, language, memory, and the environment. "To bring out the best of us," writes Evans, "we have to c...

"The most brilliant guide to the best beer and pubs in London by connoisseurs Jonny and Brad. Trust me they know their stuff!'" – Jamie OliverTo beer or not to beer, that is the question.The London Craft Beer Guide features 40 of the best pubs, breweries and taprooms across the city.Organised around London boroughs from North to South, East to West, every corner is full of hidden gems to discover. Find new favourite brews with desc...

Brad Evans has been an entertainer for over fifty years. Grad and his group the "Encores," made a unique sound that crossed racial, ethnic, and cultural lines. Starting with Brad's humble beginnings growing up in small coal mining town in Pitt Gas, Pennsylvania, to rolling with the famous "Rat Pack," as a musician sideman. Brad lived in an adult Disneyland, a world where partying, booze, and fine ladies and big money was the norm in the raucous 50s, 60s, and 70s. He crossed paths with the ...

Pocos personajes han sido más protagonistas de su tiempo que Diego Armando Maradona, un deportista de élite proveniente del proletariado de Villa Fiorito y elevado por las masas a la categoría de Dios. Filósofos, periodistas y politólogos interpretan en este libro coral el sentido de un fenómeno que trascendió las líneas que delimitan el terreno de juego y transformó al astro argentino en objeto de veneración a escala mundial, en símbolo deportivo, político y social, en el resultado de un ...

"This is a must-read book for anyone ready to transcend fear and imagine a new reality."--TikkunDisposable Futures makes the case that we have not just become desensitized to violence, but rather, that we are being taught to desire it.From movies and other commercial entertainment to "extreme" weather and acts of terror, authors Brad Evans and Henry Giroux examine how a contemporary politics of spectacle--and disposability--curates what is seen and what is...