Book Review Colonising gender identity Susan Ram Two new books, both by authors critical of gender identity ideology, take on the challenge of exploring the tide of sex denialism currently sweeping a
France & Israel Israel: France’s foster childSusan RamFrance has been a key contributor to Project Israel and its lethal, life-destroying remit.
Book Review: “Stigma: The machinery of inequality” by Imogen Tyler underlines the limitations of sociology in understanding itSusan RamAn ambitious new study of stigma that falls short on a number of counts.
REGIONAL ELECTIONS IN FRANCE No champagne for Macron, Marine Le PenSusan RamThe triumph of traditional parties of the left and right, together with record levels of abstention, in the regional elections offer little cheer for
WORLD AFFAIRS: Myanmar People of Myanmar resist army rule Susan RamConfronting ever more deadly military repression, and with little support from outside, the people of Myanmar are somehow finding ways to fight back.
From ‘bling-bling’ to Sing Sing: the calamitous fall of Nicolas SarkozySusan RamThe conviction of a former president on corruption charges is a major humiliation for the French state.
France Yellow furySusan RamAnger against the Emmanuel Macron government over its decision to increase taxes on fuel from January 1 erupts on the streets across France in the for
Islamophobia a la FranceSUSAN RAMJim Wolfreys’ important study documents the risible, theatre-of-the-absurd quality to the actions the French state has resorted to over recent years
France Military thrust in pursuit of ‘greatness’SUSAN RAMPresident Emmanuel Macron blasts the bugle for compulsory national service and a giant hike in military spending. Although couching the message in a r
Revolutionaries with ribbons of sea-greenSUSAN RAMThe author takes us into the very tissue of contention, reconnecting us with the fire and passion of the English Revolution and enabling the Levellers
Challenging mythologySUSAN RAMThe scholarship of Alan Taylor’s book, published before the 2016 U.S. presidential elections, suggests that Trumpism might be less an aberration tha
Women who daredSUSAN RAMThe story of 40 exceptional individuals who strode out to give a practical demonstration of women's tenacity and boundless capability.
Hidden historiesSUSAN RAMThe author shares the hopeful vision of the future that fuelled so many of the human lives recorded in her ambitious and free-ranging study.
Housing catastropheSUSAN RAMThe author brings us face to face with the consequences of decisions taken by those far removed from the stench and struggle of slum reality.
Closer to the BardSUSAN RAMThis biography is an elaborate exploration of an elusive literary genius and his world in one turning-point year.
Witness to historySUSAN RAMThe Great War for Civilisation: The Conquest of the Middle East by Robert Fisk; Fourth Estate, London, 2005; pages 1,366, 25.
Raw emotional intensitySUSAN RAMNever Let Me Go by Kazuo Ishiguro; Faber & Faber, London, 2005; pages 263; 16.99.
The immortal iron outlawSUSAN RAMTrue History of the Kelly Gang by Peter Carey; Faber & Faber, London, 2001; pages 352, £16.99 (hardback).
Stolen paradiseSUSAN RAMEnglish Passengers by Matthew Kneale; Hamish Hamilton, London, 2000; pages 462, 15.99 (hardback)
Ecology and capitalismSUSAN RAMLate Victorian Holocausts: El Nino Famines and the Making of the Third World by Mike Davis; Verso, London and New York, 2001; pages 464, £20 (har
Freebie phobia: The BJP’s concerted attack on redistributive transfers Although the BJP is against ‘freebies’ in principle, in practice it has been forced to use a version of concessions and transfers to counter the o
SlideshowLiving on the edgeThey are river people, whose lives ebb and flow with the waters of the Brahmaputra in a timeless rhythm. But now, hydroelectric projects and homogenis
