Birkbeck, University of London Book Recommendations & Book Mentions
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Teenage Dreams: Girlhood Sexualities in the U.S. Culture Wars
Charlie Jeffries
We're looking forward to this event hosted by @shme_bbk for the official launch of Dr Charlie Jeffries’s new book; Teenage Dreams: Girlhood Sexualities in the US Culture Wars! She'll be joined by @bourke_joanna for a reading & a Q+A discussion. Tickets: https://t.co/gecR4gUduP
Hardcover, 2022
$150.00$125.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book(max discount $25)
Spectacles and Specters: A Performative Theory of Political Trials
Başak Ertür
Join @BirkbeckLaw next Thursday for the book launch of 'Spectacles and Specters' by Başak Ertür - with Avery Gordon and Lawrence Abu Hamdan. Book your tickets: https://t.co/yTVTDR4c3g https://t.co/x4qK1pHx0F
Paperback, 2022
$30.00$15.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
The Girl with the Louding Voice: A Read with Jenna Pick
Abi Daré
Abi Daré is a Nigerian-born award-winning novelist who received critical acclaim for her first novel, The Girl With the Louding Voice. The book won the Bath Novel Award for unpublished manuscripts in 2018 and went on to become a New York Times bestseller! 1/3 @abidare_author https://t.co/Ngg7vPeb0H
Paperback, 2021
$19.00$9.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Fear: A Cultural History
Joanna Bourke
Catch @bourke_joanna next week online or in-person for the next instalment of her latest @GreshamCollege series, A Cultural History of Disease. https://t.co/FGIBZQEYDv
Paperback, 2007
$19.95$9.98 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Eric Hobsbawm: A Life in History
Richard J. Evans
#OnThisDay Eric Hobsbawm was born, one of Britain's most distinguished historians with a 65-year association with BBK. Watch Prof Julian Swann, Pro-Vice Master for Research, & Richard J Evans, historian & Fellow of the College, on Hobsbawm's life & legacy. https://t.co/YjHBvBY7eD
Hardcover, 2019
$52.00$27.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book(max discount $25)
We're Here Because You Were There: Immigration and the End of Empire
Ian Patel
Congratulations to @bbkpsychosocial’s Dr Ian Sanjay Patel on having his book, We’re Here Because You Were There, shortlisted for the prestigious @englishpen Hessell-Tiltman Prize, which celebrates the best historical non-fiction. 🥳 More info: https://t.co/F7Bkd3zSeM https://t.co/Q5HSBglaXT
Paperback, 2022
$19.95$9.98 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Decolonial Imaginings: Intersectional Conversations and Contestations
Avtar Brah
Join us for the launch of the new book by Avtar Brah, Professor Emeritus in Sociology at Birkbeck - 'Decolonial Imaginings/ Intersectional Conversations and Contestations'. Happening this Wednesday. Tickets: https://t.co/MEHSVXI46b #BlackHistoryMonth https://t.co/k6XnO2pPf5
Paperback, 2022
$30.00$15.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Birkbeck: 200 Years of Radical Learning for Working People
Joanna Bourke
We're excited for the launch of @bourke_joanna's new book, 'Birkbeck - 200 Years of Radical Learning for Working People', happening this evening! You can either join us in-person or stream the event online at 6pm! https://t.co/frfh7EL6o1
Hardcover, 2022
$51.00$26.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book(max discount $25)
Uncommon Wealth: Britain and the Aftermath of Empire
Kojo Koram
Huge congratulations to Dr @KojoKoram of @BirkbeckLaw on having his book 'Uncommon Wealth: Britain and the Aftermath of Empire' shortlisted for @TheOrwellPrize 🎉 Find out more about Kojo's book: https://t.co/KGexyuYsP1
Paperback, 2023
$19.99$9.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Quantum Theory
David Bohm
Infinite Potential is about David Bohm, who was a Professor of Theoretical Physics at Birkbeck. He's been described as one of the most significant theoretical physicists of the 20th century, contributing innovative and unorthodox ideas to quantum theory & neuropsychology 👏🧠
Paperback, 1989
$40.00$20.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book