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The book cover for Jason Blakely's "Lost in Ideology: Interpreting Modern Political Life" features yellow lettering against the background of a black and white maze.
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Lost in Ideology

Scott McLemee reviews Jason Blakely’s Lost in Ideology: Interpreting Modern Political Life.

By Scott McLemee

A frontal view of the U.S. Supreme Court building, with its eight columns.
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Before the Court

The Supreme Court looms large in this spring’s university press releases, Scott McLemee writes.

By Scott McLemee

The book cover for Tobias Becker’s "Yesterday: A New History of Nostalgia" features a pastel-like cloudy sky blending into a sandy ocean beach.
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Good Old Nostalgia

Scott McLemee reviews Tobias Becker’s Yesterday: A New History of Nostalgia.

By Scott McLemee

The book jacket for Dipesh Chakrabarty's "One Planet, Many Worlds: The Climate Parallax."
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‘One Planet, Many Worlds’

Scott McLemee reviews Dipesh Chakrabarty’s One Planet, Many Worlds.

By Scott McLemee

The book jacket for Chip Colwell's "So Much Stuff: How Humans Discovered Tools, Invented Meaning, and Made More of Everything."
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We Are All Hoarders Now

Scott McLemee reviews Chip Colwell’s So Much Stuff.

By Scott McLemee

A collection of book jackets for the books discussed in the accompanying review.
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Politics and Beyond

Scott McLemee looks ahead to university press releases forthcoming this spring. 

By Scott McLemee

The book cover for Jonathan Kramnick's "Criticism and Truth: On Method in Literary Studies."
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Is Literary Studies Facing an Extinction Event?

Scott McLemee reviews Jonathan Kramnick’s Criticism and Truth: On Method in Literary Studies.

By Scott McLemee

The book cover for Marlena Williams's "Night Mother: A Personal and Cultural History of The Exorcist."
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Exorcising ‘The Exorcist’

Scott McLemee reviews Marlena Williams’s Night Mother: A Personal and Cultural History of The Exorcist.

By Scott McLemee