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Listen to lively discussions between Hurst authors, journalists and leading experts as they interrogate the stories behind thought-provoking books.
This season, you’ll hear about our new era of mass protest and whether nonviolent action can achieve real political change; the changing face of modern terrorism in the UK; the complex and delicate process of peace-making in an increasingly dystopian world; a fresh take on the iconic writer Virginia Woolf and her deeply problematic prank; lessons in guilt and gratitude to the British from Mihir Bose; and a culinary adventure like you’ve never seen…or heard…before.
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A Bugged 1963 Conclave?
When John XXIII died, the future of relations between the Vatican and the Eastern bloc depended on the choice of his successor. That’s when the CIA came in.
Sri Lanka: All Change?
In this turbo year of polls it has just been Sri Lanka’s turn in the electoral spotlight. Presidential elections – the first since former strongman Gotabaya Rajapaksa (GR) was forced from power by a popular uprising in 2022
Why Men? Excerpt
This book is about how love endures. It is also about how our human capacity for kindness and empathy can imprison us in ruthless comÂpetition and violent hierarchies.
Events
Seven Children: Inequality and Britain’s Next Generation w/ Danny Dorling & Melissa Benn
Cambridge Literary Festival
Social scientist and inequality expert Danny Dorling discusses his latest work, ‘Seven Children’—an immersive and highly original study of child inequality—in conversation with Melissa Benn at Cambridge Literary Festival.
The New Statesman Debate: Should Private Schools be Abolished? w/ Danny Dorling, Terri White, Aaron Reeves et al
Cambridge Literary Festival
Join Danny Dorling and others for a special New Statesman debate on private education: Is this two-tier system an outdated injustice in need of total reform – or the route to a better education for all?
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