{"id":4920,"date":"2025-01-08T21:48:45","date_gmt":"2025-01-08T21:48:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/peraltafinancing.com\/entertainment\/books\/lse-rb-year-in-review-the-12-most-popular-posts-of-2024\/"},"modified":"2025-01-08T21:48:45","modified_gmt":"2025-01-08T21:48:45","slug":"lse-rb-year-in-review-the-12-most-popular-posts-of-2024","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fivemor.com\/?p=4920","title":{"rendered":"LSE RB year in review: The 12 most popular posts of 2024"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p><em>What were you reading on LSE Review of Books in 2024? We count down the top 12 most popular posts (nine book reviews, two author Q&amp;As and one reading list) published this year on the blog.<\/em><\/p>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator is-style-wide\"\/>\n<h4><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.lse.ac.uk\/lsereviewofbooks\/2024\/11\/18\/david-graebers-hidden-truth-the-lessons-and-limits-of-anarchism-book-review-danny-dorling\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"68269\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/blogs.lse.ac.uk\/lsereviewofbooks\/2024\/11\/18\/david-graebers-hidden-truth-the-lessons-and-limits-of-anarchism-book-review-danny-dorling\/the-ultimate-hidden-truth-of-the-world-cover\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/blogsmedia.lse.ac.uk\/blogs.dir\/30\/files\/2024\/11\/The-Ultimate-Hidden-Truth-of-the-World-cover.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"975,1500\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"The Ultimate Hidden Truth of the World cover\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;The Ultimate Hidden Truth of the World cover&lt;\/p&gt;&#10;\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/blogsmedia.lse.ac.uk\/blogs.dir\/30\/files\/2024\/11\/The-Ultimate-Hidden-Truth-of-the-World-cover-195x300.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/blogsmedia.lse.ac.uk\/blogs.dir\/30\/files\/2024\/11\/The-Ultimate-Hidden-Truth-of-the-World-cover-666x1024.jpg\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-68269 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/blogsmedia.lse.ac.uk\/blogs.dir\/30\/files\/2024\/11\/The-Ultimate-Hidden-Truth-of-the-World-cover-195x300.jpg\" alt=\"The Ultimate Hidden Truth of the World cover\" width=\"195\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogsmedia.lse.ac.uk\/blogs.dir\/30\/files\/2024\/11\/The-Ultimate-Hidden-Truth-of-the-World-cover-195x300.jpg 195w, https:\/\/blogsmedia.lse.ac.uk\/blogs.dir\/30\/files\/2024\/11\/The-Ultimate-Hidden-Truth-of-the-World-cover-768x1182.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogsmedia.lse.ac.uk\/blogs.dir\/30\/files\/2024\/11\/The-Ultimate-Hidden-Truth-of-the-World-cover-666x1024.jpg 666w, https:\/\/blogsmedia.lse.ac.uk\/blogs.dir\/30\/files\/2024\/11\/The-Ultimate-Hidden-Truth-of-the-World-cover-65x100.jpg 65w, https:\/\/blogsmedia.lse.ac.uk\/blogs.dir\/30\/files\/2024\/11\/The-Ultimate-Hidden-Truth-of-the-World-cover.jpg 975w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 195px) 100vw, 195px\"\/><\/a>12.<\/strong>\u00a0<strong>Review:<em> The Ultimate Hidden Truth of the World.\u00a0<\/em>David Graeber. Allen Lane. 2024.\u00a0<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>This book is a selection of writings spanning two decades by the\u00a0renowned anthropologist and anarchist\u00a0David Graeber. <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.lse.ac.uk\/lsereviewofbooks\/2024\/11\/18\/david-graebers-hidden-truth-the-lessons-and-limits-of-anarchism-book-review-danny-dorling\/\">According to\u00a0Danny Dorling\u2019s review<\/a>, the book revealed both Graeber\u2019s original, profound impact on anarchist thought and the limitations of his idealist vision for a better society which lacked a practical roadmap for its realisation.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator is-style-wide\"\/>\n<h4><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.lse.ac.uk\/lsereviewofbooks\/2024\/04\/17\/book-review-the-inequality-of-wealth-why-it-matters-and-how-to-fix-it-liam-byrne\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"66724\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/blogs.lse.ac.uk\/lsereviewofbooks\/2024\/05\/23\/book-review-the-patriarchs-how-men-came-to-rule-angela-saini\/the-patriarchs\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/blogsmedia.lse.ac.uk\/blogs.dir\/30\/files\/2024\/05\/The-patriarchs.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"977,1500\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"The patriarchs\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;the patriarchs by angela saini book cover&lt;\/p&gt;&#10;\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/blogsmedia.lse.ac.uk\/blogs.dir\/30\/files\/2024\/05\/The-patriarchs-195x300.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/blogsmedia.lse.ac.uk\/blogs.dir\/30\/files\/2024\/05\/The-patriarchs-667x1024.jpg\" class=\"alignright wp-image-66724 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/blogsmedia.lse.ac.uk\/blogs.dir\/30\/files\/2024\/05\/The-patriarchs-195x300.jpg\" alt=\"the patriarchs by angela saini book cover\" width=\"195\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogsmedia.lse.ac.uk\/blogs.dir\/30\/files\/2024\/05\/The-patriarchs-195x300.jpg 195w, https:\/\/blogsmedia.lse.ac.uk\/blogs.dir\/30\/files\/2024\/05\/The-patriarchs-768x1179.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogsmedia.lse.ac.uk\/blogs.dir\/30\/files\/2024\/05\/The-patriarchs-667x1024.jpg 667w, https:\/\/blogsmedia.lse.ac.uk\/blogs.dir\/30\/files\/2024\/05\/The-patriarchs-65x100.jpg 65w, https:\/\/blogsmedia.lse.ac.uk\/blogs.dir\/30\/files\/2024\/05\/The-patriarchs.jpg 977w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 195px) 100vw, 195px\"\/><\/a>11.<\/strong>\u00a0<strong>Review:<em> The Patriarchs: How Men Came to Rule.<\/em>\u00a0Angela Saini. Fourth Estate. 2024.<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>Angela Saini explores the origins of patriarchy, debunking biological determinism and highlighting the role of nation building, social norms, and violence in embedding gender inequality\u00a0into societies. <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.lse.ac.uk\/lsereviewofbooks\/2024\/05\/23\/book-review-the-patriarchs-how-men-came-to-rule-angela-saini\/\">Nicoleta Ciubotariu deemed<\/a> Saini\u2019s well-argued, comprehensive history of patriarchal power structures is\u00a0essential reading for sociologists, historians and gender studies researchers as well as more general readers.<\/p>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator is-style-wide\"\/>\n<h4><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.lse.ac.uk\/lsereviewofbooks\/2024\/01\/24\/q-and-a-with-jonathan-white-on-in-the-long-run-the-future-as-a-political-idea\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"65680\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/blogs.lse.ac.uk\/lsereviewofbooks\/2024\/01\/24\/q-and-a-with-jonathan-white-on-in-the-long-run-the-future-as-a-political-idea\/613qy59l8el-_sl1500_\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/blogsmedia.lse.ac.uk\/blogs.dir\/30\/files\/2024\/01\/613qY59L8EL._SL1500_.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"983,1500\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"613qY59L8EL._SL1500_\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/blogsmedia.lse.ac.uk\/blogs.dir\/30\/files\/2024\/01\/613qY59L8EL._SL1500_-197x300.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/blogsmedia.lse.ac.uk\/blogs.dir\/30\/files\/2024\/01\/613qY59L8EL._SL1500_-671x1024.jpg\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-65680 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/blogsmedia.lse.ac.uk\/blogs.dir\/30\/files\/2024\/01\/613qY59L8EL._SL1500_-197x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"197\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogsmedia.lse.ac.uk\/blogs.dir\/30\/files\/2024\/01\/613qY59L8EL._SL1500_-197x300.jpg 197w, https:\/\/blogsmedia.lse.ac.uk\/blogs.dir\/30\/files\/2024\/01\/613qY59L8EL._SL1500_-768x1172.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogsmedia.lse.ac.uk\/blogs.dir\/30\/files\/2024\/01\/613qY59L8EL._SL1500_-671x1024.jpg 671w, https:\/\/blogsmedia.lse.ac.uk\/blogs.dir\/30\/files\/2024\/01\/613qY59L8EL._SL1500_-66x100.jpg 66w, https:\/\/blogsmedia.lse.ac.uk\/blogs.dir\/30\/files\/2024\/01\/613qY59L8EL._SL1500_.jpg 983w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 197px) 100vw, 197px\"\/><\/a><strong>10.\u00a0Q and A with Jonathan White on <em>In the Long Run: The Future as a Political Idea.\u00a0<\/em>Profile Books. 2024.<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p><em>In the Long Run<\/em> investigates how changing political conceptions of the future have impacted societies from the birth of democracy to the present. Speaking to Anna D\u2019Alton, <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.lse.ac.uk\/lsereviewofbooks\/2024\/01\/24\/q-and-a-with-jonathan-white-on-in-the-long-run-the-future-as-a-political-idea\/\">author Jonathan White unpacked the impetus for the book<\/a> which aims to show how beliefs about the future shape expectations of who should hold power, how it should be exercised, and to what ends.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator is-style-wide\"\/>\n<h4><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.lse.ac.uk\/lsereviewofbooks\/2024\/05\/21\/book-review-visions-of-inequality-from-the-french-revolution-to-the-end-of-the-cold-war-branko-milanovic\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"66711\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/blogs.lse.ac.uk\/lsereviewofbooks\/2024\/05\/21\/book-review-visions-of-inequality-from-the-french-revolution-to-the-end-of-the-cold-war-branko-milanovic\/visions-of-inequality_cover\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/blogsmedia.lse.ac.uk\/blogs.dir\/30\/files\/2024\/05\/Visions-of-Inequality_cover.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"662,1000\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Visions of Inequality_cover\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Visions of Inequality by Branko Milanovic book cover&lt;\/p&gt;&#10;\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/blogsmedia.lse.ac.uk\/blogs.dir\/30\/files\/2024\/05\/Visions-of-Inequality_cover-199x300.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/blogsmedia.lse.ac.uk\/blogs.dir\/30\/files\/2024\/05\/Visions-of-Inequality_cover.jpg\" class=\"alignright wp-image-66711 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/blogsmedia.lse.ac.uk\/blogs.dir\/30\/files\/2024\/05\/Visions-of-Inequality_cover-199x300.jpg\" alt=\"Visions of Inequality by Branko Milanovic book cover\" width=\"199\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogsmedia.lse.ac.uk\/blogs.dir\/30\/files\/2024\/05\/Visions-of-Inequality_cover-199x300.jpg 199w, https:\/\/blogsmedia.lse.ac.uk\/blogs.dir\/30\/files\/2024\/05\/Visions-of-Inequality_cover-100x150.jpg 100w, https:\/\/blogsmedia.lse.ac.uk\/blogs.dir\/30\/files\/2024\/05\/Visions-of-Inequality_cover-66x100.jpg 66w, https:\/\/blogsmedia.lse.ac.uk\/blogs.dir\/30\/files\/2024\/05\/Visions-of-Inequality_cover.jpg 662w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 199px) 100vw, 199px\"\/><\/a>9.<\/strong>\u00a0<strong>Review:\u00a0<\/strong><em><strong>Visions of Inequality: From the French Revolution to the End of the Cold War.\u00a0<\/strong><\/em><strong>Branko Milanovic. Harvard University Press. 2023.<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>Branko Milanovic\u00a0examines how major economic thinkers in the past two centuries\u00a0\u2013 from Smith and Marx to Kuznets\u00a0\u2013 have conceptualised and engaged with inequality.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.lse.ac.uk\/lsereviewofbooks\/2024\/05\/21\/book-review-visions-of-inequality-from-the-french-revolution-to-the-end-of-the-cold-war-branko-milanovic\/\">Aleksandr V Gevorkyan\u00a0found<\/a> the book a groundbreaking and essential contribution to the history of economic thought and inequalities studies.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator is-style-wide\"\/>\n<h4 class=\"selectionShareable\"><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.lse.ac.uk\/lsereviewofbooks\/2024\/04\/17\/book-review-the-inequality-of-wealth-why-it-matters-and-how-to-fix-it-liam-byrne\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"66418\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/blogs.lse.ac.uk\/lsereviewofbooks\/2024\/04\/17\/book-review-the-inequality-of-wealth-why-it-matters-and-how-to-fix-it-liam-byrne\/the-inequality-of-wealth_cover\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/blogsmedia.lse.ac.uk\/blogs.dir\/30\/files\/2024\/04\/The-Inequality-of-Wealth_cover.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"975,1500\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"The Inequality of Wealth_cover\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;The Inequality of Wealth_Liam Byrne_green cover&lt;\/p&gt;&#10;\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/blogsmedia.lse.ac.uk\/blogs.dir\/30\/files\/2024\/04\/The-Inequality-of-Wealth_cover-195x300.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/blogsmedia.lse.ac.uk\/blogs.dir\/30\/files\/2024\/04\/The-Inequality-of-Wealth_cover-666x1024.jpg\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-66418 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/blogsmedia.lse.ac.uk\/blogs.dir\/30\/files\/2024\/04\/The-Inequality-of-Wealth_cover-195x300.jpg\" alt=\"The Inequality of Wealth_cover\" width=\"195\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogsmedia.lse.ac.uk\/blogs.dir\/30\/files\/2024\/04\/The-Inequality-of-Wealth_cover-195x300.jpg 195w, https:\/\/blogsmedia.lse.ac.uk\/blogs.dir\/30\/files\/2024\/04\/The-Inequality-of-Wealth_cover-768x1182.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogsmedia.lse.ac.uk\/blogs.dir\/30\/files\/2024\/04\/The-Inequality-of-Wealth_cover-666x1024.jpg 666w, https:\/\/blogsmedia.lse.ac.uk\/blogs.dir\/30\/files\/2024\/04\/The-Inequality-of-Wealth_cover-65x100.jpg 65w, https:\/\/blogsmedia.lse.ac.uk\/blogs.dir\/30\/files\/2024\/04\/The-Inequality-of-Wealth_cover.jpg 975w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 195px) 100vw, 195px\"\/><\/a>8. Review: <i>The Inequality of Wealth: Why it Matters and How to Fix it.<\/i>\u00a0Liam Byrne. Bloomsbury. 2024.<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>Liam Byrne examines the UK\u2019s deep-seated inequality which has channelled wealth away from ordinary people (disproportionately youth and minority groups) and into the hands of the super-rich. While the solutions presented \u2013 from boosting wages to implementing an annual wealth tax \u2013 are not new, <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.lse.ac.uk\/lsereviewofbooks\/2024\/04\/17\/book-review-the-inequality-of-wealth-why-it-matters-and-how-to-fix-it-liam-byrne\/\">Vamika Goel thought<\/a> the book synthesised them into a coherent strategy for tackling this critical problem.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator is-style-wide\"\/>\n<h4><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.lse.ac.uk\/lsereviewofbooks\/2024\/09\/11\/q-and-a-with-sam-friedman-and-aaron-reeves-on-born-to-rule\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"67630\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/blogs.lse.ac.uk\/lsereviewofbooks\/2024\/09\/11\/q-and-a-with-sam-friedman-and-aaron-reeves-on-born-to-rule\/born-to-rule-cover\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/blogsmedia.lse.ac.uk\/blogs.dir\/30\/files\/2024\/09\/Born-to-rule-cover.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1008,1500\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Born to rule cover\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Born to rule cover Sam Friedman and Aaron Reeves&lt;\/p&gt;&#10;\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/blogsmedia.lse.ac.uk\/blogs.dir\/30\/files\/2024\/09\/Born-to-rule-cover-202x300.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/blogsmedia.lse.ac.uk\/blogs.dir\/30\/files\/2024\/09\/Born-to-rule-cover-688x1024.jpg\" class=\"alignright wp-image-67630 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/blogsmedia.lse.ac.uk\/blogs.dir\/30\/files\/2024\/09\/Born-to-rule-cover-202x300.jpg\" alt=\"Born to rule cover Sam Friedman and Aaron Reeves\" width=\"202\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogsmedia.lse.ac.uk\/blogs.dir\/30\/files\/2024\/09\/Born-to-rule-cover-202x300.jpg 202w, https:\/\/blogsmedia.lse.ac.uk\/blogs.dir\/30\/files\/2024\/09\/Born-to-rule-cover-100x150.jpg 100w, https:\/\/blogsmedia.lse.ac.uk\/blogs.dir\/30\/files\/2024\/09\/Born-to-rule-cover-768x1143.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogsmedia.lse.ac.uk\/blogs.dir\/30\/files\/2024\/09\/Born-to-rule-cover-688x1024.jpg 688w, https:\/\/blogsmedia.lse.ac.uk\/blogs.dir\/30\/files\/2024\/09\/Born-to-rule-cover-67x100.jpg 67w, https:\/\/blogsmedia.lse.ac.uk\/blogs.dir\/30\/files\/2024\/09\/Born-to-rule-cover.jpg 1008w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 202px) 100vw, 202px\"\/><\/a><strong>7. Q&amp;A with Sam Friedman and Aaron Reeves on <em>Born to Rule:\u00a0The Making and Remaking of the British Elite.<\/em> Harvard University Press. 2024.<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>Drawing on years of extensive research into the complete <em>Who\u2019s Who<\/em> database,<em> Born to Rule<\/em> examines the make-up and political views of those with power, influence and extreme wealth in Britain over the past 125 years. Speaking to Anna D\u2019Alton,<a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.lse.ac.uk\/lsereviewofbooks\/2024\/09\/11\/q-and-a-with-sam-friedman-and-aaron-reeves-on-born-to-rule\/\"> Sam Friedman and Aaron Reeves explained<\/a> the findings and trends that emerged through their research, including the great continuity in elite power despite the appearance of movement towards meritocracy.<\/p>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator is-style-wide\"\/>\n<h4><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.lse.ac.uk\/lsereviewofbooks\/2024\/09\/11\/q-and-a-with-sam-friedman-and-aaron-reeves-on-born-to-rule\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"65680\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/blogs.lse.ac.uk\/lsereviewofbooks\/2024\/01\/24\/q-and-a-with-jonathan-white-on-in-the-long-run-the-future-as-a-political-idea\/613qy59l8el-_sl1500_\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/blogsmedia.lse.ac.uk\/blogs.dir\/30\/files\/2024\/01\/613qY59L8EL._SL1500_.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"983,1500\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"613qY59L8EL._SL1500_\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/blogsmedia.lse.ac.uk\/blogs.dir\/30\/files\/2024\/01\/613qY59L8EL._SL1500_-197x300.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/blogsmedia.lse.ac.uk\/blogs.dir\/30\/files\/2024\/01\/613qY59L8EL._SL1500_-671x1024.jpg\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-65680 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/blogsmedia.lse.ac.uk\/blogs.dir\/30\/files\/2024\/01\/613qY59L8EL._SL1500_-197x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"197\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogsmedia.lse.ac.uk\/blogs.dir\/30\/files\/2024\/01\/613qY59L8EL._SL1500_-197x300.jpg 197w, https:\/\/blogsmedia.lse.ac.uk\/blogs.dir\/30\/files\/2024\/01\/613qY59L8EL._SL1500_-768x1172.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogsmedia.lse.ac.uk\/blogs.dir\/30\/files\/2024\/01\/613qY59L8EL._SL1500_-671x1024.jpg 671w, https:\/\/blogsmedia.lse.ac.uk\/blogs.dir\/30\/files\/2024\/01\/613qY59L8EL._SL1500_-66x100.jpg 66w, https:\/\/blogsmedia.lse.ac.uk\/blogs.dir\/30\/files\/2024\/01\/613qY59L8EL._SL1500_.jpg 983w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 197px) 100vw, 197px\"\/><\/a>6. Review:<em>\u00a0In the Long Run: The Future as a Political Idea.<\/em> Jonathan White. Profile Books. 2024.<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>Jonathan White examines how changing political conceptions of the future have impacted democracy, arguing that contemporary challenges like economic slowdown and climate change have led to reactive politics and short-termism. Though the book proposes ways to revitalise democracy, <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.lse.ac.uk\/lsereviewofbooks\/2024\/02\/26\/book-review-in-the-long-run-the-future-as-a-political-idea-jonathan-white\/\">Aveek Bhattacharya posited<\/a> we may need to seek beyond our political institutions for strategies to build a more open future.<\/p>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator is-style-wide\"\/>\n<h4><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.lse.ac.uk\/lsereviewofbooks\/2024\/02\/21\/book-review-late-fascism-race-capitalism-and-the-politics-of-crisis-alberto-toscano\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"65932\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/blogs.lse.ac.uk\/lsereviewofbooks\/2024\/02\/21\/book-review-late-fascism-race-capitalism-and-the-politics-of-crisis-alberto-toscano\/toscano-late-fascism-cover-2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/blogsmedia.lse.ac.uk\/blogs.dir\/30\/files\/2024\/02\/Toscano-Late-Fascism-Cover-1.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"396,600\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Toscano Late Fascism Cover\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Toscano Late Fascism book cover black with white writing&lt;\/p&gt;&#10;\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/blogsmedia.lse.ac.uk\/blogs.dir\/30\/files\/2024\/02\/Toscano-Late-Fascism-Cover-1-198x300.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/blogsmedia.lse.ac.uk\/blogs.dir\/30\/files\/2024\/02\/Toscano-Late-Fascism-Cover-1.jpg\" class=\"alignright wp-image-65932 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/blogsmedia.lse.ac.uk\/blogs.dir\/30\/files\/2024\/02\/Toscano-Late-Fascism-Cover-1-198x300.jpg\" alt=\"Toscano Late Fascism book cover black with white writing\" width=\"198\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogsmedia.lse.ac.uk\/blogs.dir\/30\/files\/2024\/02\/Toscano-Late-Fascism-Cover-1-198x300.jpg 198w, https:\/\/blogsmedia.lse.ac.uk\/blogs.dir\/30\/files\/2024\/02\/Toscano-Late-Fascism-Cover-1-66x100.jpg 66w, https:\/\/blogsmedia.lse.ac.uk\/blogs.dir\/30\/files\/2024\/02\/Toscano-Late-Fascism-Cover-1.jpg 396w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 198px) 100vw, 198px\"\/><\/a>5. Review: <em>Late Fascism: Race, Capitalism and the Politics of Crisis.<\/em>\u00a0Alberto Toscano.\u00a0Verso. 2023.<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>Alberto Toscano unpacks the rise of contemporary far-right movements that have emerged amid capitalist crises and appropriated liberal freedoms while perpetuating systemic forms of violence. <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.lse.ac.uk\/lsereviewofbooks\/2024\/02\/21\/book-review-late-fascism-race-capitalism-and-the-politics-of-crisis-alberto-toscano\/\">Dimitri Vouros recommended<\/a> Toscano\u2019s penetrating, theoretically grounded analysis, deeming it an essential resource for understanding and confronting the resurgence of reactionary ideologies.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator is-style-wide\"\/>\n<h4><strong><span class=\"TrackedChange SCXW121970376 BCX0\"><span class=\"TextRun SCXW121970376 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-GB\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW121970376 BCX0\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.lse.ac.uk\/lsereviewofbooks\/2024\/01\/09\/book-review-seven-crashes-the-economic-crises-that-shaped-globalization-harold-james\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"65577\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/blogs.lse.ac.uk\/lsereviewofbooks\/2024\/01\/09\/book-review-seven-crashes-the-economic-crises-that-shaped-globalization-harold-james\/seven-crashes_cover\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/blogsmedia.lse.ac.uk\/blogs.dir\/30\/files\/2024\/01\/Seven-Crashes_cover.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"662,1000\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Seven Crashes_cover\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Book cover of Seven Crashes by Harold James a cream background with red font&lt;\/p&gt;&#10;\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/blogsmedia.lse.ac.uk\/blogs.dir\/30\/files\/2024\/01\/Seven-Crashes_cover-199x300.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/blogsmedia.lse.ac.uk\/blogs.dir\/30\/files\/2024\/01\/Seven-Crashes_cover.jpg\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-65577 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/blogsmedia.lse.ac.uk\/blogs.dir\/30\/files\/2024\/01\/Seven-Crashes_cover-199x300.jpg\" alt=\"Book cover of Seven Crashes by Harold James a cream background with red font\" width=\"199\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogsmedia.lse.ac.uk\/blogs.dir\/30\/files\/2024\/01\/Seven-Crashes_cover-199x300.jpg 199w, https:\/\/blogsmedia.lse.ac.uk\/blogs.dir\/30\/files\/2024\/01\/Seven-Crashes_cover-100x150.jpg 100w, https:\/\/blogsmedia.lse.ac.uk\/blogs.dir\/30\/files\/2024\/01\/Seven-Crashes_cover-66x100.jpg 66w, https:\/\/blogsmedia.lse.ac.uk\/blogs.dir\/30\/files\/2024\/01\/Seven-Crashes_cover.jpg 662w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 199px) 100vw, 199px\"\/><\/a>4. Review:<\/span><\/span><\/span><em><span class=\"TrackedChange SCXW121970376 BCX0\"><span class=\"TextRun SCXW121970376 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-GB\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW121970376 BCX0\"> Seven Crashes: The Economic Crises that Shaped Globalization<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/em><span class=\"TrackedChange SCXW121970376 BCX0\"><span class=\"TextRun SCXW121970376 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-GB\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW121970376 BCX0\">. Harold James. Yale University Press. 2023.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/h4>\n<p><span class=\"TrackedChange SCXW121970376 BCX0\"><span class=\"TextRun SCXW121970376 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-GB\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW121970376 BCX0\">Harold James\u00a0explores major market crashes from the last 170 years, examining their causes (whether they were demand or supply crashes) and their impacts on globalisation. <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.lse.ac.uk\/lsereviewofbooks\/2024\/01\/09\/book-review-seven-crashes-the-economic-crises-that-shaped-globalization-harold-james\/\">Kyle Scott felt<\/a> the book shared valuable, engaging analysis of these economic crises, though its apparent aim to appeal to both general and specialist audiences fell somewhat short.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator is-style-wide\"\/>\n<h4><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.lse.ac.uk\/lsereviewofbooks\/2024\/11\/11\/seven-recommended-reads-on-integrity-in-climate-action\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"68123\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/blogs.lse.ac.uk\/lsereviewofbooks\/2024\/11\/11\/seven-recommended-reads-on-integrity-in-climate-action\/litigating-climate-change-cover\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/blogsmedia.lse.ac.uk\/blogs.dir\/30\/files\/2024\/11\/Litigating-Climate-change-cover.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"364,550\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Litigating Climate change cover\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/blogsmedia.lse.ac.uk\/blogs.dir\/30\/files\/2024\/11\/Litigating-Climate-change-cover-199x300.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/blogsmedia.lse.ac.uk\/blogs.dir\/30\/files\/2024\/11\/Litigating-Climate-change-cover.jpg\" class=\"alignright wp-image-68123 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/blogsmedia.lse.ac.uk\/blogs.dir\/30\/files\/2024\/11\/Litigating-Climate-change-cover-199x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"199\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogsmedia.lse.ac.uk\/blogs.dir\/30\/files\/2024\/11\/Litigating-Climate-change-cover-199x300.jpg 199w, https:\/\/blogsmedia.lse.ac.uk\/blogs.dir\/30\/files\/2024\/11\/Litigating-Climate-change-cover-100x150.jpg 100w, https:\/\/blogsmedia.lse.ac.uk\/blogs.dir\/30\/files\/2024\/11\/Litigating-Climate-change-cover-66x100.jpg 66w, https:\/\/blogsmedia.lse.ac.uk\/blogs.dir\/30\/files\/2024\/11\/Litigating-Climate-change-cover.jpg 364w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 199px) 100vw, 199px\"\/><\/a>3. Reading List: Seven recommended reads on integrity in climate action<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>As COP29 kicked off in Baku, Azerbaijan in November, Policy Analyst the LSE Grantham Research Institute on Climate Change and the Environment <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.lse.ac.uk\/lsereviewofbooks\/2024\/11\/11\/seven-recommended-reads-on-integrity-in-climate-action\/\">Tiffanie Chan compiled<\/a> a list of seven eye-opening books that reveal why integrity is essential for meaningful climate action.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator is-style-wide\"\/>\n<h4><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.lse.ac.uk\/lsereviewofbooks\/2024\/02\/08\/book-review-limitarianism-the-case-against-extreme-wealth-ingrid-robeyns\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"65842\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/blogs.lse.ac.uk\/lsereviewofbooks\/2024\/02\/08\/book-review-limitarianism-the-case-against-extreme-wealth-ingrid-robeyns\/limitarianism-cover\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/blogsmedia.lse.ac.uk\/blogs.dir\/30\/files\/2024\/02\/Limitarianism-cover.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"325,500\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Limitarianism cover\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Limitarianism by Ingrid Robeyns book cover with an image of a calculator&lt;\/p&gt;&#10;\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/blogsmedia.lse.ac.uk\/blogs.dir\/30\/files\/2024\/02\/Limitarianism-cover-195x300.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/blogsmedia.lse.ac.uk\/blogs.dir\/30\/files\/2024\/02\/Limitarianism-cover.jpg\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-65842 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/blogsmedia.lse.ac.uk\/blogs.dir\/30\/files\/2024\/02\/Limitarianism-cover-195x300.jpg\" alt=\"Limitarianism by Ingrid Robeyns book cover with an image of a calculator\" width=\"195\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogsmedia.lse.ac.uk\/blogs.dir\/30\/files\/2024\/02\/Limitarianism-cover-195x300.jpg 195w, https:\/\/blogsmedia.lse.ac.uk\/blogs.dir\/30\/files\/2024\/02\/Limitarianism-cover-65x100.jpg 65w, https:\/\/blogsmedia.lse.ac.uk\/blogs.dir\/30\/files\/2024\/02\/Limitarianism-cover.jpg 325w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 195px) 100vw, 195px\"\/><\/a>2. Review: <em>Limitarianism: The Case Against Extreme Wealth.<\/em> Ingrid Robeyns. Allen Lane. 2023.<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>In the face of soaring wealth inequality, Ingrid Robeyns calls for restrictions on individual fortunes. <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.lse.ac.uk\/lsereviewofbooks\/2024\/02\/08\/book-review-limitarianism-the-case-against-extreme-wealth-ingrid-robeyns\/\">Stewart Lansley judged<\/a> that Robeyns puts forward a strong moral case for imposing wealth caps, though how to navigate the political and practical hurdles involved remains unclear.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator is-style-wide\"\/>\n<h4><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.lse.ac.uk\/lsereviewofbooks\/2024\/03\/12\/book-review-the-big-con-how-the-consulting-industry-weakens-our-businesses-infantilizes-our-governments-and-warps-our-economies-mariana-mazzucato-rosie-collington\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"66123\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/blogs.lse.ac.uk\/lsereviewofbooks\/2024\/03\/12\/book-review-the-big-con-how-the-consulting-industry-weakens-our-businesses-infantilizes-our-governments-and-warps-our-economies-mariana-mazzucato-rosie-collington\/the-big-con\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/blogsmedia.lse.ac.uk\/blogs.dir\/30\/files\/2024\/03\/The-Big-Con.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"683,1024\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"The Big Con\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/blogsmedia.lse.ac.uk\/blogs.dir\/30\/files\/2024\/03\/The-Big-Con-200x300.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/blogsmedia.lse.ac.uk\/blogs.dir\/30\/files\/2024\/03\/The-Big-Con-683x1024.jpg\" class=\"alignright wp-image-66123 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/blogsmedia.lse.ac.uk\/blogs.dir\/30\/files\/2024\/03\/The-Big-Con-200x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogsmedia.lse.ac.uk\/blogs.dir\/30\/files\/2024\/03\/The-Big-Con-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/blogsmedia.lse.ac.uk\/blogs.dir\/30\/files\/2024\/03\/The-Big-Con-100x150.jpg 100w, https:\/\/blogsmedia.lse.ac.uk\/blogs.dir\/30\/files\/2024\/03\/The-Big-Con.jpg 683w, https:\/\/blogsmedia.lse.ac.uk\/blogs.dir\/30\/files\/2024\/03\/The-Big-Con-67x100.jpg 67w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\"\/><\/a>1. Review:\u00a0<em>The Big Con: How the Consulting Industry Weakens Our Businesses, Infantilizes Our Governments, and Warps Our Economies.<\/em> Mariana Mazzucato and Rosie Collington. Penguin Press. 2024.<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>Mariana Mazzucato and Rosie Collington claim that our overreliance on the consulting industry has negative consequences for society, inhibiting knowledge transfer and corporate and political accountability.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.lse.ac.uk\/lsereviewofbooks\/2024\/03\/12\/book-review-the-big-con-how-the-consulting-industry-weakens-our-businesses-infantilizes-our-governments-and-warps-our-economies-mariana-mazzucato-rosie-collington\/\">Ivan Radanovi\u0107 recommended<\/a> the book for exposing how consultancies\u2019 goal of \u201ccreating value\u201d may not align with addressing major issues such as climate change and its convincing call for greater transparency and a revitalised public sector.<\/p>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator is-style-wide\"\/>\n<p><strong><em>Note:<\/em><\/strong><em>\u00a0This review gives the views of the author and not the position of the LSE Review of Books blog, nor of the London School of Economics and Political Science.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Image:\u00a0<\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.shutterstock.com\/g\/iLixe48\"><em>Andrii Yalanskyi<\/em><\/a><em>\u00a0on <\/em><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Image:\u00a0Andrii Yalanskyi\u00a0on Shutterstock. 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We count down the top 12 most popular posts (nine book reviews, two author Q&amp;As and one reading list) published this year on the blog. 12.\u00a0Review: The Ultimate Hidden Truth of the World.\u00a0David Graeber. 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