The New York Review of Books - USA (2022-06-23)

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Why Veganism Matters


The Moral Value of Animals

GARY L. FRANCIONE

“Many—perhaps most—people
agree that animals are not things
that may be treated in any way one
pleases. Given that starting point,
Professor Francione argues that
veganism is a moral imperative. ...
The book contains many engaging
arguments that advance our
understanding of just how much
animals are owed.”
—David Benatar,
author of The Human Predicament

Balance


How It Works and What It Means

PAUL THAGARD

“From the absolutely literal—how
a brain out of balance brings on
vertigo—to a dizzying range of
metaphors spanning science, medicine,
politics, literature, and art, Balance
connects it all. [Thagard] applies
his keen analytic skills to sort the
all-pervasive metaphors of balance
into the strong, the bogus, and the
downright toxic. Like a balanced fine
wine, Balance is to be enjoyed.”
—Keith Holyoak, University of
California, Los Angeles

Generation Gap


Why the Baby Boomers Still Dominate
American Politics and Culture

KEVIN MUNGER

“In this deeply learned,
far-ranging, and unapologetic tour
of contemporary generational
politics, Munger traces the causes
and consequences of today’s age-
based divisions. ... the influence
of this already powerful book is sure
to grow over time.”

—Dan Hopkins,
University of Pennsylvania

Gastronativism


Food, Identity, Politics

FABIO PARASECOLI

“This timely book clearly shows
how foods have become tangible
tools for people’s frustrations
with global social change. ...
[Parasecoli’s] engaging and
readable prose helps us understand
the bitterness that can season
contemporary food politics.”
—Michaela DeSoucey, author of
Contested Tastes

Making Space
for Justice

Social Movements, Collective
Imagination, and Political Hope

MICHELE MOODY-ADAMS

“A remarkably illuminating work
on the indispensability of social
movement activity for understanding
and achieving justice.”

—Tommie Shelby, author of
Dark Ghettos

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Port to Port


WILLIAM KORNBLUM

“Telling readers
how to look at where they go
sociologically, Kornblum creates
a new kind of travel book,
opening readers’ eyes to what
other travel books ignore.”

—Howard S. Becker, author of
Art Worlds

The Shortest History
of the Soviet Union

SHEILA FITZPATRICK

“An immensely readable overview
of the entire history of the Soviet
Union from 1917 to 1991,
full of anecdotes and lively detail
but also meeting the highest
academic standards.”

—Slavoj Žižek

A Friendship
in Twilight

JACK MILES
AND MARK C. TAYLOR

“An engaging plague journal ...
This is a genuine
one-of-a-kind book.”
—Peter Harrison,
author of The Territories of
Science and Religion

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