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The Oligarchy: A Short History
What history can teach us about the pitfalls of an oligarchic society
Oct 31
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Jonathan Bell
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Gladstone and the Midlothian Campaign
Foreign policy and the birth of modern political campaigns
Aug 18
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Jonathan Bell
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Africa and the Aristocracy
The British aristocrats who kickstarted the scramble for Africa
Mar 17
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Jonathan Bell
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The Zinoviev Letter
Dec 2, 2023
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Jonathan Bell
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War and Democracy
Dec 16, 2023
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Jonathan Bell
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The Long Telegram
Dec 28, 2023
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Jonathan Bell
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Africa and the Aristocracy
Mar 17
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Jonathan Bell
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Hitler’s Black Book
Nov 18, 2023
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Jonathan Bell
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Burke and the Little Platoons
Nov 16, 2024
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Jonathan Bell
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The Decembrist Revolt
The psychology of encounters and Russian history
Feb 3
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Jonathan Bell
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What Is National Populism?
How the backlash against liberalism has reshaped politics – and why so many still fail to grasp it
Jan 1
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Jonathan Bell
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Power and Patronage in the Roman Republic
Clients, patrons and social order
Nov 25, 2024
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Jonathan Bell
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Burke and the Little Platoons
Rootedness, conservatism and the state
Nov 16, 2024
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Jonathan Bell
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The Golden Age of Capitalism
How the post-war consensus led to a period of unprecedented prosperity
Aug 17, 2024
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Jonathan Bell
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The Art of the Supermajority
How the 1931 General Election changed British politics
Jul 8, 2024
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Jonathan Bell
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The Politics of Disorder
From Nixon to Ancient Rome, fear of disorder has always had a vital role in politics
Jun 6, 2024
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Jonathan Bell
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