Books by David Van Reybrouck
“Also of note is the appearance, in English, of a book about Indonesia’s struggle for independence from the Netherlands after World War II: Revolusi: Indonesia and the Birth of the Modern World by David van Reybrouck.” Read more...
Nonfiction Books to Look Out for in Early 2024
Sophie Roell, Journalist
Interviews where books by David Van Reybrouck were recommended
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Against Elections
by David Van Reybrouck -
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The Government of Chance: Sortition and Democracy from Athens to the Present
by Yves Sintomer -
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The End of Politicians: Time for a Real Democracy
by Brett Hennig -
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Open Democracy: Reinventing Popular Rule for the Twenty-First Century
by Hélène Landemore -
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De Gruyter Handbook of Citizens’ Assemblies
edited by Min Reuchamps, Julien Vrydagh and Yanina Welp
The best books on Citizens’ Assemblies, recommended by Hugh Pope
The best books on Citizens’ Assemblies, recommended by Hugh Pope
Around the world, democracies are struggling with angry populations who are fed up with politicians who don’t seem to represent them effectively. Fortunately, there’s an alternative. Hugh Pope—a veteran reporter on the Middle East who also spent 15 years working for International Crisis Group—introduces us to the growing movement for ‘citizens’ assemblies’, where ordinary people get together to decide what’s best for the community. He argues that these assemblies have already been used effectively on important issues that are difficult for politicians to tackle and reveals how the French president, Emmanuel Macron, came to find out about them.
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The Shortest History of Economics
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Maurice and Maralyn: A Whale, a Shipwreck, a Love Story
by Sophie Elmhirst -
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Vagabond Princess: The Great Adventures of Gulbadan
by Ruby Lal -
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How the World Made the West: A 4,000-Year History
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Third Millennium Thinking: Creating Sense in a World of Nonsense
Saul Perlmutter, Robert MacCoun and John Campbell
Nonfiction Books to Look Out for in Early 2024, recommended by Sophie Roell
Nonfiction Books to Look Out for in Early 2024, recommended by Sophie Roell
From the origins of sex to the effects of social media, from the invention of the wheel to the race against climate change, Five Books editor Sophie Roell gives an overview of the new nonfiction books appearing in January, February and March of 2024.