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The text discusses the complexities of working with the black political thought archive, highlighting the challenges and ethical considerations involved in historical research. It emphasizes the importance of archival pluralism, which involves exploring new and diverse sources to deepen our understanding of black political thought. The text also showcases three recent books that demonstrate how attentiveness to overlooked materials in the archive can yield new insights into historical movements and contemporary black international thought. Overall, the text encourages a nuanced and ethical approach to engaging with the black archive to uncover hidden histories and perspectives. [Extracted from the article]

Costas Lapavitsas has become one of the principal proponents of the "Lexit" perspective, not only in the United Kingdom where he has been a prominent figure in the "Labour Leave" campaign but also throughout continental Europe. The key dynamic in this context is the gradual ascendancy of German power mediated via the European institutions and driven predominantly by Germany's role in the European Monetary System (EMS). Rather, currency depreciations in other European countries resulted in respective deteriorations in competitiveness, and the EMS was 'increasingly reshaped to suit Germany and its domestic monetary policy concerns' (p. 30). [Extracted from the article]

Reviews the book `The Business Community of Seventeenth-Century England,' by Richard Grassby.

The article reviews the book "Nietzsche's Genealogy of Morals," by Lawrence J. Hatab.

The article reviews the book "Nietzsche on Epistemology and Metaphysics: The World in View," by Tsarina Doyle.

The article reviews the book "The Monarchical Republic of Early Modern England: Essays in Response to Patrick Collinson," edited by John F. McDiarmid.

Reviews several books on social history. 'THe Nature of the Book: Print and Knowledge in the Making,' by Adrian Johns; 'The Politics of Social Conflict: The Peak Country, 1520-1770,' by Andy Wood; 'The Practice of Patriarchy: Gender and the Politics of Household Authority in Early Modern France,' by Julie Hardwick.

Reviews the book `The New Draperies in the Low Countries & England, 1300-1800,' edited by N.B. Harte.

Reviews the book "The English Atlantic in an Age of Revolution, 1640-1661," by Carla Gardina Pestana.

The article reviews the book "Hunting and the Politics of Violence before the English Civil War," by Daniel C. Beaver, part of the series "Cambridge Studies in Early Modern British History."

Reviews the book `The Most Necessary Luxuries: The Mercers' Company of Coventry, 1550-1680,' by Ronald M. Berger.

Reviews the book 'Communities in Early Modern England: Networks, Place, Rhetoric,' edited by Alexandra Shephard and Phil Withington.

Books reviewed: John Lynch, Silver, Trade, and War: Spain and America in the Making of Early Modern Europe . Andrew Spicer, The French Reactions to the Rough Wooings of Mary Queen of Scots . Alexandra Walsham, The Devil in Early Modern England . Sachiko Kusukawa, On Tycho’s Island: Tycho Brahe and his Assistants, 1570–1601 . Alexandra Walsham, John Dee’s Conversations with Angels: Cabala, Alchemy, and the End of Nature . Joseph P. Ward, Material London, c.1600 . Pauline Croft, The Stuart Courts . John Miller, England’s Troubles: Seventeenth-century English Political Instability in European Context . Tom Webster, Ehud’s Dagger: Class Struggle in the English Revolution . Ivan Roots, Conscience and Allegiance in Seventeenth Century England: The Political Signifi-cance of Oaths and Engagements . Tom Webster The Puritan Millennium: Literature and Theology, 1550–1684 . J. L. Price, Childhood, Memory and Autobiography in Holland: From the Golden Age to Romanticism . Jeremy Black, The Northern Wars 1558–1721 . Debra Coulter, At War with the Church: Religious Dissent in Seventeenth-century Russia . Mark Knights, Political Passions: Gender, the Family and Political Argument in England 1680–1714 . Christiopher Storrs, Naples in the Eighteenth Century: The Birth and Death of a Nation State . Donald M. Macraild, Political Ideas in Eighteenth-century Ireland . Neal Garnham, The Making of the Eighteenth-century Irish Constitution: Government, Parliament and the Revenue, 1692–1714 . H. T. Dickinson, The Spectacle of Difference: Graphic Satire in the Age of Hogarth [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Reviews three books. 'The Metropolis and Its Image: Constructing Identities for London, c. 1750-1950,' edited by Dana Arnold; 'The London Monster: A Sanguinary Tale,' by Jan Bondeson; 'Londinopolis...: Essays in the Cultural and Social of Early Modern London,' edited by Paul Griffiths and Mark S. R. Jenner.

Reviews the book `The State and Social Change in Early Modern England c.1550-1640,' by Steve Hindle.

Reviews the book `From Reformation to Improvement: Public Welfare in Early Modern England,' by Paul Slack.