Written in 1973 and subsequently forgotten for four decades, the book is an extraordinary exploration of the affective dimensions of space, a topic that was uncharted territory in the 1970s. Lefebvre tackled it with the creative heterodoxy that always characterized him, blending his acute spatial gaze, the critical spirit of Marxist theory, phenomenology’s bodily sensibility, and a Dionysian, Nietzschean thrust.

In Mobility, Space and Culture, Peter Merriman pursues a fascinating conceptual elaboration of mobility in relation to what he calls the "primitives" of spatial and temporal thinking, especially within Geography, Sociology and their engagements with Western philosophy and social theory. At the same time, the book proceeds from a conceptual agenda towards a detailed history of modern motoring in Britain at the turn of the twentieth century.

Morton's book is a queasily vertiginous quest to synthesize the still divergent fields of quantum theory (the weirdness of small objects) and relativity (the weirdness of big objects) and insert them into philosophy and art, which he notes are far behind ontologically speaking (page 150). Morton’s wager is that for the first time, we in the Anthropocene are able to see snapshots of hyperobjects, and that these intimations more or less will force us to undergo a radical reboot of our ontological toolkit and (finally) incorporate the weirdness of physics.

The Seventeen Contradictions is an x-ray of tensions, trends and tendencies in capital and capitalism that empowers us to look forward. Taking the still ongoing 2008 economic crisis as a starting point, Harvey investigates how the capitalist economy that produces such crises is embedded in contradictions. Seventeen of these are discussed throughout the book.

Everyday Utopias: The Conceptual Life of Promising Spaces is an engrossing book that beautifully integrates deep theoretical analysis of the conceptual and material practice of utopias with a wide range of fascinating (and at first take, seeming rather eclectic) case studies. In fact, for me, this is one of Everyday Utopias' key contributions and, in doing so, the book itself is exemplary of the kind of politically engaged thinking that it traces through its various case studies.

In providing a detailed and sensitive description of the everyday realities of Mizrachi women living in Yeruham, this book offers a fresh perspective on the outcomes of this national project. By paying close attention to how these women describe their own lives, Motzafi-Haller succeeds in deviating from the stereotypical and many times paternalistic discussion about life on the social and geographical periphery.

While Rancière's political writings have been central to his reception among English-language readers, over the last decade his work has almost completely focused on aesthetics. "Aisthesis" comes as the culmination of such efforts.

"Carscapes" is a substantial book on the architectural impact of cars in the context of a single industrialised western country, England. Yet, the book has wider significance, as nearly every country is currently grappling with the fundamental unsustainability of mass automobility.

It is day twenty-four of Israel’s latest military assault on Gaza. At the time of this writing, the Palestinian death toll exceeds 1,300 with casualties mounting by the hour. As per the most recent statistics from the United Nations, more than 250,000 residents have been internally displaced, many made refugees again, and much of Gaza’s urban and civilian infrastructure lies in ruins.

The Atlas of Epidemic Britain is a carefully researched, beautifully illustrated, encyclopedic treatment of the incidence of endemic and epidemic diseases in Great Britain in the twentieth century. The result is one of those very occasionally invaluable references that sit on the shelf until needed.