James R. Martel juxtaposes anarchism with what he calls archism-a centralized and hierarchical political form based in ancient Greek and Hebrew prophetic traditions-in order to theorize the potential for a radical democratic politics.
Gordon Martel Ordre des livres





- 2022
- 2017
The Misinterpellated Subject
- 344pages
- 13 heures de lecture
James R. Martel complicates Louis Althusser's theory of interpellation, using historical and literary analyses ranging from the Haitian Revolution to Ta- Nehisi Coates to examine the political and revolutionary potential inherent in the instances when people heed the state's call that was not meant for them.
- 2017
The Month that Changed the World
- 512pages
- 18 heures de lecture
This gripping account of the descent into the abyss of war makes clear just how little the conflict was premeditated, preordained, or predictable. Military History Monthly
- 2014
The Month that Changed the World: JUly 2014
- 484pages
- 17 heures de lecture
Dedicating a chapter to every day of July 1914, the author retraces the actions that led to World War I, beginning with the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand and following leaders of the time as they escalated the crisis.
- 1996
Part of the "Origins of Modern Wars" series, this text examines the factors which caused the World War I. This revised edition contains additional material on the reasons for Italy's neutrality in 1914, and her eventual entry into the war on the side of the Western Powers