An Event, Perhaps: A Biography of Jacques Derrida, by Peter Salmon Devorah Baum applauds a timely attempt to take on the naysayers and give the French philosopher his due By Devorah Baum 5 November
Fear of Breakdown: Politics and Psychoanalysis, by Noëlle McAfee Devorah Baum is fascinated by a look at how politics needs to take much greater account of the experiences of early childhood By Devorah Baum 12 September
The Origin of the Jews: The Quest for Roots in a Rootless Age, by Steven Weitzman ‘Archive fever’, the desire to know one’s lineage, is a focus of this judicious study, says Devorah Baum By Devorah Baum 10 August
