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Books featured in LSE Connect, June 2011

Perverse Cities: Hidden Subsidies, Wonky Policy and Urban Sprawl
Dr Pamela Blais (PhD Geography 1989)

To Break Our Chains
Jerome Braun (Research Fee Student, Industrial Relations 1973)

The Bank of England: 1950s to 1979
Professor Forrest Capie (MSc Economic History 1969, PhD Economic History 1973)

A history of the Bank of England during a period which arguably saw the peak of its influence and prestige, but during which economic policy was a failure, with sluggish output, banking instability, and rampant inflation characterising the 1970s.

The End of Influence: What happens when other countries have the money
Dr Stephen Cohen (PhD Economics 1964)

The Digital Origins of Dictatorship and Democracy: Information Technology and Political Islam
Philip Howard (MSc Development Studies 1994)

International Trade and Investment Law: Multilateral, Regional and Bilateral Governance
Rafael Leal-Arcas (PhD European Studies 2002)

Emerging Market Real Estate Investment: Investing in China, India, and Brazil
David J Lynn (MSc Management 1995, PhD Management 2005) with others

A Still Untitled, Not Quite Autobiography
Ron Moody (BSc Sociology 1953)

This book describes in frank and fascinating details the twists and turns of Ron Moody's career, the people he met, and the performances that led to his memorable role of Fagin in Oliver!

Rethinking the Way We Teach Science
Louis Rosenblatt (MSc Philosophy 1975)

Eminent Corporations: The Rise and Fall of the Great British Corporation
Andrew Simms (MSc Development Studies 1998) and David Boyle

Book of the month - September
Charles Taylor and Liberia: Ambition and Atrocity in Africa's Lone Star State
Colin M Waugh (MSc Economics 1978)
Alumni books
 

Many LSE alumni publish books regularly, and we're pleased to list all recent publications:

Alumni books - 2011
Alumni books - 2010
Alumni books - 2009

Submitting your book: if you are an LSE alumnus/a and have a book that has been published since January 2010, please let us know by completing the submitting your book webform.

Featured LSE staff book

Governing Through Technology: information artefacts and social practice
Prof Jannis Kallinikos, Professor of Information Systems

LSE Staff: all the latest books are available on the LSE Press Office Publications pages.