The Invention of Sustainability: Nature and Destiny, c. 1500-1870, by Paul Warde Clare Griffiths discovers a nuanced account of human ambitions to increase the earth’s yields By Clare Griffiths 22 November
When the Girls Come Out to Play: Teenage Working-Class Girls’ Leisure between the Wars, by Katharine Milcoy A generation of young women chose dancing over more ‘respectable’ pursuits, finds Clare Griffiths By Clare Griffiths 7 September
The Autonomous City: A History of Urban Squatting, by Alex Vasudevan Takeovers of empty properties reveal different conceptions of community, Clare Griffiths writes By Clare Griffiths 13 July
Rebel Crossings: New Women, Free Lovers, and Radicals in Britain and the United States, by Sheila Rowbotham Clare Griffiths on a study that recovers the complexities of the lives of six individuals who lived their principles By Clare Griffiths 3 November
Red Ellen: The Life of Ellen Wilkinson, Socialist, Feminist, Internationalist, by Laura Beers Clare Griffiths on a study of the whirlwind life of the flame-haired Labour minister By Clare Griffiths 20 October