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The concept of le flâneur politique becomes my "vehicle for the examination of the conditions of modernity". A blog about my political science research, teaching, and community engagement, and my philosophical, pedagogical, and literary musings.

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The More Wisdom than Wit of Abraham Lincoln

02 January 2019

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Appreciating Ted Hughes

26 December 2018

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Tennyson: Art imitates life and proves me wrong yet again

26 December 2018

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On Love: Turgenev Style

24 December 2018

Book Notes Dirk Bogarde Dostoevsky Ernest Hemingway Ivan Turgenev Leo Tolstoy Mumu Pauline Viardot Russian Literature Saudade Short Stories Thomas Mann Virginia Woolf

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The Futility of Buying Life to Escape Death

09 December 2018

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To the Lighthouse: Virginia Woolf's Modernist Masterpiece

06 December 2018

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T.S. Eliot's "The Waste Land": Pound for Pound

04 December 2018

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Evelyn Waugh's exploration of cause and effect: Unto dust shalt thou return

02 December 2018

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Tsunamic Climax in Korean Novel

27 November 2018

Book Notes Charles Bukowski Graeme Simsion Han Kang Jang Eun-Jin Japan Library Jung Yewon Korean Literature Library of Korean Literature Raymond Carver

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Raymond Carver's Grunge Iceberg

26 November 2018

Book Notes Charles Bukowski Ernest Hemingway Jack Kerouac Minimalism Paris Review Raymond Carver Short Stories Tess Gallagher

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Dr Michael de Percy: Michael de Percy is Senior Lecturer in Political Science at the University of Canberra, Academic Fellow of the Institute for Governance and Policy Analysis, a chartered member of the Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport, and a graduate of the Royal Military College, Duntroon.
All comments on this blog are Dr Michael de Percy's personal views only. For media commentary, please contact Michael via Expert Guide or email michael.depercy@canberra.edu.au.

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Quotations from Chairman Mao Tse-tung

The Imitation of Christ

How to Read a Book: The Classic Guide to Intelligent Reading

The Daily Stoic: 366 Meditations for Clarity, Effectiveness, and Serenity

Politics and the English Language

The Stoic Philosophy; Conway Memorial Lecture Delivered at South Place Institute on March 16, 1915

The Art of Happiness

Culture and Anarchy

Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?

Constructive Wallowing: How to Beat Bad Feelings by Letting Yourself Have Them

The Power of Habit: Why We Do What We Do and How to Change

The Consolations of Philosophy

Games People Play: The Psychology of Human Relationships

To the Letter: The Lost Art of Letter Writing and How to Get It Back

The Second Treatise of Government/A Letter Concerning Toleration

On Heroes, Hero-Worship, and the Heroic in History

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