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I write about social imagining, and political and economic hope.
I’m the author of The Infinite City: Utopian Dreams on the Streets of London and A Little History of Economics.
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The Infinite City: Utopian Dreams on the Streets of London
Published by HarperCollins
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The Infinite City weaves together visions of utopia through the ages to offer a unique history of ideas and introduce London as the capital of utopian thought. Combining narrative history, biography and philosophy, the book shows how London has been the hive of visionary thought for centuries.
‘I was fascinated by every page, every anecdote and every detail’ —BEN JUDAH, author of This is London
‘Glorious… Kishtainy follows his utopians through their communes, model villages and garden cities’ —Guardian
‘An excellent history of London-based utopian thought… vigorous, rigorous and eminently readable’ —Spectator
‘Engaging . . . The Infinite City bravely challenges those who view London merely “as an infernal maze, as a centre of wealth, power and empire” and highlights instead those who have imagined it as a place of “possibility and experiment”’ —Daily Telegraph
‘The Infinite City will prompt us to rethink the value of utopia as well as to reconsider our understanding of the metropolis’ —MATTHEW BEAUMONT, author of Nightwalking
A Little History of Economics
Published by Yale University Press
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‘A deft, highly readable history of economics, full of humanity. You'll learn a lot - I did.’ —TIM HARFORD, author of The Undercover Economist
‘To understand what economics has got right―and to avoid repeating its mistakes—read this book.’ —SIMON JOHNSON, winner of the Nobel Prize in Economics
‘A whistle-stop introduction to the great works and thinkers of each age, this is a clear and accessible primer for anyone with even the most rudimentary knowledge of the history of ideas.’ —LAURA GARMESON, Financial Times
‘An intellectual treasure trove for anyone interested in history, big ideas, and the role that economic thinking has played in both for more than 2,000 years.’ —CHARLES WHEELAN, author of Naked Economics
A lively, inviting account of the history of economics, told through events from ancient to modern times and through the ideas of great thinkers in the field.
A Little History of Economics has been translated into 25 languages.