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Gustav Jönsson

Gustav Jönsson

Gustav Jönsson is an essayist and critic based in Glasgow. Twitter: @GustavNJonsson

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A Man of the Party
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A Man of the Party

Alfred Chan’s biography of Xi Jinping offers an eye-opening account of Xi’s rise to power within the Chinese Communist Party.

Gustav Jönsson
The Man Who Saw America
Books

The Man Who Saw America

Olivier Zunz offers a new portrait of America's most famous French critic, Alexis de Tocqueville.

Gustav Jönsson
Treason of the Intellectuals
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Treason of the Intellectuals

Julien Benda's classic book on the toxic mix of intellectuals and power is its own paradox.

Gustav Jönsson