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This essay discusses three recent publications in settler colonial studies, with a specific focus on Israel. The books explore various aspects of settler colonialism in Palestine-Israel, including the evolution of Jewish national consciousness, the relationship between Israel and other Anglo-European settler colonies, and the support for ongoing settler colonization. The first book, "Jewish Anti-fascism and the false promise of settler colonialism" by Max Kaiser, examines the Australian Jewish anti-fascist left and its critique of white supremacist settler colonialism. The second book, "The Oldest Guard" by Liora R. Halperin, challenges the dominant narrative of left-wing settlers in Israel and highlights the hierarchical relationship between settlers and Palestinians. These books provide valuable insights into settler colonialism and its impact on different communities. The text also discusses the history and current state of Israeli settler colonialism in Palestine, emphasizing the role of private land acquisition by settlers and the erasure of Palestinian history. It further examines the post-state Israeli settler movement, its strategies and tactics, and its political influence and support. The text concludes by emphasizing the importance of studying settler colonialism in relation to right-wing populism and exploring transnational political coordination among settler colonial societies. [Extracted from the article]

Olivia C. Harrison's book, "Natives Against Nativism: Antiracism and Indigenous Critique in Postcolonial France," explores the connections between antiracist and pro-migrant movements in post-World-War-II France and anticolonial struggles in Palestine and Turtle Island. The book argues that French nativism by white supremacists is linked to France's history as a colonial power and its ongoing coloniality. Harrison examines various cultural works, such as literature and film, to illustrate these connections and critiques the co-optation of antiracist discourse by the far right in France. The book also explores the relationship between the "migrant question" in France and the colonization of Palestine. Overall, "Natives Against Nativism" provides valuable insights into transindigenous identification and the colonial history of the "migrant question" in France. [Extracted from the article]

"Dynastic Democracy: Political Families of Thailand" by Yoshinori Nishizaki is a comprehensive study of Thai political elite families from 1932 to the present day. The book argues that political families have been the primary drivers of Thai politics, dominating the Parliament regardless of the regime type. It highlights the intricate network of connections among these families and their power sharing. While the book offers a fresh perspective, it falls short of convincingly challenging other scholarly approaches and overlooks the complex factors that have shaped Thai politics over time. [Extracted from the article]

The article discusses Geneviève Zubrzycki's book, "Resurrecting the Jew: Nationalism, Philosemitism, and Poland's Jewish Revival," which explores the unexpected engagement of non-Jewish Poles in Jewish culture and heritage. Zubrzycki examines various cultural and artistic performances, museum exhibitions, and commemorative practices to understand the motivations behind this interest. She argues that this "Jewish turn" serves as a symbol for cultivating a civic nationalism and secular identity in Poland, challenging the assumption that Polishness is synonymous with Catholicism. However, the article acknowledges that the current political climate in Poland, with its focus on historical revisionism and Holocaust distortion, poses a risk to this vision of a pluralistic national identity. [Extracted from the article]

"The Huthi Movement in Yemen: Ideology, Ambition and Security in the Arab Gulf" is a comprehensive book edited by Abdullah Hamidaddin that provides an in-depth analysis of the Huthi movement in Yemen. The book covers various topics, including the Huthi political ideology, societal transformations introduced by the Huthis, their efforts to transform state institutions, and the regional repercussions of their rise. The chapters in the book offer a multidimensional context and are well-written, engaging, and coherent. While the book could have incorporated more local perspectives and a theoretical framework, it is still a valuable resource for Middle East scholars and students, as well as those interested in revolutionary social movements and rebel groups. [Extracted from the article]

Review of the Handbook of Critical Environmental Politics: edited by Luigi Pellizzoni, Emanuele Leonardi, and Viviana Asara, Cheltenham, Edward Elgar, 2022, xvii + 648 pp., index. Crucially, the text does especially well to draw on decolonial perspectives throughout (Ferdinand, p. 40; Bresnihan & Millner, p. 521) which challenge hegemonic Western definitions of knowledge, the good life and "Nature". By contrast, Blühdorn chapter "Sustainability" critically examines the hegemonic sustainable development paradigm. [Extracted from the article]

Recent scholarship on the fragility of American democracy has generally focused on political elites rather than the mass public. Sidney Tarrow's Movements and Parties offers an essential corrective to this view. Tarrow shows how that social movements have been central to historical patterns of democratization and democratic backsliding in American history and how movements have systematically interacted with political parties in ways that have profoundly shaped the American democratic experiment. Tarrow's historical survey reveals a recurring pattern of movements that often make tactical alliances with political parties and then provoke countermovements, and he elucidates the underappreciated importance of this pattern for American political development and the path of democratization and de-democratization in the United States. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]