Holiday Reading List
The Battleground Books Remix
This Christmas, gift The Battlegroundโs books.
Instead of quick takes or passing trends, celebrate the holidays by offering an understanding of Europeโs shifting politics, of cinemaโs depth in an era of distraction, and of the vibrant soundscapes shaping our continent.
At a time when complexity is flattened by clickbait, these books inspire deeper thought, challenge easy answers, and help us imagine a more thoughtful Europe.
Share them with thinkers, analysts, and cultural explorers in your network this holiday seasonโspark conversations beyond the newsfeed, slow down, and face the future with informed curiosity.
๐๐ป๐ฑ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐ฆ๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐: ๐๐๐ฟ๐ผ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ป ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ฒ๐บ๐ฎ ๐ถ๐ป ๐ฎ ๐ฃ๐ผ๐๐-๐ก๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐๐ฒ ๐๐ด๐ฒ, ๐ฃ๐บ ๐๐ฉ๐ข๐ณ๐ญ๐ช๐ฆ ๐๐ฆ๐ณ๐ต๐ด๐ค๐ฉ
A spirited defence of the feature-length filmโs enduring importance. In an age of scattered attention, End of Story reminds us how focused viewing can transcend the noise, inspiring us to see cinema as a tool for social critique.
https://thebattleground.eu/book/end-of-story-european/
๐ช๐ฎ๐ฟ ๐๐ ๐๐ป๐ ๐ข๐๐ต๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐ก๐ฎ๐บ๐ฒ: ๐๐ฒ๐ณ๐ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ฅ๐ถ๐ด๐ต๐ ๐ถ๐ป ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐ฟ๐ฎ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐๐๐ฟ๐ผ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ป ๐ฃ๐ผ๐ฝ๐๐น๐ถ๐๐บ, ๐ฃ๐บ ๐๐ฐ๐ฉ๐ฏ ๐๐ฐ๐ด๐ต๐ฆ๐ณ
A deep dive into Europeโs deteriorating political climate. War By Any Other Name travels across borders and ideologies, untangling the rise of the far right and the erosion of the centre left, from the 2008 financial crisis to the 2024 EU elections.
https://thebattleground.eu/book/war-by-any-other-name/
๐๐ผ๐ผ๐ฑ๐ฏ๐๐ฒ ๐จ๐ป๐ถ๐๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด๐ฑ๐ผ๐บ: ๐๐ฒ๐๐ฐ๐ฒ๐ป๐ ๐๐ป๐๐ผ ๐๐ต๐ฎ๐ผ๐, ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ญ๐ฑโ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ฎ, ๐ฃ๐บ ๐๐ฐ๐ด๐ฉ ๐๐ฉ๐ช๐ต๐ฆ
A journalistโs chronicle of the UKโs break from the EU and its reverberations. Goodbye United Kingdom captures the turbulence, laying bare the cultural and political fault lines that continue to fracture the countryโand the better Britain that could emerge.
https://thebattleground.eu/book/goodbye-united-kingdom/
๐๐ถ๐๐๐ฒ๐ป๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐๐๐๐ฟ๐ฒ: ๐ฃ๐ผ๐ฝ๐๐น๐ฎ๐ฟ ๐ ๐๐๐ถ๐ฐ ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐๐๐ฟ๐ผ๐ฝ๐ฒ, ๐ฃ๐บ ๐๐ฉ๐ข๐ณ๐ญ๐ช๐ฆ ๐๐ฆ๐ณ๐ต๐ด๐ค๐ฉ
An odyssey through soundscapes, Listening for the Future expands beyond genre and geography. Each page transforms underground music into a political and cultural lens, explaining how our understanding of place is incomplete without its soundtrack.
https://thebattleground.eu/book/listeningforthefuture/
๐๐ผ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐๐ฟ๐ผ๐ฝ๐ฒ: ๐๐ฟ๐ฒ๐
๐ถ๐ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐ป๐ฑ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐๐ฟ๐ถ๐๐ฎ๐ถ๐ป, E๐ฅ๐ช๐ต๐ฆ๐ฅ ๐ฃ๐บ ๐๐ฐ๐ฆ๐ญ ๐๐ค๐ฉ๐ข๐ญ๐ช๐ต
A bold correction to populist media spin. Losing Europe pinpoints the political, social, and economic consequences of Brexit, offering clarity where confusion reigns. Essential reading for anyone grappling with Britainโs new reality.
https://thebattleground.eu/book/losing-europe/
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