New Books in History
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Christian Goeschel, "Mussolini and Hitler: The ...
Goeschel examines the relationship between Hitler and Mussolini and how their relationship developed and affected both countries...
62 min
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Elena Schneider, "The Occupation of Havana: War...
Histories of the British occupation of Havana in 1762 have focused on imperial rivalries and the actions and decisions of European planters, colonial officials, and military officers...
46 min
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Kathleen Burk, "The Lion and the Eagle: The Int...
Throughout modern history, British and American rivalry has gone hand in hand with common interests...
70 min
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Bhikkhu Anālayo, "Rebirth in Early Buddhism and...
Bhikkhu Anālayo skillfully analyzes the early Buddhist doctrine of rebirth before discussing the debate around rebirth throughout Buddhist history...
40 min
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Kathleen Keller, "Colonial Suspects: Suspicion,...
Focused on suspects and surveillance in the port city of Dakar in Senegal, the book traces a variety of ways in which colonial authorities sought to suppress forms of political activity including communism, pan-Africanism, anticolonialism, black radicalism, and pan-Islamism...
58 min
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Stephanie E. Jones-Rogers, "They Were Her Prope...
Bridging women’s history, the history of the South, and African American history, this book makes a bold argument about the role of white women in American slavery...
58 min
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Bruce Van Orden, "We’ll Sing and We’ll Shout: T...
If you’re a Latter Day Saint, you’ve probably heard of W. W. Phelps, and no doubt, you’ve probably sung some of his hymns...
78 min
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Deborah E. Lipstadt, "Antisemitism: Here and No...
Over the past decade, and especially in the last several years, anti-Semitic crimes have increased significantly...
51 min
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Karen Ordahl Kupperman, "Pocahontas and the Eng...
Kupperman shifts the lens on the well-known narrative of Virginia’s founding to reveal the previously untold and utterly compelling story of the youths who, often unwillingly, entered into cross-cultural relationships...
48 min
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Brooke Newman, "A Dark Inheritance: Blood, Race...
In an empire built on racial slavery, what roles do blood purity and citizenship play in the creation of subject citizens?
63 min
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Tom Wheeler, "From Gutenberg to Google: The His...
Wheeler is a former President of the National Cable and Telecommunications Association and former CEO of the Cellular Telecommunications and Internet Association...
56 min
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Kurt Raaflaub, "The Landmark Julius Caesar: The...
That the Roman leader Gaius Julius Caesar is so well remembered today for his achievements as a general is largely due to his skills as a writer...
43 min
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Stéphane Henaut and Jeni Mitchell, "A Bite-Size...
From the cassoulet that won a war to the crêpe that doomed Napoleon, from the rebellions sparked by bread and salt to the new cuisines forged by empire, the history of France is intimately entwined with its gastronomic pursuits...
53 min
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Steve Luxenberg, "Separate: The Story of Plessy...
Steve Luxenberg has created an unusual history of the famous Supreme Court case Plessy v. Ferguson and the 19th century’s segregationist practices...
45 min
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Emma Hunter, "Political Thought and the Public ...
Hunter documents the emergence of a public sphere in Tanzania, which predated the nationalist period and allowed for a wide range of voices to debate ideas about political authority and society...
50 min
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Joan Neuberger, "This Thing of Darkness: Eisens...
What goes into producing a work of historical fiction—especially in a dictatorship where the wrong choice, or even the right choice at the wrong moment, can send the unwitting author to the Gulag?
52 min
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Alex Colas et al., "Food, Politics, and Society...
The origins of food and drink are rather complex...
44 min
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Margaret Arnold, "The Magdalene in the Reformat...
Mary Magdalene’s story of conversion from sinner to saint is one of Christianity’s most compelling and controversial stories...
39 min
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Discussion of Massive Online Peer Review and Op...
In the information age, knowledge is power. Hence, facilitating the access to knowledge to wider publics empowers citizens and makes societies more democratic...
29 min
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Keith Gave, "The Russian Five: A Story of Espio...
In the late 1980s, Gave was asked by the Detroit Red Wings to reach behind the Iron Curtain and initiate contact with the team's newest draft picks, two players on the Soviet Union's famed Red Army hockey club...
73 min
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Nathan McGovern, "The Snake and The Mongoose: T...
Nathan McGovern draws on ancient texts to problematize the distinction between Brahman and non-Brahman in this era, shedding light on the presence of various Buddhist, Jain and Vedic groups who equally identified as Brahmans.
51 min
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Kellie Carter Jackson, "Force and Freedom: Blac...
"Force and Freedom" explores why for many Black abolitionists, slavery could only be obliterated through violent means.
55 min
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S. M. Milkis and D. J. Tichenor, "Rivalry and R...
Rivalry and Reform explores the historical relationships between presidents and social movements.
25 min
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David A. Nichols, "Peoples of the Inland Sea: N...
Diverse in their languages and customs, the Native American peoples of the Great Lakes region—the Miamis, Ho-Chunks, Potawatomis, Ojibwas, and many others—shared a tumultuous history...
37 min
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Andrew T. Fede, "Homicide Justified: The Legali...
Professor Fede’s account traces the variations in restrictions on slave owners and third parties’ treatment upon the murder of a slave.
53 min