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Society & Culture
History
1251
Ethan Lou, "Field Notes from a Pandemic: A Jour...
An interview with Ethan Lou
33 min
1252
Sabrina Mittermeier, "A Cultural History of the...
An interview with Sabrina Mittermeier
34 min
1253
Thomas C. Field, "From Development to Dictators...
An interview with Thomas C. Field
90 min
1254
A. Pohlman et al., "The International People’s ...
An interview with Annie Pohlman, Jess Melvin, and Saskia E. Wieringa
67 min
1255
Emmanuel Kreike, "Scorched Earth: Environmental...
An interview with Emmanuel Kreike
79 min
1256
R. A. Woldoff and R. C. Litchfield, "Digital No...
An interview with Rachael A. Woldoff and Robert C. Litchfield
103 min
1257
Daniel Todman, "Britain's War: A New World, 194...
An interview with Daniel Todman
48 min
1258
Hilton L. Root, "Network Origins of the Global ...
An interview with Hilton L. Root
69 min
1259
H. M. E. Tagma and P. E. Lenze, "Understanding ...
An interview with H. M. E. Tagma and P. E. Lenze
58 min
1260
B. R. Roberts and K. Foulcher, "Indonesian Note...
An interview with Brian Russell Roberts and Keith Foulcher
94 min
1261
D. Barno and N. Bensahel, "Adaptation Under Fir...
59 min
1262
Devadas Krishnadas, "Confronting Covid-19: A St...
An interview with Devadas Krishnadas
39 min
1263
Andrew R. Hom, "International Relations and the...
An interview with Andrew R. Hom
46 min
1264
Jeremy Black, "A History of the Second World Wa...
An interview with Jeremy Black
25 min
1265
Rajan Menon, "The Conceit of Humanitarian Inter...
An interview with Rajan Menon
68 min
1266
Benjamin R. Teitelbaum, "War for Eternity: Insi...
An interview with Benjamin R. Teitelbaum
89 min
1267
J. Daniel Elam, "World Literature for the Wretc...
An interview with J. Daniel Elam
104 min
1268
Erez Manela, "The Wilsonian Moment: Self-determ...
An interview with Erez Manela
49 min
1269
Alex Alvarez, "Unstable Ground: Climate Change,...
Alvarez looks at the human impact of climate change and its potential to provoke some of the most troubling crimes against humanity...
52 min
1270
Heather L. Dichter, "Soccer Diplomacy: Internat...
In our conversation, we discussed the origins of soccer diplomacy, the diplomatic role of different actors, and whether winning matters for sports diplomats....
50 min
1271
Bann Seng Tan, "International Aid and Democracy...
Tan investigates the link between foreign aid and the promotion of democracy, using theory, statistical tests, and illustrative case studies...
47 min
1272
Adrian Wooldridge, "The Wake-Up Call: Why the P...
The Covid-19 pandemic has revealed that governments matter again, that competent leadership is the difference between living and dying...
70 min
1273
Brandon Mills, "The World Colonization Made: Th...
Mills explores the beginnings and ends of the colonization movement from the late-18th century to the coming of the Civil War...
44 min
1274
Virginia Postrel, "The Fabric of Civilization: ...
Virginia Postrel describes how humans coevolved with textiles...
60 min
1275
Eric Zolov, "The Last Good Neighbor: Mexico in ...
Zolov retells the history of 1960s Mexico by focusing on the way that Mexican political leaders pursued a paradoxical foreign policy agenda...
53 min