History

"Hegel was right when he said that we learn from history that man can never learn anything from history." — George Bernard Shaw

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  Church and State

  In his latest book, God is Red, Liao continues his study of the bottom rung of society by focusing on underground Christian communities in China.

  Albert WuMar 8, 2012

  • Cultural Studies

  • History

  • Nonfiction

• People Who Eat People

  While the cannibal was a prize specimen for theories of the state and human nature, he also posed a grave problem.

  Steven ShapinMar 7, 2012

  • Cultural Studies

  • History

  • Nonfiction

• Life After Papyrus: Stephen Greenblatt's "The Swerve"

  In The Swerve, however, death is nothing, and people aren’t much either.

  Swati PandeyFeb 17, 2012

  • History

  • Nonfiction

• Golden Age

  Loren GlassFeb 2, 2012

  • History

  • Memoir & Essay

• Back to the Garden: Jane Shaw's "Octavia, Daughter of God"

  Lindsay RecksonJan 12, 2012

  • History

  • Nonfiction