History

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

Remembering Mike Davis
Tributes to a giant of L.A. letters from his colleagues and students.
David Kipen, Derrick Ortega, John Shannon, Matt Garcia, Peter Sebastian Chesney, William DeverellOct 26, 2022
- History
Racialized Geographies: A Conversation with Susan Gillman
Cherene Sherrard-Johnson talks with Susan Gillman about her new book “American Mediterraneans: A Study in Geography, History, and Race.”
Cherene Sherrard-JohnsonOct 20, 2022
Big Dreams and Strange Connections: A Conversation with Joe Coscarelli
Donald Morrison talks to Joe Coscarelli of “The New York Times” about the state and shape of Atlanta hip-hop.
Donald MorrisonOct 19, 2022
- History
- Music
No Home at All?: On Kenneth B. Moss’s “An Unchosen People”
David N. Myers reviews Kenneth B. Moss’s “An Unchosen People: Jewish Political Reckoning in Interwar Poland.”
David N. MyersOct 19, 2022
A Weighty Affair: On Ed Simon’s “Pandemonium”
David Bentley Hart reviews Ed Simon’s “Pandemonium: A Visual History of Demonology.”
David Bentley HartOct 16, 2022
When a Revolution Tells Children’s Stories
Mina Khanlarzadeh reflects on the children’s stories impacted by the 1979 Iranian Revolution
Mina KhanlarzadehOct 15, 2022
Musket on Your Shoulder and No Bread at Home: On Holly A. Pinheiro Jr.’s “The Families’ Civil War”
Erin L. Thompson considers Holly A. Pinheiro Jr.’s “The Families’ Civil War: Black Soldiers and the Fight for Racial Justice.”
Erin L. ThompsonOct 12, 2022
Robert Houston: “A Photographer Who Shot from the Heart”
Patrick A. Howell scans the legacy of the great African American photographer Robert Houston.
Patrick A. HowellOct 8, 2022
The Bargaining Chips Are … Chips: On Chris Miller’s “Chip War”
Historian of technology Patrick McCray describes Chris Miller’s “Chip War” as “an account of how chips became a strategically vital resource whose importance is overlooked at our peril.” Miller has placed his own chips on this point. His bet has largely paid off, according to McCray.
W. Patrick McCrayOct 4, 2022
Mussolini’s Kitchen: On Diana Garvin’s “Feeding Fascism”
Anne Wingenter feasts upon Diana Garvin’s history of 1930s Italian kitchens, Feeding Fascism.
Anne WingenterOct 3, 2022
- History
- Politics
Which Way the NAACP: On A. J. Baime’s “White Lies” and Tomiko Brown-Nagin’s “Civil Rights Queen”
Randal Jelks considers two books about underappreciated Civil Rights figures, A. J. Baime’s “White Lies: The Double Life of Walter F. White and America’s Darkest Secret” and Tomiko Brown-Nagin’s “ Civil Rights Queen: Constance Baker Motley and the Struggle for Equality.”
Randal Maurice JelksSep 29, 2022
Greed and Envy in the Armenian Genocide: A Conversation with Ümit Kurt
Aris Janigian speaks with Ümit Kurt about his book “The Armenians of Aintab: The Economics of Genocide in an Ottoman Province.”
Aris JanigianSep 28, 2022
- History
- Nonfiction