History

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

Liberating the Archives: Hugh Ryan’s “Women’s House of Detention”
Eric Newman interviews Hugh Ryan about the queer carceral history of his new book, “The Women’s House of Detention”
Eric NewmanAug 16, 2022
Remembering in Taipei and Forgetting in Fuzhou: On Zhuqing Li’s “Daughters of the Flower Fragrant Garden: Two Sisters Separated by China’s Civil War”
Tobie Meyer-Fong reviews Zhuqing Li’s “Daughters of the Flower Fragrant Garden: Two Sisters Separated by China’s Civil War.”
Tobie Meyer-FongAug 13, 2022
- Around the World
- History
Does Classics Have a Future? On Sarah Derbew’s “Untangling Blackness in Greek Antiquity”
Najee Olya reviews Sarah Derbew’s “Untangling Blackness in Greek Antiquity.”
Najee OlyaAug 8, 2022
- Cultural Studies
- History
Victim of His Own Celebrity: On Richard Schickel’s “The Famous Mr. Fairbanks”
Chris Yogerst reviews Richard Schickel’s “The Famous Mr. Fairbanks: A Story of Celebrity.”
Chris YogerstAug 7, 2022
Plummeting Upstairs: On Joseph Sassoon's “The Sassoons”
Pratinav Anil finds much to admire in Joseph Sassoon’s history of his own storied merchant family.
Pratinav AnilAug 6, 2022
L.A., LAtinx Style: A Conversation Between Natalia Molina, Juan De Lara, George J. Sánchez, and Pierrette Hondagneu-Sotelo
A panel at the 2022 LA Times Festival of Books addressed the past and future of Los Angeles’s Latinx neighborhoods.
George J. Sánchez, Juan De Lara, Natalia Molina, Pierrette Hondagneu-SoteloAug 5, 2022
The Overlooked Indian Dynasties: On Anirudh Kanisetti’s “Lords of the Deccan”
Arun A. K. praises the peninsular history of India’s early medieval period by Anirudh Kanisetti.
Arun A. K.Jul 28, 2022
- History
Human Interest: On Deborah Cohen’s “Last Call at the Hotel Imperial”
Thomas J. Sojka considers Deborah Cohen’s study of five US journalists immediately before World War II.
Thomas J. SojkaJul 25, 2022
- History
The Method Is the Main Character: A Conversation with Isaac Butler
Lauren Goldenberg talks with Isaac Butler about his new book, “The Method: How the Twentieth Century Learned to Act.”
Lauren GoldenbergJul 20, 2022
- History
The Hidden War
Greg Barnhisel considers “Resistance: The Underground War Against Hitler, 1939–1945” by Halik Kochanski.
Greg BarnhiselJul 20, 2022
- History
Spy Versus Sly: On Jefferson Morley’s “Scorpions’ Dance”
Jacob Sugarman considers a hair-raising account of CIA misdeeds in Jefferson Morley’s “Scorpions’ Dance.”
Jacob SugarmanJul 19, 2022
- History
Decline and Fall
Andrew Louth reviews Paul Stephenson's new book on the Byzantine Empire, "New Rome: The Empire in the East."
Andrew LouthJul 17, 2022
- History