History

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

The History of IP Illustrated
Intellectual property lawyer Dale E. Nelson reviews "A History of Intellectual Property in 50 Objects," edited by Claudy Op den Kamp and Dan Hunter.
Dale E. NelsonNov 3, 2019
- History
- Law
Before Climate Change, a Dynamic Arctic
A dazzling new history of the Arctic region between the United States and Russia is leavened with sharp prose and well-informed insights.
Erika HowsareNov 2, 2019
How to Forget a Massacre: What Happened in Paris on October 17, 1961
Laurel Berger revisits the events of October 17, 1961.
Laurel BergerOct 17, 2019
- Around the World
- History
Decline and Fall of American Democracy?
Don Franzen reviews Edward Watts's "Mortal Republic: How Rome Fell into Tyranny."
Don FranzenOct 14, 2019
How to Forget: On Lewis Hyde’s “A Primer for Forgetting: Getting Past the Past”
Sebastian Stockman reviews Lewis Hyde’s “A Primer for Forgetting.”
Sebastian StockmanOct 14, 2019
- History
- Politics
The Mild, Mild West: On “Dreams of El Dorado: A History of the American West”
A one-volume history of the American West reads too much like a movie we’ve already seen.
Karl JacobyOct 13, 2019
- History
- Politics
Dark Days Are Coming: On Peter Pomerantsev’s “This Is Not Propaganda: Adventures in the War Against Reality”
Douglas Smith is chilled by “This Is Not Propaganda: Adventures in the War Against Reality” by Peter Pomerantsev.
Douglas SmithOct 10, 2019
- History
- Politics
Regard for One Another: A Conversation Between Rizvana Bradley and Saidiya Hartman
Rizvana Bradley and Saidiya Hartman talk about Hartman's new book, "Wayward Lives, Beautiful Experiments."
Rizvana BradleyOct 8, 2019
- History
- Philosophy & Religion
Staying Woke Is Patriotic: An Excerpt from “Stay Woke: A People’s Guide to Making All Black Lives Matter”
LARB presents an excerpt from “Stay Woke: A People’s Guide to Making All Black Lives Matter,” written by Tehama Lopez Bunyasi and Candis Watts Smith.
Candis Watts Smith, Tehama Lopez BunyasiSep 24, 2019
The Soviet Union and the Birth of Human Rights
LARB presents an excerpt from “A World Divided: The Global Struggle for Human Rights in the Age of Nation-States” by Eric D. Weitz.
Eric D. WeitzSep 24, 2019
Silicon Valley: A Region High on Historical Amnesia
In his review of O’Mara’s “The Code,” Patrick McCray describes how the federal government provided the tailwind that pushed Silicon Valley to stardom.
W. Patrick McCraySep 19, 2019
Behind the Celluloid Dream: A Conversation with Shawn Levy
Sarah Cozort speaks to Shawn Levy, author of “Castle on Sunset: Life, Death, Love, Art, and Scandal at Hollywood’s Chateau Marmont.”
Sarah CozortSep 13, 2019
- Art & Architecture
- History