History

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

The Death of Job Stability
Robin Kaiser-Schatzlein works through “Temp: How American Work, American Business, and the American Dream Became Temporary” by Louis Hyman.
Robin Kaiser-SchatzleinJan 2, 2019
Erotic Tyranny
"Nobody fully understands Alcibiades, which is why he continually fascinates." Ryan Shinkel on "Nemesis: Alcibiades and the Fall of Athens."
Ryan ShinkelDec 31, 2018
- Biography & Autobiography
- History
Game of Obsession: The Eternal Question of Chess
Chess emerges as the new mixed martial arts in an exciting new book.
Ajay OronaDec 29, 2018
Sneaker Money
Connor Goodwin on "University of Nike," Joshua Hunt's look at how companies like Nike control institutions of higher learning.
Connor GoodwinDec 26, 2018
American Resistance, Explained
Jeff Biggers new book looks at the long history of resistance and protest in America.
Sean WoodardDec 23, 2018
- History
- Politics
Pursuing the Truth: An Introduction to Józef Czapski's “Inhuman Land: Searching for the Truth in Soviet Russia, 1941–1942”
LARB presents Timothy Snyder’s introduction to Józef Czapski's “Inhuman Land,” translated by Antonia Lloyd-Jones and published by NYRB Classics today.
Timothy SnyderDec 18, 2018
I Hate to Wait: On Jason Farman’s “Delayed Response: The Art of Waiting from the Ancient to the Instant World”
Lydia Pyne impatiently explores “Delayed Response: The Art of Waiting from the Ancient to the Instant World” by Jason Farman.
Lydia PyneDec 12, 2018
The Talking Walls of Angel Island
Joy Lanzendorfer considers the poetry and history of Angel Island.
Joy LanzendorferDec 4, 2018
- History
- Poetry
Classic Rock’s Götterdämmerung
Ed Simon dances with Steven Hyden’s “Twilight of the Gods.”
Ed SimonDec 2, 2018
Cute as a Button? Think Twice
Buttons may be the ultimate tangible expression of modernity, but how much do we know about what’s underneath them?
Anna FeuerNov 30, 2018
“Was America Born Capitalist?”: On John Winthrop’s “A Model of Christian Charity”
LARB presents an excerpt from “As a City on a Hill: The Story of America’s Most Famous Lay Sermon” by Daniel T. Rodgers.
Daniel T. RodgersNov 26, 2018
- Economics and Finance
- History
A Sidelined People: On the Crisis in Palestine
Two new books examine the consequences of the failed bid for Palestinian statehood.
Sam RisakNov 21, 2018