History

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

It Me
Scott Selisker reviews Merve Emre’s “The Personality Brokers.”
Scott SeliskerOct 8, 2018
- Cultural Studies
- History
“I Wanted It to Be a Comedy”: On “The Saintliness of Margery Kempe”
Clare Davidson and Boyda Johnstone review Austin Pendleton’s “The Saintliness of Margery Kempe.”
Boyda Johnstone, Clare H. DavidsonOct 6, 2018
- Gender & Sexuality
- History
Literature and Life: An Interview with Soledad Fox Maura
A biography of perhaps the most interesting man in the (20th-century) world.
Aaron ShulmanOct 1, 2018
“The Blood of the Unhappy Tsar”: On Helen Rappaport’s “The Race to Save the Romanovs”
Douglas Smith investigates “The Race to Save the Romanovs” by Helen Rappaport.
Douglas SmithSep 30, 2018
- Around the World
- History
Possible, Not Alternative, Histories: A Literary History Emerging from Sunlight
LARB presents an excerpt from “The Origins of Dislike,” a new collection of essays by Amit Chaudhuri.
Amit ChaudhuriSep 30, 2018
Beyond People’s History: On Paul Ortiz’s “African American and Latinx History of the United States”
Paul Ortiz's book helps us remember that the people who fought united against white supremacy, have a long and powerful track record.
Samantha SchuylerSep 29, 2018
- History
2+2=5: On the White Sea-Baltic Canal and Totalitarian Pipe Dreams
Maya Vinokour considers dictatorial “gigantomania,” from Stalin’s White Sea-Baltic Canal to Trump’s THE WALL.
Maya VinokourSep 27, 2018
The Things They Carried: On “Objects of War: The Material Culture of Conflict and Displacement”
Ashley Valanzola appraises “Objects of War: The Material Culture of Conflict and Displacement,” edited by Leora Auslander and Tara E. Zahra.
Ashley ValanzolaSep 26, 2018
- Cultural Studies
- History
The International Black Panthers
Eugene Brennan reflects on Elaine Mokhtefi’s memoir of her years with the Black Panthers in Algeria.
Eugene BrennanSep 20, 2018
Color Matters
Stefanie Sobelle reviews David Scott Kastan and Stephen Farthing's "On Color."
Stefanie SobelleSep 19, 2018
The Latin American Wrecking Crew: A Conversation with Josh Kun
Gustavo Turner speaks to Josh Kun about the legacy of Latin American music from Los Angeles in an interview complete with playlists.
Gustavo TurnerSep 18, 2018
An Unwelcome Brother
A cultural biography of America’s censor and the new Puritanism.
Anthony MostromSep 18, 2018
- Gender & Sexuality
- History