History

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

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
“A More Beautiful and Terrible History” Corrects the Fables Told of the Civil Rights Movement
Jeneé Darden interviews Jeanne Theoharis about her most recent book, "A More Beautiful and Terrible History ."
Jeneé DardenSep 16, 2018
- History
What Makes the World Move
A distinguished history of energy innovations finds that collaboration and waste are the inevitable accompaniments.
Anna LeahySep 16, 2018
Mircea Eliade and Antisemitism: An Exchange
Bryan Rennie and Philip Ó Ceallaigh exchange views on Mircea Eliade and antisemitism.
Bryan Rennie, Philip Ó CeallaighSep 13, 2018
The Frame of Things
Why did the 19th century pose so many questions?
Ian BeacockSep 10, 2018
- History
- Politics