History

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

What Makes a Jew a Jew: On Steven Weitzman’s “The Origin of the Jews”
David Mikics examines “The Origin of the Jews” by Steven Weitzman.
David MikicsJul 1, 2017
- History
- Religion
The Collapse of the Postwar Compact: On Rick Wartzman’s “The End of Loyalty”
Darryl Holter reviews Rick Wartzman’s new book about the decline of American labor.
Darryl HolterJun 27, 2017
Cruel but Not Unusual: Putting Down the Attica Uprising of 1971
Mary F. Corey on Heather Ann Thompson's Pulitzer Prize–winning "Blood in the Water: The Attica Uprising of 1971 and Its Legacy."
Mary F. CoreyJun 22, 2017
Ghostly Parades in Lost Cities: Babel’s Odessa and Wittlin’s L’viv
Uilleam Blacker reviews the new Pushkin Collection editions of Isaac Babel and Józef Wittlin.
Uilleam BlackerJun 18, 2017
- Around the World
- History
Making New Friends: The Genetics of Animal Domestication
The story of the Russian geneticists who domesticated the silver fox.
Colin DickeyJun 18, 2017
A Republican for Our Times?
Think you know what it means to be Machiavellian? You don’t know the half of it, says our reviewer.
Brickey LeQuireJun 15, 2017
- History
- Politics
Simulation Liberation Army
Alternative histories of the Patty Hearst kidnapping add to an already complicated narrative, writes our reviewer.
M. W. LipschutzJun 13, 2017
- History
- Politics
The Spy Who Funded Me: Revisiting the Congress for Cultural Freedom
Patrick Iber reconsiders the legacy of the Congress for Cultural Freedom.
Patrick IberJun 11, 2017
How to Travel in Time
Is the age of time travel already over, and when did it begin?
Timothy KennettJun 10, 2017
“Great Man, Finish ‘Les Misérables’”: David Bellos’s “The Novel of the Century”
Henrik Bering explores “The Novel of the Century” by David Bellos.
Henrik BeringJun 4, 2017
- History
The Shipwreck of History: Bertolt Brecht’s “War Primer”
Roy Scranton reviews Bertolt Brecht’s “War Primer.”
Roy ScrantonJun 4, 2017
- History
- Poetry
The Groves of Academe: On “Keep the Damned Women Out”
Andrew Seal on Nancy Weiss Malkiel's "'Keep the Damned Women Out': The Struggle for Coeducation."
Andrew SealJun 3, 2017