History

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

Hitler Feared for Magnetism
Anthony Mostrom reviews three new books about Adolf Hitler’s rise to power.
Anthony MostromMar 20, 2017
- Biography & Autobiography
- History
The Church of the Churchless
Phil Zuckerman on Leigh Eric Schmidt's "Village Atheists."
Phil ZuckermanMar 19, 2017
- History
- Religion
Make Spain Great Again! The Transhistorical Ties Between Donald Trump and Christopher Columbus
Tzvetan Todorov, who died last month, had a prophetic vision of Donald Trump in his 1984 retelling of the conquest of the Americas.
Karen Elizabeth ParkMar 14, 2017
- History
- Politics
Uncomfortable Friends: Revising the American Jesuits
Catherine O'Donnell on John T. McGreevy's "American Jesuits and the World."
Catherine O’DonnellMar 12, 2017
- History
- Religion
By Immigrants, For Immigrants: Why “Casablanca” Still Matters
Noah Gittell on Noah Isenberg's "We'll Always Have Casablanca."
Noah GittellMar 10, 2017
- Film
- History
Our Ghosts: On Japanese Internment in Fresno
Nathan K. Hensley on the history of Japanese internment in Fresno, California.
Nathan K. HensleyMar 5, 2017
- History
- Nonfiction
No More Utopias
Gail Pellett reviews Beverley Hooper’s new book on foreigners in China.
Gail PellettMar 3, 2017
Pankaj Mishra on the Violent Transition to Modernity
Pankaj Mishra, leading global thinker, on violence and history.
Sebastian StrangioMar 1, 2017
Business Feminism
Stephanie Young on the storied and complicated history of the feminist bookstore.
Stephanie YoungFeb 26, 2017
From Medical Condition to Political Condition: The Story of the ADA
Rosemarie Garland-Thomson reviews “Enabling Acts,” a history of the ADA by Lennard J. Davis.
Rosemarie Garland-ThomsonFeb 22, 2017
- History
- Politics
Naming The Dead Who Toiled Our Fields: The Latest from Tim Z. Hernandez
Sara Campos on Tim Z. Hernandez's "All They Will Call You."
Sara CamposFeb 21, 2017
He’s My Death, Too: Emmett Till and America
Shehryar Fazli on Timothy B. Tyson's "The Blood of Emmett Till."
Shehryar FazliFeb 20, 2017