History

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

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
The World of Yesterday, Today: On Maria Schrader’s “Stefan Zweig: Farewell to Europe”
Kathleen B. Jones interviews Maria Schrader about her new film, “Stefan Zweig: Farewell to Europe.”
Kathleen B. JonesFeb 17, 2017
- Film
- History
No Business Like the Supernatural Business
Pericles Lewis on the history of spiritualism.
Pericles LewisFeb 15, 2017
- History
- Religion
There Has Never Been an America Without Muslims
Amir Hussain looks at the long history of Muslims in America.
Shabana MirFeb 13, 2017
A People’s History. A Nation’s Story. A Battle Station.
THE WHITE HOUSE has given the country whiplash, many citizens are discombobulated; the National Museum of African American History & Culture can help.
Cherie SaundersFeb 12, 2017