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Cover of A Strange Stirring The Feminine Mystique and American Women at the Dawn of the 1960s by Stephanie Coontz.

A Strange Stirring: The Feminine Mystique and American Women at the Dawn of the 1960s

Review of A Strange Stirring: The Feminine Mystique and American Women at the Dawn of the 1960s, by Stephanie Coontz (New York: Basic Books, 2011)
… Strange Stirring takes the novel approach of presenting the history of the women whose experiences The Feminine Mystique … a biography of the book that "pulled the trigger on history" (xv). Coontz concedes that even though The Feminine … Dawn of the 1960s , by Stephanie Coontz (New York: Basic Books, 2011) … Nicole Jackson … Reviews … Sexuality & …
A memorial dedicated to the heroes of the Great Patriotic War (1941-45) in Yaroslavl.

From Kulikovo Field to Kursk: Russia’s Forever War

Review of Russia: The Story of War, by Gregory Carleton (Cambridge, MA and London: Belknap/Harvard University Press, 2017)
… with its past wars, condensing nearly 1,000 years of history into a succinct study stretching from the Mongol … in Chechnya and Ukraine. Tackling such a long stretch of history would be daunting for most historians, but Carleton … the ways in which humiliating defeats, such as the Crimean War (1853-56), the Russo-Japanese War (1904-05), and …
Castilian ambassadors attempt to ally themselves with Abu Hafs Umar al-Murtada.

The Iberian Realm of Islam

Review of Kingdoms of Faith: A New History of Islamic Spain, by Brian A. Catlos (New York: Basic Books, 2018)
… on the Iberian Peninsula. In Kingdoms of Faith: A New History of Islamic Spain , Catlos examines the importance of … land by Christian kings) through which we view Spanish history are too facile. The reality of the Islamic kingdoms … of Islamic Spain , by Brian A. Catlos (New York: Basic Books, 2018) … Dani Anthony … Reviews … Europe … Religion … …
A Church in Novgorod Russia

Russia and the World

… compare to its ambitions in the past? In this episode of History Talk , hosts Jessica Blissit and Brenna Miller talk … and Putin in particular, as reactive even in Ukraine and Crimea, certainly in Syria, as Jerry alluded to. To go back … War was. There were many, many, many more movies, many more books, many more TV series in America that depicted Russians …
Man at march holding sign that reads "Make America NATIVE Again"

Indigenous Peoples' Day: A Conversation

… Daniel Rivers discuss Indigenous Peoples' Day and the history of Indigenous People. Dr. Jacob is the Intercultural … and Dr. Rivers is a faculty member in the Department of History. … Dr. Dr. Daniel Rivers: Thank you so much and … I suggest, you know, reaching out and reading different books by Native American authors. Secondly, listening to …
Lydia Walker

Postwar Decolonization and its Discontents

… Professor, Seth Andre Myers Chair in Global Military History, in the Department of History at The Ohio State University. This webinar features … Moderator of this event is Nicholas Breyfogle, Professor of History and Director, Goldberg Center for Excellence in …
Pedro Albizu Campos, noted anti-imperialist, addressing a crowd in 1936

Reframing the American Empire

Review of How to Hide an Empire: A History of the Greater United States, by Daniel Immerwahr (New York: Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2019)
… to make each morning. His book, How to Hide an Empire: A History of the Greater United States , presents a “familiar history differently” by placing the American empire back at the center of American history. This interesting and easily digestible narrative …
Cover of War is All Hell: The Nature of Evil and the Civil War by Edward J. Blum and John Matsui.

Forces of Good and Evil

Review of War is All Hell: The Nature of Evil and the Civil War by Edward J. Blum and John Matsui (Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania Press, 2021)
… God and Jesus, in interpretations of American and Civil War history. Blum and Matsui outline three goals for the book: … with God and the forces of good in American religious history;” second, to emphasize the importance of … American politics to “reconceptualize” Christian history: Satan was the “first secessionist” who, enraged by …
Cover of Sweet Land of Liberty: The Forgotten Struggle for Civil Rights in the North by Thomas J. Sugrue.

Movement North

Review of Sweet Land of Liberty: The Forgotten Struggle for Civil Rights in the North, by Thomas J. Sugrue (New York: Random House, 2008)
… is familiar to specialists in 20th-century African American history.  But while scholars such as Matthew Countryman and … many twists and turns over nearly a century of civil rights history.  It is a profoundly important book that reminds us … 2008) … Jennifer Huff … Reviews … Black Lives in American History … Racism & Racial Ideas … United States … 20th …
Zombie scene from the 1968 film, Night of the Living Dead.

Top Ten Origins: Zombies: The Undead Shuffle

… Zombies are everywhere these days—in movies and books; on stage and television. They lurk in the shadows … and Hollywood. Here are ten things to know about their history, their causes, and their role in contemporary … to break spirit possession. Zombies are part of Haitian history and develop from beliefs that surround death and …
a couple in a wedding dress and soldier dress uniform

Between Two Worlds: Jewish War Brides After the Holocaust

… in a new land. Robin E. Judd is an Associate Professor of History at The Ohio State University, Director of the Hoffman Leaders and Leadership in History Program, and President of the Association for Jewish … were written by female Holocaust survivors who ended their books with mentioning that they themselves had met and …
Soviet and US Flags

Cultural Diplomacy and the Global Cold War

… Nicholas Breyfogle  | Associate Professor, Department of History; Director, Goldberg Center Theodora Dragostinova  | Associate Professor, Department of History Brought to you by the Clio Society of the Ohio State … investment in the building of monuments, the publication of books, the making of movies, particularly on national …
Strangers Nowhere in the World: The Rise of Cosmopolitanism in Early Modern Europe , by Margaret Jacobs book cover.

Strangers Nowhere in the World: The Rise of Cosmopolitanism in Early Modern Europe

Review of Strangers Nowhere in the World: The Rise of Cosmopolitanism in Early Modern Europe , by Margaret Jacobs (Philadelphia, University of Pennsylvania Press, 2006)
… on a long career of work on the Enlightenment and the history of science, Jacob offers a series of case studies … And Restoration Political Culture', Journal of Modern History , 67, 1995, pp. 807–34,  Alexandra Halasz, The … Reviews … Europe … Jewish People … Religion … Intellectual History … Early Modern … Strangers Nowhere in the World: The …
Entrance gate of Auschwitz Concentration Camp, "Work Sets You Free," 2013

At the Movies: “Canaries,” A Review of Denial

… Denial (2016), Mick Jackson’s adaptation of her later book, History on Trial: My Day in Court with a Holocaust Denier … … On Screen … Film/Television … Genocide … Intellectual History … Media/Journalism/Communications … At the Movies: …
Chinese manufactured goods, like this jar from the Ming dynasty, were highly desired trade items.

Borne by the Waves: The Ocean’s Role in Global Trade

Review of The Boundless Sea: A Human History of the Oceans, by David Abulafia (Oxford University Press, 2019)
… Abulafia’s The Boundless Sea  is not, strictly speaking, a history of oceans. As the sub-title suggests, this book is first and foremost a human history. While environmental factors like climatic changes … Abulafia attempts a “rounded” rather than complete history of the oceans, yet his ability to skillfully balance …
Tiger

Caged: Humans and Animals at the Zoo

… afternoon. Explore zoos past and present in this episode of History Talk where hosts  Brenna Miller  and  Jessica … the Zoo? " ( Image Source ) … Jessica Blissit   Welcome to History Talk the podcast that brings together a panel of … think about zoos, [Heini] Hediger wrote really interesting books on Zoo biology. And his argument at the time was like, …
Marchers for LGBTQ rights

The Debate Over Same-Sex Marriage and LGBTQ Rights

… better? How has the study and teaching of gay and lesbian history changed? What is the relationship between sexuality … (often termed “gentrification”)? In this month’s episode of History Talk there’s something for everyone as hosts Patrick … Daniel Rivers and Clayton Howard are two Ohio State history professors, and J. Brendan Shaw is a doctoral …
Hanoi's War: An International History of the War for Peace in Vietnam, by Lien-Hang T. Nguyen Book Cover.

Hanoi Central

Review of Hanoi's War: An International History of the War for Peace in Vietnam, by Lien-Hang T. Nguyen Chapel Hill: University of North Carolina Press, 2012
… Lien-Hang Nguyen's new book Hanoi's War: An International History of the War for Peace in Vietnam is primarily a political and diplomatic history of the Vietnam War, centered on Hanoi and the North … on the North, it evolves into a true international history as other participants enter the war. By the end, …

Humans Have Always Lived in a World of Many Worlds

… Athenians lived by during the classical period of Greek history (ca. 480-320 BCE). Of course, we usually know the … non-modern ways of life have actually flourished in history, sustaining countless real lives, because all were … knowing and being through the ways we think about and write history. Doubtless, the horrors inflicted on colonized and …
The Scandal of Empire: India and the Creation of Imperial Britain, by Nicholas B. Dirks book cover.

The Scandal of Empire: India and the Creation of Imperial Britain

Review of The Scandal of Empire: India and the Creation of Imperial Britain, by Nicholas B. Dirks (Cambridge: Harvard University Press, 2006)
… is a renowned scholar of South Asian and British imperial history at Columbia University. The Scandal of Empire … scandal of empire "has been the erasure of empire from the history of Europe," 3 or how scholars have neglected the … … India … United Kingdom … Colonialism/Imperialism … Legal history … The Scandal of Empire: India and the Creation of …
A map of the US night sky, showing points of population density

Fault Lines: The Urban-Rural Divide in America

… between rural and urban areas a new phenomenon? Explore the history of rural-urban conflicts with hosts Brenna Miller … Conn , Clay Howard , and Mark Partridge . Discover the long history of conflict, animosity, and rare moments of … goals.  ( Image Source ) … Jessica Blissit   Welcome to History Talk , the podcast that brings together a panel of …
Cover of Robert Clifton Weaver and the American City The Life and Times of an Urban Reformer by Wendell E. Pritchett.

Invisible Man

Review of Robert Clifton Weaver and the American City: The Life and Times of an Urban Reformer , by Wendell E. Pritchett (University of Chicago Press, 2008)
… of race or ethnicity, has an equal chance for success. History, however, might prove otherwise.  As we come to the … holds a significant if largely forgotten place in the history of the United States.  His biography, which … and engaging.  Readers interested in African American history, civil rights history, urban history, or government …