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A manuscript image of Pope Innocent IV excommunicating Emperor Frederick II at the Council of Lyon.

Medieval Public Relations Battles

Review of The Two Powers: The Papacy, The Empire, and the Struggle for Sovereignty in the Thirteenth Century, by Brett Edward Whalen (Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania Press, 2019)
… The medieval period was full of confrontations between the dual … documents written to persuade the public, Whalen uncovers a communications battle between the papacy and the Holy Roman … often operated according to local customs and concerns. Bishops in the empire had to balance their loyalties between …
A group of children in Sub-Saharan Africa

Sub-Saharan Africa

… Patrick Potyondy   Welcome to History Talk , the podcast that brings together a … intersection of culture and politics. In the past, I've studied the relationship between nationalism and ethnic group … Sokolsky. Song and band information can be be found on our website. You can find our podcasts and more at our website, …
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)
… immigration ban. Timely then that veteran religious studies scholar Brian A. Catlos has published an overview of … and Mediterranean culture. It is intended for a broad audience, and generally focuses on top-level events. The book … The reality of the Islamic kingdoms in Iberia was far more complex. Castilian ambassadors attempt to ally themselves …
USS ARIZONA sinking during the Pearl Harbor attack in 1941.

The 1942 Internments and Today’s Security Crisis

… a national security threat. While the order legally encompassed Germans and Italians, in practice only the … internment, once it began, was relatively easy to accomplish, it met fierce resistance from the U.S. attorney … months after Pearl Harbor reflects Biddle’s stubborn, if futile, resistance to the plan. Currently, the attorney …

America's Long-Suffering Mental Health System

… ill. Darren Rainey, who suffered from schizophrenia, died in 2012 from burns to over ninety percent of his body … but also to provide “restorative” work. Others had workshops. There is, at best, mixed evidence on whether such … it through eugenics promised to solve the problem for future generations. In 1896, Connecticut became the first …
Monica Lewinsky's official government ID photo from 1997.

Another Watergate?

… at the Democratic national headquarters at the Watergate complex in 1972. An abbreviated list of what came to be … in the 1963 assassination of South Vietnamese President Diem; exchanging government favors for campaign … of course, crimes, but if Clinton were ever shown to have committed these offenses, these would be his only crimes. In …

A Sea of Troubles: The Philippines and Pacific Geopolitics

… While not explicitly backing Manila, Obama stressed his commitment to preserving stability in  the South China Sea . … Boxer Rebellion in China targeted Westerners, 2,500 U.S. soldiers quickly traversed the South China Sea to help suppress … as the key to wealth, prestige, and regional stability. The future of the Philippines will be tied closely to …

Socialism Takes Over France, Again?

… it mildly. Socialism, at least in the United States, has become a byword among Republicans for fiscally irresponsible … revolts broke out. After receiving his baccalaureate, he studied at Paris' prestigious Institut des Sciences Politiques … the post-war generation of leaders. There he met the future mother of his four children, Ségolène Royal, with …

Right-Wing Politics in India

… are Hindus (more than 1 billion people), with Muslims comprising the next most populous group at 15%. First-time … stamp of Vinayak Damodar Savarkar. During his studies in London and work with various revolutionary groups in … the noncooperation, passive resistance, and civil disobedience made popular by Gandhi and the Congress. By the time …
Crowd with sign: "Black Caucus for Chisholm"

"Earn Your Spurs" (Prologued, Season 1, Episode 7)

… as president of the NCN,W the organization deepened its commitment to the Civil Rights Movement, with Height joining … figures of both the Democratic and Republican National committees to form the National Women's Political Caucus. … nominee of a major US political party? What does the future of women's political involvement look like? We'll …
Photo of FDN & ARDE Frente Sur Commandas in the Nueva Guinea zone of Southeast Nicaragua, 1987

The Imperial Presidency Pushes Back

Review of Iran Contra: Reagan’s Scandal and the Unchecked Abuse of Presidential Power, by Malcolm Byrne (Lawrence: University of Kansas Press, 2014)
… could operate off the books. Photo of FDN & ARDE Frente Sur Commandas in the Nueva Guinea zone of Southeast Nicaragua, … and sought to sustain its war effort. Here, one of the shadier characters in this sordid drama emerged: Manucher … North suggested to the National Security Council that future arms deals happen directly through the United States …
Communards with flags

The Socialist Legacy in France

… Thanks for being on the show Professor Conklin and welcome.   Dr. Alice Conklin   Thank you for having me.   … a digital media piece of writing geared toward a popular audience. Is there some advantage to this form of writing over … but that you have a chance to reach a much broader audience through distribution over the internet and especially …

(Fore)Closing on the American Dream

… lucky. Their ability to afford their monthly payments was compromised first by the falling market, then by mortgages … rates in the months after October 1929, looking to offset future inflation. These higher rates hurt Depression-era … chartered the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (Freddie Mac). These corporations market the bundled mortgages as …
The First Crusade: The Call from the East, by Peter Frankopan Book Cover.

Restoring the Origins of the First Crusade: A Medieval Chronicle Written in the Twenty-First Century

Review of The First Crusade: The Call from the East, by Peter Frankopan (Cambridge, MA: The Belknap Press of Harvard University Press, 2012)
… would send out a call throughout western Christendom for soldiers to come to Alexios' aid by appealing to the western desire to … But while Alexios and Urban saw the crusaders as soldiers fighting for Byzantium, the crusaders themselves were … Medieval … Restoring the Origins of the First Crusade: A Medieval Chronicle Written in the Twenty-First Century …
Tiger

Caged: Humans and Animals at the Zoo

… and cultural history, micro history, film, agrarian studies, violence and animal studies.   Dr. Tracy McDonald   … between the stuffed gorilla that you can buy at the gift shop and the gorilla in an enclosure that your child falls … Blisset. Song and band information can be found on our website. You can find our podcast and more on our website
The other side of The Shore, depicting the Maritime House, third from the left. The former headquarters of the National Seamen’s Union are now flats.

A Postcard from Leith, Scotland

… wealthy Georgian facades of New Town transform into charity shops, pubs, Indian restaurants, and the occasional Tesco … decision to list the building. The Banana Flats once embodied everything that Edinburgh felt was wrong with Leith. … and of hardships and Edinburgh’s vision for the future. While you walk along the Water of Leith, pull up …

Pandemics: Today and Yesterday

… in biomedicine in recent years. Three of our “deadly companions.” Poliovirus ( left ), Influenza ( center ), and … the leader Pericles. Pericles, an Athenian statesman who died during the Plague of Athens in 429 BCE. The results … the cause of the pandemic led public health officials on a futile search for a flawed therapeutic to stem the tide of …

Original Origins

… Historic Approach to Welfare Reform  (revised 2023) [PDF] Future Schools, Future Children: The Road to Reform? [PDF] Modern Day …   [PDF] Manhood on Trial: Homosexuality, Conduct Unbecoming, and the Military   [PDF] The State of the World …
Poster that says, "Resist," at a Yale University anti-draft rally in 1968.

The Political Costs of Filling the Ranks

… a result, thousands of men openly defied draft laws and welcomed prosecution. And tens of thousands evaded the draft by … in Iraq — sometimes notifying them days before they are to come home that they’ll have to stay another three or six … is slipping. According to one Illinois National Guard soldier in Iraq, the uncertainty of when troops will rotate our …

Clash in the Caucasus: Georgia, Russia, and the Fate of South Ossetia

… unrecognized until recently by anyone in the international community. It has its own government, though largely staffed … international community—pushed Georgian villagers and soldiers out of the Kodori Gorge. This is part of Abkhazia that … the leaders of federal republics like North Ossetia. The Future This war was a miscalculation by all involved, …