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Plate of enchiladas at a Mexican restaurant.

Mexican Food in the United States

… tacos increasingly brought these foods into the American diet. As Mexican immigrants arrived in new locales, various … Powder  The food tradition of the American Southwest has come about through various populations’ contributions over … by those with the capital and privilege to set high price points.  Hybrid foodways continue to support Mexican foods …
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)
… Further away from the city center, a sprawling memorial complex known as Victory Park pays homage to Russia’s wars … Pozharsky and Kuzma Minin driving out winged Polish soldiers. From their base in Nizhnii Novgorod, Pozharsky and … of state propaganda, but powerful historical reference points that resonate with many ordinary Russians steeped in …
The Course of Empire: Destruction, Painted by Thomas Cole, depicts a highly dramatic, catastrophic image of Rome's end.

Political Economy in the Late Roman Empire

Review of The Tragedy of Empire: From Constantine to The Destruction of Roman Italy, by Michael Kulikowski (Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press, 2019)
… like “barbarians,” “invasion,” or “decline;” or perhaps a date, like “410” or “476.” In popular culture and … reacted against this academic trend, reminding their audience (who likely had not heard otherwise) that Rome really … in church politics, while Julian flounders after becoming augustus and Jovian emerged as the first “compromise …
Caricature of President Nixon in 1970.

Patrick J. Buchanan: a Populist, Not a Conservative

… his party's $12.6 million, thanks to the Federal Election Commission, which ruled in a recent 5-1 decision that … for Goldman Sachs." Whether this approach will work in today's prosperous economic times is very much open to … in response to economic crises. George Wallace found an audience in a country worried by inflation and economic …
This postcard depicts a recreation of the Arbella, the ship that carried John Winthrop and his fellow Puritans to present-day Massachusetts.

From Forgotten Phrase to American Myth

Review of As a City on a Hill: The Story of America’s Most Famous Lay Sermon , by Daniel T. Rodgers (Princeton: Princeton University Press, 2018)
… central to our national creed. Except that it isn’t. As Daniel Rodgers summarizes: “Most of this is a modern … seemed to me, foreshadows what the United States would become more than the Puritan outpost of Boston. After all, … Winthrop Fleet, which was funded by the  Massachusetts  Bay Company, came ashore in 1630. Ditto across the 19th century, …
Infamous photograph of German soldiers rounding up Jews for deportation in the Warsaw Ghetto, 1943.

Weathering the Storm: Wartime Lives of Ordinary People

Review of An Iron Wind: Europe Under Hitler, by Peter Fritzsche (New York: Basic Books, 2016)
… failed each other.  Infamous photograph of German soldiers rounding up Jews for deportation in the Warsaw Ghetto, … the violence around them, how that violence affected everyday living, and even how they perceived themselves as … German soldier. Fritzsche is particularly interested in comparing the French and Polish accounts about sharing space …
Image of T2 Atomic Demolition Munition from the 1950s.

The Test-Ban Treaty and the Cold War’s Lessons

… When U.S. senators voted to reject the Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty, they took a giant step backward. In today’s era of relative peace, they allowed partisan rancor … over Russian territory, those hopes faded. But they did not die. Long before President Clinton signed the Comprehensive …
Cover of Civilizations of Ancient Iraq, by Benjamin R. Foster and Karen Polinger Foster.

Babylon Revisited

Review of Civilizations of Ancient Iraq, by Benjamin R. Foster and Karen Polinger Foster (Princeton: Princeton University Press, 2009. pp. xii, 297)
… some ten thousand years ago to the seventh century of the common era. They tell the stories of successive … what the authors call the "Assyrian Achievement," which fundamentally altered the geopolitical dynamics of Mesopotamia. … 883-859) provides the first evidence we have for the pork dietary proscription in this region of the world. Among its …

Right-Wing Politics in India

… are Hindus (more than 1 billion people), with Muslims comprising the next most populous group at 15%. First-time … a series of incidents. Over more than a century, Hindutva adapted to the anti-colonial national movement and … stamp of Vinayak Damodar Savarkar. During his studies in London and work with various revolutionary groups in …
Official Program: Woman Suffrage Procession, Washington DC March 3, 1913

I have many things to say (Prologued, Season 1, Episode 2)

… and often these organizations were in direct conflict.  Today we talk about the women who led the charge for suffrage, … says things like “Oh God, if I have to meet with these ladies, can I at least please pick the time that they come?!” … Oranjudio. Song and band information can be found on our website, and we encourage our listeners to visit episode …
Cover of The End of the West: The Once and Future Europe by David Marquand

The End of the World as We Know It?

Review of The End of the West: The Once and Future Europe, by David Marquand (Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press, 2011)
… undermined European integration. Marquand reminds his audience of the important successes that Europe has witnessed … - the deliberate construction of a supranational European Community, based on law rather than force, in which ancient … with the E.U. One of the more interesting and important points that Marquand makes is that while the Eurozone …
Israeli Prime Minister, Levi Eshkol

Six Days That Shook The World

Review of The Six Day War: The Breaking of the Middle East, by Guy Laron (New Haven: Yale University Press, 2017)
… administrations that deemed the application of force a welcome distraction from domestic problems. At the same time, … offensive mindset—“Rabin’s Schlieffenplan,” (145) as Laron coins it in pointed allusion. Rabin's "Schlieffenplan:" an … but also offer rewarding reading experiences to public audiences with much patience and stamina. …
Lawrence Halprin

Lawrence Halprin and Two Modern Spaces

… outside of Haifa, then Palestine , working on a kibbutz (a communal farm). When Halprin returned to the U.S. he trained … believed that the urban landscape functioned as the everyday backyard for city residents. He imagined that people … drugs at one end of the fountain, walk to the other end and die. This was not the “interactivity” Halprin had in mind. …
Lydia Walker

Postwar Decolonization and its Discontents

… networks. However, these advocates had their own agendas and allegiances, which could undermine the autonomy of … Department of History at The Ohio State University. This webinar features material from Lydia Walker’s new book, … is available Open Access for free download on the Cambridge website .  The Moderator of this event is Nicholas …

Are Women People? The Equal Rights Amendment Then and Now

… On March 22, 2017, Nevada became the 36 th state and the first state in 40 years to … victory signals that the ERA has a renewed chance to become the 28 th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution. To be … conditions, and physical tasks too arduous for pregnant bodies. In the years leading up to the introduction of the …

Savage Gladiators vs. Civilized Amateurs: Rome and Athens in American Sports Culture

… In fact, as surprising as it may be to sports watchers and commentators, how Americans talk about sports today is a … their home city-states. Specialized, intensive training and diet were also essential in order to win large or … major injuries.” Here Robertson identifies the most common points of similarity between gladiators and …

Pandemics: Today and Yesterday

… in biomedicine in recent years. Three of our “deadly companions.” Poliovirus ( left ), Influenza ( center ), and … has been largely forgotten since the deadliest outbreak to date, the global influenza pandemic of 1918 . For most of … the leader Pericles. Pericles, an Athenian statesman who died during the Plague of Athens in 429 BCE. The results …

Learning to Love the Nuclear Pariah: From China to North Korea

… An estimate compiled by the nation’s intelligence services reaches the president’s desk, disclosing that a formidable and reckless adversary in Northeast Asia will soon … Taiwan in 1958 ( left ). A 1958 poster showing Chinese soldiers invading Taiwan ( right ). The Taiwan Strait crises …