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… In this episode of History Talk , host Leticia Wiggins interviews Pulitzer … historian Taylor Branch on the contentious yet interlinked history of the American university system and the National … Patrick Potyondy  Welcome to History Talk , the history podcast for everyone produced by …

… by surprise, and changed the trajectory of modern Iraqi history. Armed revolt broke out in the fertile plains south … chieftain. Raranjiya was renamed Rustumiya, and, in the history, decisive battles were relocated away from … Ian Rutledge, Enemy on the Euphrates (London: Saqi Books, 2014). A readable survey based on archival material. …

… historians. While it seems strange to say about a work of history, I have avoided the temptation to give away the … to Train the Ideal Mate , by Wendy Moore (New York: Basic Books, 2013) …

… a “normal” degree of national power on the stage of world history. They expected that power to bring psychological as … made that choice predictable, if not inevitable. The history of Zionism helps explain why so many Israeli Jews … secure only when Israel is demonstrating its power. That history helps explain why so many support their government’s …

… from 1980 through 2008 “The Age of Reagan.”   Given this history, and the particularly rapid turnaround from … that turned out.   But if Republicans can find succor in history, they cannot hinge all of their hopes on a … to irrelevance. Derek Catsam is an associate professor of history at the University of Texas of the Permian Basin and …

… “History will vindicate me!” It is the rallying cry of … Watergate. Christopher Bates is an adjunct professor of history at California Polytechnic University, Pomona, and a writer for the History News Service. … History News Service …

… tapes and documents processing staff, is a writer for the History News Service. … History News Service …

… bubonic plague and the most devastating pandemic in world history. It was a descendant of the ancient plague that had … Connecting History …

… Big Wheel, many discount retailers have been discarded into history’s dustbin. While many discounters failed because … Will there be a retailer that can out-Wal-Mart Wal-Mart? History suggests that the answer is yes. Woolworth wasn’t … than 820 million left with a purchase. Looking back at the history of discount shopping in the United States, it’s easy …

… Americans. Many readers — it was the best-selling novel in history to that point — wanted to take action against … protecting humans from being sent back into slavery. In history and philosophy classes at universities throughout … of law at the University of Alabama and a writer for the History News Service. His book on the Tulsa race riot of …

… Husky—was the largest seaborne invasion in history, involving an astonishing armada of nearly 3,000 … Connecting History …

… But American governments, state and national, have a long history of interpreting radical "belief systems" as … Water District. Ralph E. Shaffer is a professor emeritus of history at California State Polytechnic University and a writer for the History News Service. …

… was the greatest single violation of civil liberties in the history of the United States. Today, there is a very real … its people. Allan M. Winkler is Distinguished Professor of History at Miami University, Ohio, and a writer for the History News Service. … History News Service …

… selectively remember the war as an “American” triumph. The history of World War II ought to teach the need for strong … American Tourism in France" (2004), is a writer for the History News Service and a historian at California State … History News Service …

… is to be hoped that a cardinal would be familiar with the history of his Church. And a bloody history it is at that. If the early narratives are to be … at the University of Notre Dame and a writer for the History News Service. [The Medieval Institute, University of …

… it likely to extend beyond the present financial crisis? History suggests that outrage over the abuses of fat-cats is … a tribute to ambition. Robert Brent Toplin, professor of history at the University of North Carolina, Wilmington, has published books on popular culture and politics, and is a writer for …

… and lost World War II, the most devastating war in human history. If President Bush’s “axis of evil” represented even … in foreign affairs. Norman Markowitz is a member of the history faculty at Rutgers University in New Brunswick, N.J., and a writer for the History News Service. …

… to the playing fields, nor is it new. Throughout American history, doctors and lay people in authority have assumed … Reis is the author of "Bodies in Doubt: An American History of Intersex" (2009). She is an associate professor of women's and gender studies and history at the University of Oregon in Eugene and a writer …

… Morocco and Bosnia) until the most devastating war in human history — to that point — erupted in 1914. Now the question … ills of the day and make warfare obsolete is another. History never repeats itself, but it teaches us that there … at The Nixon Center in Washington and a writer for the History News Service. …

… First, look at the nation’s history: The Bush administration, Ben Bernanke of the … and institutions acting irresponsibly. America has a long history of dynamic, constructive regulation. As in 1912, the … Nichols is the Andrew W. Mellon Postdoctoral Fellow in U.S. History at the University of Pennsylvania. He is author of …