Tag: history

What Remains of Francisco Franco

When the personal becomes necropolitical.

What William Barr Can Learn from Ramsey Clark

Lonnie Brown on William Barr, Ramsey Clark, and the necessity of independence

Introduction to Empire of Guns

How a Quaker gunmaker shaped Britain’s gun industry.

Making Black Quotidian

Matthew F. Delmont on the importance of recognizing the legacy and future of African-American newspapers.

Finding hidden imagery in an Illuminated Page

A guided tour of the Zeytun Gospel’s Canon Tables reveals the extraordinary life of a matchless Armenian artwork

How This Book Came To Be Written

Robert O. Paxton reflects on the process behind the creation of Vichy France and the Jews.

Ideological Polarization and the Belgian Experience

Writing the history of ethno-nationalism through 19th-century tweets.

The Prehistory of Queer Celebrity

How Sontag, Baldwin, and Vidal contributed to gay liberation.

What We Talk About When We Talk About Borders

How the Soconusco became a space for migrants, political organizers, and economic opportunity. CASEY MARINA LURTZ Map of the republic of Guatemala (1895). Mueller, A. H. [Philadelphia: S.N] [Map] Retrieved from the Library of Congress   Say “the border” and minds jump to the Rio Grande,