The Voyages of Joseph Banks
July 1, 2020
Toby Musgrave— As a young man Joseph Banks (he was knighted at the age of thirty-eight on 23 March 1781) undertook three voyages of scientific discovery. With his first, to… READ MORE
Category: History
The Heart of the Abolition Movement
June 30, 2020
Manisha Sinha— Abolition was a radical, interracial movement, one which addressed the entrenched problems of exploitation and disfranchisement in a liberal democracy and anticipated debates over race, labor, and empire…. READ MORE
Christian Ecumenism in the Crusades
June 25, 2020
Steve Tibble— The main Christian groups in the crusader states were the Greek Orthodox, the Syrian Orthodox, the Armenians, the Maronites and, particularly once colonial rural settlement began to gather… READ MORE
The Verbal Imperialism of “Germany, Awaken!”
June 24, 2020
Karl Kraus— A literary man sensitive to fine writing might even understand my position and recognise that, in the journalism and rhetoric of the new creed, we have not seen… READ MORE
The History of Racism in Ferguson
June 19, 2020
Mustafa Dikeç— The Department of Justice (DoJ) report following the investigation of Ferguson police department and municipal court was categorical: ‘Ferguson’s law enforcement practices are shaped by the City’s focus… READ MORE
What Story Do Americans Want to Hear?
June 15, 2020
Rogers M. Smith— Political figures on all sides decry “fake news” today. But politics has always been driven more by stories than facts. As different as they are in all… READ MORE
Tootle the Engine and Character Formation
June 10, 2020
David Riesman with Nathan Glazer and Reuel Denney— Tootle the Engine (text by Gertrude Crampton, pictures by Tibor Gergely) is a popular and in many ways charming volume in the… READ MORE
The Discovery of Merlin
June 3, 2020
Anne Lawrence-Mathers— Merlin the Magician, like his name, was a creation of the twelfth century. This is no attempt to deny the existence of earlier Welsh sources, but Myrddin the… READ MORE
Jewish Life during the Interwar Period
June 2, 2020
Todd M. Endelman and Zvi Gitelman— The new states that emerged in Europe and the Middle East from the collapsed German, Austro-Hungarian, Russian, and Ottoman empires were insecure, fearing their… READ MORE
The Moment of Parallel Emancipations in Jamaica
June 1, 2020
Stanley Mirvis— Thirteen years ago, Yale’s Center for British Art, in collaboration with the Institute of Jamaica Museum, commemorated the bicentennial of the abolition of the slave trade with an… READ MORE
From 9/11 to 9/11: The Widening of the Atlantic