Monthly Archive: January, 2016

In Muhammad’s Grave, Leor Halevi offers a unique perspective on the making of Islamic social and religious ideals during this early period, Halevi forges a fascinating link between the development of funerary rites and the efforts of an emerging religion...

Joseph Stiglitz has called Famine in North Korea “The authoritative account of the famine, examining its origins and impact from the level of the individual household to the high politics of international diplomacy. It is an extraordinary book, essential reading for...

In Biological Weapons: From the Invention of State-Sponsored Terrorism to Contemporary Bioterrorism, Jeanne Guillemin explores the problems biological weapons pose for contemporary policymakers and public officials, particularly in the United States. nnQuestion: What major nations pioneered the offensive use of...

n n n n n ALISON GRIFFITHS DISCUSSES SHIVERS DOWN YOUR SPINE n nnThe following is an interview with Alison Griffiths, author of Shivers Down Your Spine: Cinemas, Museums, and the Immersive View. Griffiths is associate professor in the Department of...

Q: What interested you most about Nancy Cunard?nnLois Gordon: Everything! Nancy was a gifted poet, publisher, journalist, and indefatigable social activist. She was also an extraordinarily beautiful woman who set fashion styles, inspired some of the greatest writers and artists...

“The tragedy of the left is that, having achieved an unprecedented victory in helping stop an appalling war, it then proceeded to commit suicide.” So writes Todd Gitlin about the aftermath of the Vietnam War in The Intellectual and Flags,...

Bruce Gilley is the author of The Right to Rule: How States Win and Lose Legitimacy.nnQuestion: Isn’t legitimacy just smoke and mirrors, a way for the powerful to mystify and subdue the weak?nnBruce Gilley: Well, if that’s true then a...