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In 1968, Mao Zedong launched the Cultural Revolution, asserting his control of China 15 years later,
Empires, until recently, were everywhere. They shaped borders, stirred conflicts, and set the terms
Shaun Walker, The Illegals (Knopf, 2025) is the definitive history of Russia’s most secret spy progr
In our conversation about The Battle of Manila (Oxford University Press, 2025), Nicholas Evan Sarant
Star. Stjarna. Setareh. Thousands of miles apart, humans look up at the night sky and use the same w
Through its focus on the relationship between foreign and domestic politics, Politics and Foreign Po
Reconciliation between Europe's Protestants and Catholics led to a new era of Christian collaboratio
If your reaction to the January 6, 2021, insurrection at the Capitol was to think, 'That’s not us,'
Though Robert Stewart, Viscount Castlereagh remains well known today for his role in shaping the pos
In 1999: The Year Low Culture Conquered America and Kickstarted our Bizarre Times (2025, University
Spying in South Asia: Britain, the United States, and India's Secret Cold War (Cambridge UP, 2024) i
September 2 will mark the 80th anniversary of Japan’s formal surrender to the United States aboard t
The city was one of the central and defining features of the world of the Greek and Roman Mediterran
In Enough is Enuf: Our Failed Attempts to Make English Eezier to Spell (Dey Street Books, 2025), Gab
People of various political stripes in many countries (particularly those countries where various po
Raoul Wallenberg: Life and Legacy (Lund UP, 2024) examines important events in the life of the Swedi
The 60s produced a Baby Boom generation that catalyzed the dawn of a new era—the space age, the age
In the Nation's Capital, music and sports have played a central role in the lives of African America
For last 100 years, the neighborhood of Harlem in New York City has stood as the capital of Black Am
Those who fought in the Civil War were expected to overcome their fear of injury or death as they ch
