Pakistan v. Pakistan: On Anatol Lieven Pakistan v. Pakistan: On Anatol Lieven
For Anatol Lieven, Pakistan is a dangerous, fearsome country, a hard place to live and harder still to govern.
Jun 28, 2011 / Books & the Arts / Fatima Bhutto
The Hills Are Alive: On the Lakotas and the Black Hills The Hills Are Alive: On the Lakotas and the Black Hills
The story of the Lakotas does not end with their loss of the Black Hills or the massacre at Wounded Knee.
Jun 15, 2011 / Books & the Arts / Ari Kelman
Little Churches Everywhere: California’s Evangelical Conservatism Little Churches Everywhere: California’s Evangelical Conservatism
As contradictory as the gospel truths of California's digerati are the dogmas of West Coast evangelicalism, a melding of Jefferson and Jesus.
Jun 7, 2011 / Books & the Arts / Chris Lehmann
A Test of Loyalties: The Exiles of the American Revolution A Test of Loyalties: The Exiles of the American Revolution
Between a fifth and a third of the white population remained loyal to Britain in 1776. Why?
Jun 7, 2011 / Books & the Arts / Nicholas Guyatt
From Cairo to Córdoba: The Story of the Cairo Geniza From Cairo to Córdoba: The Story of the Cairo Geniza
Adina Hoffman and Peter Cole's Sacred Trash offers a precious meditation on how the discovery of hidden hoards of history can transform our worlds.
Jun 1, 2011 / Books & the Arts / David Nirenberg
Unreal Images: On Javier Cercas Unreal Images: On Javier Cercas
In a nonfiction account of a failed coup, the novelist Javier Cercas tackles the confounding history of Spain's transition to democracy.
May 18, 2011 / Books & the Arts / Jonathan Blitzer
Islam’s Nonviolent Tradition Islam’s Nonviolent Tradition
History is replete with peaceful role models like the “Frontier Gandhi” of colonial India.
Apr 27, 2011 / Books & the Arts / Michael Shank
How Socialists Built America How Socialists Built America
The history of our nation has many rich and vibrant hues—some of them red.
Apr 13, 2011 / Books & the Arts / John Nichols
Before the Flood: Information Before the Information Age Before the Flood: Information Before the Information Age
Ann Blair’s Too Much to Know explains how across the centuries the profusion of information has always inspired readers to invent shortcuts to knowledge.
Apr 13, 2011 / Books & the Arts / Paula Findlen
On the Case: On Simon Wiesenthal On the Case: On Simon Wiesenthal
As Tom Segev’s biography makes clear, in the entire pantheon of Jewish superheroes there is no more unlikely figure than Simon Wiesenthal.
Apr 6, 2011 / Books & the Arts / D.D. Guttenplan