Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchCharles J Esdaile, "The Spanish Civil War: A Military History" (Routledge, 2019)
Episode 2359
The Spanish Civil War: A Military History takes a new, military approach to the conflict that tore Spain apart from 1936 to 1939.
In many histories, …
1 year, 4 months ago
Julia Sneeringer, "West Germany: A Society in Motion, 1949-89" (Bloomsbury, 2024)
Episode 2360
Julia Sneeringer's book provides a concise overview of developments in the Federal Republic of Germany from the end of the Second World War and Germa…
1 year, 4 months ago
David de Boer and Geert H. Janssen eds.,"Refugee Politics in Early Modern Europe" (Bloomsbury Academic, 2024)
Episode 2358
David de Boer and Geert H. Janssen, eds. Refugee Politics in Early Modern Europe (Bloomsbury, 2024). This book is available as an open source publica…
1 year, 4 months ago
Stephan Kieninger, "Dynamic Détente: The United States and Europe, 1964-1975" (Rowman & Littlefield, 2016)
Episode 2357
This book examines the dynamic evolution of Western détente policies which sought to transform Europe and overcome its Cold War division through more…
1 year, 4 months ago
Questions: A Discussion with Leslie Butler and Holly Case
Episode 2356
BOOKS UNDER DISCUSSION:
Leslie Butler, Consistent Democracy: The "Woman Question" and Self-Government in Nineteenth-Century America (Oxford Universit…
1 year, 4 months ago
Sabrin Hasbun, "Crossing: A Love Story Between Italy and Palestine" (Footnote Press, 2025)
Episode 2355
A beautiful and compelling family memoir retracing the love story between Sabrin Hasbun’s Palestinian father and Italian mother, and the life of her …
1 year, 4 months ago
Roger Chickering, "The German Empire, 1871–1918" (Cambridge UP, 2024)
Episode 2353
Furious economic growth and social change resulted in pervasive civic conflict in Imperial Germany. Roger Chickering presents a wide-ranging history …
1 year, 4 months ago
Elisabeth Åsbrink "And in the Vienna Woods the Trees Remain: The Heartbreaking True Story of a Family Torn Apart by War" (Other Press, 2020)
Episode 2354
Named a Best Book of the Year by Kirkus Reviews and a Notable Translated Book of the Year by World Literature Today
Winner of the August Prize, the s…
1 year, 4 months ago
Simon Stjernholm, "Sensing Islam: Engaging and Contesting the Senses in Muslim Religiosity" (Bloomsbury Publishing, 2025)
Episode 2352
Simon Stjernholm's new book Sensing Islam: Engaging and Contesting the Senses in Muslim Religiosity (Bloomsbury Press, 2025) considers specific case …
1 year, 5 months ago
Keir Giles, "Who Will Defend Europe?: An Awakened Russia and a Sleeping Continent" (Hurst & Co., 2024)
Episode 2351
Who will defend Europe? The answer should be obvious: Europe should be able to defend itself. Yet, for decades, most of the continent enjoyed a defen…
1 year, 5 months ago