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America and the reconstruction of global capitalism
At the end of the Second World War, European capitalism had been comprehensively devastated by the conflict and America seized an opportunity to rebu…
1 year, 3 months ago
Trump's oligarchy: A historical perspective
Donald Trump is about to introduce the largest concentration of billionaires in history into his cabinet, but this is simply the continuation of a lo…
1 year, 3 months ago
The Battle of Stalingrad Part Three
The Battle of Stalingrad was the greatest German defeat of the war, consuming the entire German 6th Army and dealing a catastrophic blow to German mo…
1 year, 3 months ago
Approaches to history Part Ten: Gender History
Throughout the 20th Century, alongside the advancement of women in academia there had been a focus on women's history based on biological sex. Howeve…
1 year, 3 months ago
The Battle of Stalingrad Part Two
The Battle of Stalingrad was the greatest German defeat of the war, consuming the entire German 6th Army as Stalin and his generals struggled to adap…
1 year, 3 months ago
The Battle of Stalingrad Part One
The Battle of Stalingrad was the greatest German defeat of the war, consuming the entire German 6th Army as Stalin and his generals struggled to adap…
1 year, 3 months ago
Approaches to history Part 9: Marxist Historiography Part Two
Karl Marx is the most influential figure in the production of 20th Century history texts, influencing Marxist and non Marxist historians alike. This …
1 year, 3 months ago
Racism, Whiteness and Black Britain
In the immediate post war years, the arrival of Black British citizens from the Caribbean was met with widespread racism across most areas of British…
1 year, 3 months ago
AQA Revolution and Dictatorship: Russia 1917-53 part 12
In this episode of the podcast we continue with our study of the AQA syllabus - Russia 1917-53: Revolution and Dictatorship. We explore the nature of…
1 year, 3 months ago
Lenin and Ukraine 1917-19
Lenin had no intention of national independence for Ukraine or any of the other non Russian nations of the former Tsarist empire. This podcast explor…
1 year, 3 months ago