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Episode 55
Cambodia is home to Angkor, one of the most important archaeological sites of Southeast Asia. Greater Angkor, the capital of the Khmer Empire, was a …
4 years, 2 months ago
Karen Cheung, "The Impossible City: A Hong Kong Memoir" (Random House, 2022)
Episode 78
Hong Kong is almost impossible to explain to those not from the city. Too often, the city has had to struggle with shorthand used by those writing ab…
4 years, 2 months ago
Anadelia Romo, "Selling Black Brazil: Race, Nation, and Visual Culture in Salvador, Bahia" (U Texas Press, 2022)
Episode 153
In Selling Black Brazil: Race, Nation, and Visual Culture in Salvador, Bahia (University of Texas Press, 2022), Anadelia Romo argues that visual imag…
4 years, 2 months ago
Darren Byler, "Terror Capitalism: Uyghur Dispossession and Masculinity in a Chinese City" (Duke UP, 2022)
Episode 439
The continuing crisis in Xinjiang has, thanks to the work of many scholars and reporters, led to greatly increased awareness of the region's history …
4 years, 2 months ago
Laura J. Martin, "Wild by Design: The Rise of Ecological Restoration" (Harvard UP, 2022)
Episode 101
Environmental restoration is a global pursuit and a major political concern. Governments, nonprofits, private corporations, and other institutions sp…
4 years, 2 months ago
Bruce W. Dearstyne, "The Spirit of New York: Defining Events in the Empire State's History" (2nd Edition; SUNY Press, 2022)
Episode 1178
In The Spirit of New York: Defining Events in the Empire State's History (2nd Edition; SUNY Press, 2022), Bruce W. Dearstyne presents New York State …
4 years, 2 months ago
Hanna Hilbrandt, "Housing in the Margins: Negotiating Urban Formalities in Berlin's Allotment Gardens" (John Wiley & Sons, 2021)
Episode 222
Housing in the Margins: Negotiating Urban Formalities in Berlin's Allotment Gardens (John Wiley & Sons, 2021) offers a theoretically informed and emp…
4 years, 2 months ago
Michele Acuto, "How to Build a Global City: Recognizing the Symbolic Power of a Global Urban Imagination" (Cornell UP, 2022)
Episode 220
In How to Build a Global City: Recognizing the Symbolic Power of a Global Urban Imagination (Cornell University Press, 2022), Michele Acuto considers…
4 years, 2 months ago
Jeff Deutsch, "In Praise of Good Bookstores" (Princeton UP, 2022)
Episode 114
In In Praise of Good Bookstores (Princeton University Press, 2022), Jeff Deutsch, the director of the Seminary Co-op Bookstores in Chicago, aims to m…
4 years, 2 months ago
Robert Buderi, "Where Futures Converge: Kendall Square and the Making of a Global Innovation Hub" (MIT Press, 2022)
Episode 314
Kendall Square in Cambridge, Massachusetts, has been called “the most innovative square mile on the planet.” It's a life science hub, hosting Biogen,…
4 years, 2 months ago