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‘Enlightenment’: America’s Semantic Shield for the Cold War – Podcast – World History Online
Caroline Winterer is a professor of history at Stanford University, and author of the new book “American Enlightenments: Pursuing Happiness in the Age of Reason.” Her new work examines the period leading up to the Revolutionary War – a period many view as an era of “American Enlightenment.” History article of interest.
Caroline Winterer, The Takeaway 2016
1989: The Year That Changed It All – Podcast –
Guests discuss crumbling of the Soviet Union and the Berlin Wall, and what it all means today. Interesting history articles.
Nicholas Breyfogle, Theodora Dragostinova and Angela Brintlinger, Origins 2014
7,500 Strangers Just Bought A Crumbling French Chateau Together – Interesting History Articles
Crowdfunding has been used to finance films, board games, classical music, scientific research and infertility treatments. Add this to the list of things bought with collective purchasing power: A chateau in the French countryside, complete with moat.
Laurel Wamsley, The Two Way 2017
75 years of major refugee crises around the world – World History Key Events
The conflict in Syria has now displaced 12 million people, creating the largest wave of refugees to hit Europe since World War II. But in the last half century, other events around the world have pushed even larger numbers of people to flee war and persecution. Here’s a brief guide to the major refugee events in recent history. History article of interest.
Lydia DePillis, Kulwant Saluja and Denise Lu, Washington Post 2015
A Bold and Dangerous Family review – unlikely heroes in the war on fascism – Interesting History Articles
Review of A Bold and Dangerous Family by Caroline Moorehead. A gripping account of two Jewish brothers’ fight against Mussolini shines a light on an overlooked chapter of Italian history. Interesting history articles.
Alex Preston, Guardian 2017
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A Different Guernica – Interesting History Article
Review of Gernika, 1937: The Market Day Massacre, by Xabier Irujo. The attack on Guernica served as a tactical military and aeronautical experiment to test the German Luftwaffe’s ability to annihilate an entire city and crush the morale of its people. World history key events.
John Richardson, NY Review of Books 2016
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A Hatred for Hindus – Interesting History Article
Long before the recent rise in Islamophobia, distrust of Hinduism was rife among Britain’s ruling class.
Mihir Bose, History Today 2016
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A visit with Mahatma Gandhi – World History Key Events
Modern intro to and text of a prize-winning report of a 1948 interview with Gandhi. Gandhi was killed 11 days after the two men spoke. Interesting history articles.
Price Day, The Pulitzer Prizes 1948
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A World of Languages – graph – Interesting History Articles
After Decades, A Shanghai Preservationist Heads Home To America – Podcast – Interesting History Article
Interview with Tess Johnson, author and authority on Shanghai colonial architecture. History article of interest.
Frank Langfitt, All Things Considered 2016
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Anthony Sattin’s best history books of 2017 – Interesting History Articles
The author recommends eight books and provides brief synopses.
Anthony Sattin, Guardian 2017
At the Buchenwald Gate – Podcast – World History Key Events
Host Neil MacGregor visits Buchenwald, one of the earliest and largest concentration camps. Interesting history articles.
Germany: Memories of a Nation (series), BBC Radio 4 2014
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Atlantic Revolutions – Bibliography – Interesting History Articles
The goal of this bibliography is to link revolts and revolutionary movements in Europe, Africa, and the Americans. World history key events.
Julia Gaffield and Wim Klooster, Atlantic Revolutions
Atlantic Revolutions Reading List #1 – Interesting History Article
The two authors each provide five books, with descriptions, that they recommend on the subject of Atlantic revolutions. History article of interest.
Wim Klooster and Julia Gaffield
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Australia’s changing landscape through Google timelapse – video – Interesting History Articles
Google’s timelapse project allows users to see how anywhere in the world has changed in the past 32 years using Landsat satellite images. These images of Australia show the extent of development around its largest cities, as well as the changes brought by projects such as the Cubbie Station cotton plantation in Queensland, the Fimiston goldmine in Western Australia and mining development in the New South Wales Hunter Valley.
Guardian 2016
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Belgian Colonial Education Policy: A Poor Foundation for Stability – World History Key Events
Of all African nations, the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has had an especially tumultuous post-colonial experience. There are many historical reasons for the DRC’s instability but Belgian colonial education policies are a key cause of this instability. Interesting history articles.
Jessica Achberger, Ultimate History Project
Berlin Street Scenes Beautifully Caught on Film (1900-1914) – Video – World History Online
Some collected film of random scenes of Berlin life in the years before WWI. World history key events.
Open Culture 2013
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Canada: Who Do We Think We Are? – World History Key Events
Canada: Who Do We Think We Are? is a new exhibition by Library and Archives Canada (LAC) marking the 150th anniversary of Canadian Confederation. This exhibition is accompanied by a year-long blog series. History article of interest.
China: The Virtues of the Awful Convulsion – World History Online
Review of five books on China during the era of the Cultural Revolution of the 1960s to 1970s. Interesting history articles.
Ian Johnson, NY Review of Books 2016
Colonial History in the Age of Digital Humanities – World History Online
Digital history tools and approaches, shown through the author’s work on the Canada fur trade between 1730 and 1830.
Robert Englebert, Voyageur Database Project
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Cuban Revolution Bibliography – World History Online
A long reading list on the Cuban Revolution, provided by an Assistant Professor of Latin American History.
Michael J. Bustamante, Age of Revolutions
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Dangers of Walking in Vienna in the 1820s – World History Major Events
Extended quote from John Russell, A Tour in Germany, and Some of the Southern Provinces of the Austrian Empire, in the Years 1820, 1821, 1822 (Boston, 1825). Interesting history articles.
Shannon Selin, Imagining the Bounds of History
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Democracy in Africa – Podcast – World History Major Events
Professor Nic Cheeseman and a panel of experts will explore some of the most important questions facing Africa and democracy today in the wake of recent events in Burkina Faso, Burundi, Nigeria and Zimbabwe. History article of interest.
Professor Nic Cheeseman,Professor Stephen Chan, Dr Phil Clark, Univ. of Oxford
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East Germany Builds the Berlin Wall – World History Major Events
Interview with Richard W. Boehm, a State Dept FSO who served in Berlin from 1959 to 1961, and describes events around the building of the Wall.
Richard W. Boehm, Moments in U.S. Diplomatic History
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Fidel Castro’s anti-colonialist legacy – World History Major Events
The Cuban leader was an energetic sponsor of socialist movements throughout Latin America and Africa. Interesting history articles.
Manuel Barcia, Al Jazeera 2016
French Revolution Bibliography – Key Events in World History
Two lists of recommended texts on the French Revolution.
David Andress and Rebecca Spang, Age of Revolutions
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French Revolution Reading List – World History Major Events
Each of the authors provided 5 recommended titles for the French Revolutions, with descriptions of each book.
David Andress and Rebecca Spang
Haitian Revolution Bibliography – World History Major Events
Booklist for the Haitian Revolution.
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Haitian Revolution Reading List – Key Events in World History
Two authorities on the Haitian revolution each provide 5 recommended titles, with descriptions of each book.
Marlene Daut and John Garrigus, Age of Revolutions
Information Networks in the Age of Revolutions Bibliography – World History Major Events
Bibliographies on Information Networks in the American, French, Haitian and Latin American revolutions.
Atlantic Revolutions
Latin American Revolutions Bibliographies – World History Major Events
Book list for studying Latin American revolutions.
Atlantic Revolutions
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Masha Gessen on a Planned Jewish Homeland in Soviet Russia – World History Major Events
Book review: WHERE THE JEWS AREN’T; The Sad and Absurd Story of Birobidzhan, Russia’s Jewish Autonomous Region By Masha Gessen. Interesting history articles.
Steven J. Zipperstein, NY Times 2016
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Revisiting Churchill’s “Iron Curtain” Speech – Key Events in World History
The article contains links to two related scholarly articles and a link for audio streaming Churchill’s speech. History article of interest.
Matthew Wills, JSTOR Daily 2016
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Superb Animation Presents The Reconstruction And History Of Versailles – World History Major Events
Article, photos and video about Versailles palace. World history key events.
Dattatreya Mandal, Realm of History 2016
Survival and Oblivion: Egyptian Jews after the Second Exodus – World History Major Events
Tensions in the early 20th century resulted in the Second Exodus of the Jews from Egypt. Although many left or converted, a great many more remain, either forgotten or hiding.
Haythem Bastawy, History Today 2017
The Fall of the Berlin Wall and German Reunification – Podcast – World History Online
Bridget Kendall hears how the lives of three East Germans – an English teacher, a radio music producer and a university graduate – took an unexpected turn when their country dissolved (in 1989). While for some opportunities opened up, others had to face personal crisis. World history key events.
Bridget Kendall, Cold War: Stories from the Big Freeze (series) BBC Radio 4 2017
The Indian Ocean: A Maritime Trade Network History Nearly Forgot – Key Events in World History
Long before the Silk Road or the Roman Empire, the Indian Ocean was awash with commerce.
by Adrianne Daggett, Discover 2016
Thicker Than Water: Revisiting Global Connections on the Banks of the Suez Canal with Valeska Huber – World History Online
Discussion of the Suez Canal with Dr. Valeska Huber, author of Channelling Mobilities: Migration and Globalization in the Suez Canal Region and Beyond. World history key events.
Timothy Nunan, Toynbee Prize Foundation blog 2016
Video envisions human population growth worldwide – World History Online
Video animation. 7 Billion People in 6 Minutes; watch the world’s human population soar over 200,000 years.