Beyond the Wall: East Germany, 1949-1990 / Katja Hoyer

FRIDAY, 4 OCTOBER, 2024

George Bodie reviews this 'kaleidoscopic new vision' of a vanished country.

George Bodie reviews this 'kaleidoscopic new vision' of a vanished country.

Bathing at the Edge of the Roman Empire: Baths and Bathing Habits in the North-Western Corner of Continental Europe / Dr Sadi Maréchal, Ghent University

FRIDAY, 6 SEPTEMBER, 2024

Giacomo Savani reviews this investigation of the development, adoption, and adaptation of Roman baths in the northwestern regions of continental Europe, which significantly enhances our understanding of Roman baths and bathing in the periphery of the empire.

Giacomo Savani reviews this investigation of the development, adoption, and adaptation of Roman baths in the northwestern regions of continental Europe, which significantly enhances our understanding of Roman baths and bathing in the periphery of the empire.

Gold and Swingler / Katrina Goldstone

WEDNESDAY, 1 MAY, 2024

Katrina Goldstone reviews two biographies of neglected writers, which demonstrate there is still much to be learned about the influence of writers, political commitment, and the 1930s on broader intellectual histories.

Katrina Goldstone reviews two biographies of neglected writers, which demonstrate there is still much to be learned about the influence of writers, political commitment, and the 1930s on broader intellectual histories.

A Culture of Curiosity: Science in the Eighteenth-Century Home / Leonie Hannan

FRIDAY, 1 MARCH, 2024

Lucy J. Havard reviews an 'immensely enjoyable and engaging' look at scientific enquiry as it took place in the eighteenth-century home.

Lucy J. Havard reviews an 'immensely enjoyable and engaging' look at scientific enquiry as it took place in the eighteenth-century home.

Winning Women’s Hearts and Minds: Selling Cold War Culture in the US and USSR / Diana Cucuz

FRIDAY, 12 JANUARY, 2024

Thomas Ellis reviews Diana Cucuz's book on women, gender, and the politics of selling U.S. consumer culture and domesticity during the early Cold War through "polite propaganda."

Thomas Ellis reviews Diana Cucuz's book on women, gender, and the politics of selling U.S. consumer culture and domesticity during the early Cold War through "polite propaganda."

The Politics of Biography in Africa: Borders, Margins, and Alternative Histories of Power / ed. Anaïs Angelo

THURSDAY, 9 NOVEMBER, 2023

Rebecca Martin reviews this 'important collection' showing how biographical narratives can shed light on alternative, little known or under-researched aspects of state power in African politics.

Rebecca Martin reviews this 'important collection' showing how biographical narratives can shed light on alternative, little known or under-researched aspects of state power in African politics.