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Gambling on War: Confidence, Fear, and the Tragedy of the First World War

Gambling on War: Confidence, Fear, and the Tragedy of the First World War is available now. This episode is also available on iTunes, Google Play, Stitcher and Spotify. Read More ?

Roger L. Ransom | 8 Nov 2018

Dr. Who and Nero

John F. Drinkwater looks back at his lifelong fascination in Roman History and the personal conclusions about Nero he has drawn.

John F. Drinkwater | 7 Nov 2018

Poetry and the Centenary of the First World War

When we first began to write about the poetry of the First World War, this current centenary lay some years ahead, and was only vaguely in our minds as a publishing end point. At the same time, the approach...

Sally Minogue, Andrew Palmer | 6 Nov 2018

This Is Where Antisemitism Leads

In wake of the horrifying and unimaginable tragedy in Pittsburgh, the editor of My Opposition (and the grandson of the diarist) reflects on the bravery and strength of his grandmother and what we can learn from her.

Robert Scott Kellner | 5 Nov 2018

An Environmental History of India

The current global environmental crisis increasingly affects us all.  Efforts to mitigate and adapt ourselves to its effects must vitally engage all nations and all people. Yet, the pressing and immediate...

Michael H. Fisher | 29 Oct 2018

Thinking Theologically About Food

How we name and narrate food matters. To see what I mean, consider the different namings/narrations of a plant as either a flower, a tomato plant, or a weed. Flowers are plants to behold and admire, tomato...

Norman Wirzba | 26 Oct 2018

The British Army and the First World War

Innovation is big business. Whether we’re talking about blue chip companies like Apple, multinationals like Google, or the Defence community, the ability to innovate is associated with greater competitive...

Aimée Fox | 17 Oct 2018

Publishing and Book Culture

Introducing Publishing and Book Culture – a new series of research-focused collections of Elements on aspects of Publishing and Book Culture, published by Cambridge University Press. Inspired by research...

Rebecca E. Lyons, Samantha J. Rayner | 16 Oct 2018

Beyond the Headlines on Anjem Choudary’s Release from Prison: An Insight into his Activist Network

With his imminent release from prison for inviting support for the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS), Anjem Choudary and his network of supporters are back in the spotlight. As I write in my forthcoming...

Michael Kenney | 15 Oct 2018

Central Banks, Democratic States and Financial Power

When the Federal Reserve, European Central Bank and Bank of England purchased bank and state debt during the 2007–2008 crisis, it became apparent that, when technically divorced from fiscal policy, monetary...

Jocelyn Pixley | 15 Oct 2018

On the Supreme Court, difficult nominations have led to historical injustices

Far from being unusual, the hurried and partisan Supreme Court confirmation process for Brett Kavanaugh mirrors several notable examples of similarly politicized confirmations in U.S. history. Those...

Calvin Schermerhorn, | 15 Oct 2018

Yes to Europe!: The 1975 Referendum and Seventies Britain

In this episode, the author of Yes to Europe!: The 1975 Referendum and Seventies Britain, Robert Saunders, joins Executive Publisher Michael Watson to discuss Britain's first national referendum to decide whether the UK should remain in Europe, how it compared to Brexit in 2016, and more.

Robert Saunders | 10 Oct 2018