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A Global Sport

World Cup-watchers, enjoy an excerpt from The Cambridge Companion to Football. As you cheer on your team, remember the power of football (or soccer) to unite people across countries, cultures, and languages.

27 Jun 2014

On King David

David, the biblical king of Israel, has a compelling cultural legacy. In David, King of Israel, and Caleb in Biblical Memory, Jacob L. Wright examines biblical accounts to present a more complete portrait...

26 Jun 2014

The Technology of WWI

The Great War was also one of the first modern wars, involving advanced combat technology like gas, submarines, machine guns, and tanks. Explore the fascinating technological advancements that made World War I one of the greatest—and deadliest—conflicts in history.

25 Jun 2014

Everything You Need to Know about Sebelius v. Hobby Lobby

As we await the Supreme Court’s decision in Sebelius v. Hobby Lobby this week, we at fifteeneightyfour have created a roundup of all the information you need on the case before the decision is...

24 Jun 2014

Into the Intro: Peaceland

In this excerpt from the introduction of Peaceland, discover the realities of working as an international intervener in conflict zones from Kosovo to the Democratic Republic of Congo.

23 Jun 2014

Nietzsche and Malraux

Drawing on last Friday's post, R. E. Batchelor continues his analysis of the link between Nietzsche and André Malraux.

Ronald Batchelor | 20 Jun 2014

The (Unmet) Potential of Regional Human Rights Courts

Courtney Hillebrecht, the author of Domestic Politics and International Human Rights Tribunals, discusses the increasingly complicated nature of human rights courts and human rights law in a global world.

Courtney Hillebrecht | 19 Jun 2014

An Interview with Jay Winter

In this extended interview, Jay Winter, the general editor of The Cambridge History of the First World War, discusses his work on the first truly transnational history of the Great War that integrates...

18 Jun 2014

Parsi Legal Culture: A Slideshow

The Parsis, or Zoroastrians, are an ethnoreligious community unusually invested in the colonial legal system of British India and Burma. In this interactive slideshow, Mitra Sharafi, the author of Law and Identity in Colonial South Asia, introduces readers to the history of Parsi culture and identity in colonial South Asia.

17 Jun 2014

Into the Intro: God vs. the Gavel

As the Supreme Court prepares to announce their decision in the controversial Sebelius v. Hobby Lobby, Marci Hamilton has released an updated electronic edition of her constitutional law classic, God vs. the Gavel. In this new edition, she sets the record straight about the move toward extreme religious liberty in America and the dangers of letting religious rights trump our most basic laws.

16 Jun 2014

The Presence of Nietzsche in André Malraux

R. E. Batchelor takes a close look at the links between Nietzsche's ideology and the work of André Malraux in the first of a two-part series.

Ronald Batchelor | 13 Jun 2014

Read All About It: The History of International News

Jonathan Silberstein-Loeb, the author of The International Distribution of News, explains the origins of our news associations, the concept of news as property, and how modern technology is changing the newsman's business model.

Jonathan Silberstein-Loeb | 12 Jun 2014