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Even before 9/11 and the ensuing decade of wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, ties between the United States and Pakistan have been rocky at best. Many U.S. policymakers have come to the conclusion that the country is simply a “black hole” for American aid. Can this relationship be saved? Moreover, should it be? No Exit from Pakistan explains why America will find no easy exit—but also why it should remain invested in the region.
In this interview with Steven Skiena, the author of Who's Bigger?: Where Historical Figures Really Rank takes readers behind the scenes of his latest study in historical significance. Who belongs in the annals of history...and what kind of algorithms can computer scientists use to figure it out?
Michael Schmitt (Naval War College) and Liis Vihul (NATO Cooperative Cyber Defence Centre of Excellence) talk through the Tallinn Manual on the International Law Applicable to Cyber Warfare, and how it is the first look at the law applicable to hostile cyber operations.
Volume 2 of The Letters of Ernest Hemingway illuminate Hemingway’s literary apprenticeship in the legendary milieu of expatriate Paris in the 1920s. See who was among his pen pals in the exclusive excerpts below.
Professor David Armitage – one of the world’s leading historians of political thought – talks to FACULTI about his latest book, The Foundations of Modern International Thought – a...
In this interview with historian and author Professor Carolyn Steedman, we find out how she came to write about working-class living and loving, and getting and spending, through the eyes of a stockingmaker and a magistrate.
Donald Critchlow discusses the surprising inspiration for his recently released book, WHEN HOLLYWOOD WAS RIGHT. Video courtesy of Arizona State University.
Our clothing choices are inextricably linked to the law, with everything from our hairstyles to our shoes influenced by our Constitutional rights. Ruthann Robson, the author of Dressing Constitutionally discusses how what we wear has legal ramifications from racial profiling to victim-blaming.
"There is nothing to writing. All you do is sit down at a typewriter and bleed," Hemingway once said. However, The Letters of Ernest Hemingway, Volume 2 (1923-1925) reveals that Hemingway had quite a few more tips on his craft.
An excerpt from the new title Viewing America explores how television drama in the 21st century has created a new medium through America can define itself. Shows from The West Wing to Mad Men offer writers and viewers the opportunity to explore millennial problems and contemporary values.
The Domestic Cat 3rd edition tells an interesting story of the history of our complicated relationship with one of the only animals we have managed to breed domestically. And we're keeping up the Halloween theme: while not the Halloween-y-est of titles, the long history of the domestic cat does involve a chapter on the culture of witches and demons.
At Cambridge, we're celebrating the scholarship behind some of our favorite creepy Halloween traditions. In October, the mummy is a staple in haunted houses, costume contests, and scary stories. But outside of Halloween horror, mummies are important cultural artifacts, and studying them gives us invaluable information about ancient cultures from their diets to their diseases.
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