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In her new economic history, Jessica Lepler describes one of the worst transatlantic financial crises in history, with lessons for our current economic woes. View an excerpt from The Many Panics of 1837 below.
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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.
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Shakespeare may be England's playwright, but his plays are a household name all over the world. In Shakespeare Beyond English, go behind the scenes of the Globe to Globe Festival where each of Shakespeare's plays was performed by a different international theatre company to explore what Shakespeare's plays mean when extended beyond the English language.
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Take a peek into On Dissent: Its Meaning in America. "Dissent" rages at the heart of many of today's conflicts: does Snowden's dissent amount to whistleblowing or espionage? How should America respond to the Trayvon Martin verdict? How do we understand the controversial position of standing against one's government, faith, and country for what one believes is right?
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Texas reached a milestone this June as the state executed its 500th death-row inmate since 1976. The same week, the gay rights community celebrated a major victory after the Supreme Court declared the Defense of Marriage Act unconstitutional. The debates are far from over.
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Today on Into the Intro, we're celebrating one of our favorite national pastimes—The Kentucky Derby, which kicked off this year's Triple Crown races on Saturday. As you gear up for the Preakness and the Belmont Stakes, don't forget to catch up on the history, culture, and legacy of the sport with The Cambridge Companion to Horseracing.
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Launched in October 1941, Hitler’s Operation Typhoon had a simple objective: capture Moscow and knock the Soviet Union out of the war. Operation Typhoon is an incisive, groundbreaking account of Germany’s drive to capture Moscow.
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We're kicking off the new Cambridge Book Club a few days early with a sneak peek at Shakespeare Beyond Doubt. Dive in to the authorship debate: did William Shakespeare really write the plays attributed to him? Read on to find out...and don't forget to check back on Wednesday and all month long for new Book Club features as we read Shakespeare Beyond Doubt.
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