Showing posts with label Colonialism. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Colonialism. Show all posts
Sunday, February 13, 2022

What's Really at Stake in America's History Wars?

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At WSJ, " In debates about monuments, curricula and renaming, the facts of the past matter less than how we are supposed to feel about...
Saturday, November 27, 2021

Howard Zinn Poisoned a Generation

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 From Mary Grabar, for Prager University:
Thursday, June 3, 2021

J. P. Daughton, In the Forest of No Joy

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At Amazon, J. P. Daughton, In the Forest of No Joy: The Congo-Océan Railroad and the Tragedy of French Colonialism .
Monday, December 28, 2020

Heather Cox Richardson, How the South Won the Civil War

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Heather Cox Richardson, How the South Won the Civil War: Oligarchy, Democracy, and the Continuing Fight for the Soul of America .
Saturday, November 28, 2020

Eric Clapton? Just Wow!

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Well, it was 1976, for some context. He's a little out of control, obviously. And at a live concert, basically telling immigrants to lea...
Monday, February 26, 2018

'Decolonizing' Everything

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I tell you, I'm dealing with more and more of this kind of radical ideology even at my school, at the community college level. It'...
Friday, March 24, 2017

Todd Shepard, The Invention of Decolonization

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This looks excellent. Todd Shepard, The Invention of Decolonization: The Algerian War and the Remaking of France . BONUS : Alistair Horn...
Sunday, February 26, 2017

Candice Millard, Hero of the Empire

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Now this is something to which I can relate. At Amazon, Candice Millard, Hero of the Empire: The Boer War, a Daring Escape, and the Making...
Friday, December 30, 2016

Germany Reckons With Its Genocide of the Herero People in Namibia

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At NYT, " Germany Grapples With Its African Genocide ": Long before the Holocaust, Germany killed tens of thousands in Namibia...
Saturday, October 8, 2016

'The Battle of Algiers' — It's Excellent

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I took my older son with me yesterday. He loves hanging out in L.A. Here're my earlier posts, " Going to See 'The Battle of A...
Friday, October 7, 2016

Going to See 'The Battle of Algiers' Today

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"The Battle of Algiers" opens today at the Nuart Theater in West L.A. I blogged the press release a few weeks ago, " At the...
Friday, September 16, 2016

At the Nuart Theatre in Los Angeles: 'The Battle of Algiers' — 50TH ANNIVERSARY NEW 4K RESTORATION (VIDEO)

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The film's coming to the Nuart in West L.A. on October 7th. Sounds like something I'd like to attend. We'll see. In any case, ...