‘A Certain Idea of France’ by Julian Jackson book review
De Gaulle’s secret was an ability to project a sense of French gloire, even when it didn’t really exist.
Reviews
‘India, Empire, and First World War Culture’ by Santanu Das review
India’s First World War experience as seen through personal archives.
‘The Fatamids’ by Shainool Jiwa review
A case for the study of Islam’s ‘other’ history.
‘The Vietnam War Reexamined’ and ‘Vietnam’s American War’ review
A look at the Vietnam War from two contrasting perspectives.
‘Globalization in Prehistory’ by Nicole Boivin and Michael D. Frachetti review
The origins of globalisation can be found in the deep past.
‘Imperial Boredom’ by Jeffrey A. Auerbach review
The promise of exotic thrills in distant lands built up expectations which inevitably collided with a mundane reality in the British Empire.
‘Kafka’s Last Trial’ by Benjamin Balint review
For many, Kafka is not only representative of the modern age, but its foremost prophet.
‘Fat’ by Christopher E. Forth review
A cultural history of fat.
‘Gardens and Gardening in Early Modern England and Wales’ review
Gardens and Gardening in Early Modern England and Wales by Jill Francis explores four centuries of horticultural endeavours.
‘A German Officer in Occupied Paris’ by Ernst Jünger review
A German Officer in Occupied Paris: The War Journals 1941-1945 by Ernst Jünger collects The Storm of Steel author’s wartime diaries.