‘The Fatamids’ by Shainool Jiwa review
A case for the study of Islam’s ‘other’ history.
Volume 69 Issue 4 April 2019
Not Blair’s War, but Britain’s
The Iraq War has damned the former British Prime Minister in the eyes of many. But his support for regime change was widely shared at the time.
Digital Deities
Social media recreates the anxieties associated with early modern puritanism.
The Birth of Science in a Darkened Room
The father of modern optics could not have succeeded had he not feigned madness.
‘The Vietnam War Reexamined’ and ‘Vietnam’s American War’ review
A look at the Vietnam War from two contrasting perspectives.
Return of the Ayatollah: Iran’s Islamic Revolution
Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini became a lightning rod for the mass protests which overthrew the Shah of Iran in 1979, but the causes of the Iranian Revolution lay elsewhere.
Mothers of the Mongol Empire
Women may be largely absent from traditional accounts of the Mongol conquests, but they played a crucial role in creating the largest of all land empires.
New York’s Forgotten Subway
Problems with public transport are almost as old as New York itself. One proposed solution was nothing but hot air.
Do all revolutions end badly?
Four historians consider the desirability of profound political change and the methods used to attain it.
Go Tell It On The Mountain
Mythical tales of giants are rooted in geological realities.