Significant works reviewed by Engelsberg Ideas writers.
A comprehensive history tells the story of Croat national aspirations, and provides a detailed account of Croatia’s long road to independence.
Pablo Larraín’s biopic of the great diva Maria Callas asks whether the famous and the great get to write their own scripts.
A new study makes a considerable contribution to our understanding of the events of 1565 by emphasising Ottoman testimonies and deploying a global perspective.
The austere beauty of Morton Feldman's settings of Samuel Beckett shows how art can escape and reshape time itself.
A new book argues that our fascination with playing games is neither a luxury nor an amusement, but a necessity.
Contributors to Engelsberg Ideas highlight the books they’ve enjoyed in 2024.
The institutions of old Europe were at the forefront of intellectual and technological innovations that still shape our lives today.
The fate of the Austro-Hungarian nobility after the fall of the Habsburg Empire raises interesting questions about what ‘old’ elites should do when politics changes.
India’s thriving dissident art scene during the late-20th century addressed the social ills facing a growing nation.
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