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Medieval women speak beyond the page
The great unruly chorus of medieval women’s voices finds a precious, vital stage.
Mathew Lyons
October 27, 2024
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Significant works reviewed by Engelsberg Ideas writers.
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The ecstasies of Wilhelmina Barns-Graham
Wilhelmina Barns-Graham, a founder-member of the Penwith Society of Arts, the artists’ colony led by Barbara Hepworth and Ben Nicholson at St Ives, deserves to be recognised as the..
Oliver Soden
October 25, 2024
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Music like you’ve never heard it before
A stylish global history of music by Joe Boyd, the legendary record producer, tests out and redefines the limits of aural experience.
Caroline Eden
October 21, 2024
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The intimately connected world of the silk roads
The great trade routes, criss-crossing east to west, continue to fascinate.
Christopher Harding
October 14, 2024
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Diplomacy, betrayal and the road to Vietnam
In 1963, two American diplomats navigated the shifting tides of American foreign policy against the backdrop of the rapidly intensifying Vietnam War.
Luke A. Nichter
October 8, 2024
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The price of fairness
The concept of a just price has long bridged the worlds of ethics and economics, evolving from Aristotle’s principles of fair exchange to the modern complexities of market-driven p..
Nicholas Morton
October 2, 2024
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Archives among the ashes
Enough archival material has survived from the Middle Ages to demonstrate how much has not, much of it because of the tragic destruction of libraries and collections through histor..
George Woudhuysen
September 25, 2024
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Power and prudence in American statecraft
American foreign policy hinges on the rare virtue of prudence in its presidents, and their ability to balance national interests with the unforgiving realities of global power.
Brian Smith
September 24, 2024
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Glasgow’s theatre of enchantment and heartbreak
Even after a long hiatus, the unapologetically highbrow musicality of The Bathers transforms Glasgow's sandstone tenements into the perfect backdrop of romance and timeless memorie..
Jonathan Patrick
September 20, 2024