Review
Why children eat books up
Children’s books draw on the energy of the oldest kind of narratives, of myths and fairytales.
Jeremy Wikeley
September 4, 2024
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Significant works reviewed by Engelsberg Ideas writers.
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Review
The invention of music
A new study points towards the persistence of human interest in cultivating sound.
Armand D'Angour
September 3, 2024
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The worlds of the Japanese woodblock
One Japanese family’s mastery of the woodblock print captured generations of history in simple yet evocative masterpieces.
Christopher Harding
August 29, 2024
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Izabela Czartoryska, Polish princess and patriot
A dazzling biography of the Polish princess Izabela Czartoryska traces her life alongside the long struggle for Polish freedom.
Daniel Johnson
August 28, 2024
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Guercino and the business of art
Guercino's ascent from peasant boy to Italian Baroque master unveils a genius with both brush and business.
Alexander Lee
August 21, 2024
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Unpicking imperial history
Historians of the British Empire are engaged in an often ill-tempered war of words that reveals more about the certainties of contemporary moral mores than it does about the past i..
Samuel Rubinstein
August 19, 2024
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Mint condition
The forms, perceptions and uses of money over time convey a compelling narrative about wealth, morality, and cultural identity through the ages.
Alexandra Wilson
August 19, 2024
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The hidden fractures beneath America’s Cold War triumph
In the final years of the 20th century, America's fringe ideologues and failed demagogues laid the groundwork for a future populist revolution.
Jonathan Esty
August 14, 2024
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To top it with the best of them
Female British artists faced personal and institutional obstacles to practising their crafts. Their works convey a social history of women's changing roles in British society.
Cath Pound
August 12, 2024