Reviews

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What was it like being Rome’s richest man?

In this biography of Marcus Licinius Crassus, the first in nearly fifty years, Peter Stothard avoids getting bogged down in the tortuous politics of Late Republican Rome and instea..

James Barr November 4, 2022

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Seeing through Mussolini’s lies

Paul Corner’s academic take-down of Mussolini’s illusions and myth-making is a vital contribution to our understanding of modern Italian culture.

Tobias Jones October 28, 2022

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Great Books: The Sorrows of Satan by Marie Corelli

Marie Corelli’s best-selling novel is not just an old-fashioned romance but a sophisticated reflection on temptation and on the problem of evil.

Marie Daouda October 21, 2022

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The Gospel according to Judas

Review: David Brakke’s sober-minded commentary on the recently discovered Gospel of Judas is an intelligent insight into this quixotic text's literary and spiritual quality.

Lance Jenott October 14, 2022

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Great Books: the Winnetou series by Karl May

The adventures of Winnetou and his German-American friend Shatterhand have delighted German children since publication over a century ago. The recent criticism of the series misse..

Katja Hoyer October 7, 2022

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Hip to be Square

Review: The rapidly changing social and political landscape of America in the 1970s is often associated with left-wing counter culture — but many mainstream scientists and engineer..

Ananyo Bhattacharya October 7, 2022

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Inside Cromwell’s New Model Army

Review: Ian Gentles revisits the sudden rise, turbulent reign and abrupt demise of Cromwell’s New Model Army, exploring how political conviction and righteousness, once popularised..

John Raine September 30, 2022

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The road to Auschwitz

Review: A scrupulous examination of the lack of resistance among the German establishment to the Nazi rise to power in the early 1930s posits that, without their acquiescence, hist..

Göran Rosenberg September 23, 2022

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The Middle East: Kissinger’s masterpiece?

Review: Veteran diplomat, Martin Indyk charts the twists and turns of Henry Kissinger's missions to the Middle East. Although ever a pragmatist, and often a showman, Kissinger was ..

James Barr September 16, 2022