This week, ending in February 09 2017:
Today's thread is for open discussion of:
History in the academy
Historiographical disputes, debates and rivalries
Implications of historical theory both abstractly and in application
Philosophy of history
And so on
Regular participants in the Thursday threads should just keep doing what they've been doing; newcomers should take notice that this thread is meant for open discussion only of matters like those above, not just anything you like -- we'll have a thread on Friday for that, as usual.
Read Translating Property this week. It seems that this work is at least popular (hardback to paperback in 3 years) and well received (Associate Professorship at NYU-Shanghai).
That said, I didn't find it to be well done. I felt that the stated activism of the author led to some deficiencies in analysis in the text.
Just curious if someone who found it to be good history could help me see things from their perspective.
Thanks!