First part of my latest article is out: Conan and the OAK - that would be Robert E. Howard and his agent, Otis Adelbert Kline. There's enough material to write a sizable article on their relationship, and yet at once not all that has been published of their affairs is necessarily all their is. Dipping into forensic accounting, for example, Robert E. Howard did not keep a clear record of all of his stories sold (or their titles, or to what magazine, or for how much), and Kline's records have gaps; we can make up part of that (and cross-verify) with a tabulation that Otto Binder (Kline's associate in New York) gave for 1935, but it's still a bit dicey. I did what I could with the published sources.

I'm defending my MA thesis on Thursday

Let's play a game!

I will quote a random passage from a back issue of Foreign Affairs, which began publishing in 1922, and you guys try to guess who said it and when. Obviously you can just google it but that's no fun.

Here's today's quote:

Before the French conquest there was no such thing as nationalism in North Africa, except perhaps in Morocco. The only permanent political and social organization of the Berbers was the tribe. From time to time various tribes coalesced to form larger groups; but these were in no sense nations, being rather unstable federations held together by the prestige of a particular leader. Even after the French conquest North Africa remained divided into three parts by political and customs barriers. Algeria is today under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Interior; while Tunisia and Morocco, being protectorates where native sovereigns still hold nominal sway, are governed from the Foreign Ministry at the Quai d'Orsay.

Who said it and when? I've also done one in the Friday thread for r/badhistory, although it has already been solved.

Edit- the article is "France and Islam" by French journalist and historian Charles-André Julien from the July 1940 issue of Foreign affairs!

https://www.foreignaffairs.com/articles/algeria/1940-07-01/france-and-islam

Just this morning, I posted Before Victoria: the White Wedding Dress in the 18th and Early 19th Centuries (Part I) - a look at the myth that Victoria "invented" the white wedding dress. This installment deals with evidence of real women in white wedding garb pre-Victoria; later I'll be going into the whole cultural concept.

Q: What was Enrico Dandolo's response to advances in glass working?

A: I did not see that coming!

^^I'll ^^see ^^myself ^^out

Some suggested reading inspired by /u/dexterpine's excellent question this week, there is a journalist at The Root doing a road trip based on the Negro Motorist Green Book, which was the tourist guide (started by a mail man) for surviving travel through segregated America from the 30s to the Civil Rights Act. It's interesting to see what buildings have survived, and what they've become. Worth a read if you're into this sort of thing!

Real question: does anyone have any recommendations for sources on the Portuguese colonial wars in Africa that are in English? (Specifically Angola, if one has to drill down.)

And straw poll: does anyone else here play Paradox Interactive games and is anyone else ashamed to share the number of hours they've played them for?

I don't think this question is well defined enough for its own thread, but I'm interested in the evolution of immigration policy in the United States through the 20th century (stopping in 1997, of course!). Are there any recommended resources?

I'm currently on week 5 of a Comparative Genocide course, and I'd be lying if I said it hasn't been rough. Reading about the Turkish "game of swords", testimonies from Srebrenica, accounts from the liquidation of ghettos in Poland... I'm so glad this course is only 6 weeks. My work background (EMS/Military) has exposed me to some pretty horrendous things and I consider myself to have a pretty good handle on dealing with the macabre.

Ultimately, I will say I can now understand why "trigger warnings" have become a thing in academia - despite my previous view of them being ludicrous. Pretty sure the entire class is of the same mind.

I'm in need of a good book covering the Third Crusade. I'm doing a deep dive on the topic, and any recommendations are welcome.

So I asked the mods if this was alright and they said yes! So we are creating a educational museum. Who's primary focus is military history. So who wants to help name our museum? Fill out the survey and let us know!

https://goo.gl/forms/05GLet9GVNyRh5UR2

I need some book recommendations. I searched in the Books and Resources list in the sidebar and couldn't find exactly what I wanted.

I'm looking for books about the British Empire, particularly in regard to foreign territories. I'm not so interested in settler colonies like the US or Australia, but rather places like India. I'd also be interested in books dealing with the economic drivers for British imperialism or with the economy of the British Empire in general.

I was also wondering if Richard Gott's Britain's Empire: Resistance, Repression and Revolt was any good.

It's been quite a while, friends, but I finally managed to send in the third draft of my dissertation! Hopefully the fourth will be my last :D

https://gunlord500.wordpress.com/2017/06/23/living-the-good-life-episode-38-june-23-2017-w0000t/

In the film "Cromwell", the grounds for charging Charles I of England with treason were partially due to the king conspiring to invade England with a foreign army to put down the rebellion.

Did this accusation come up in the historical trial?

If so, did William of Orange receive similar criticism for doing the same thing in the Glorious Revolution?

Any Steam summer sale recommendations? All my gaming hours are pretty much dedicated to Total War, Paradox games, and Kerbal Space Program. Get me out of my comfort zone. No Euro Truck Simulator though, just can't do it.