Today:
Welcome to this week's instalment of /r/AskHistorians' Sunday Digest (formerly the Day of Reflection). Nobody can read all the questions and answers that are posted here, so in this thread we invite you to share anything you'd like to highlight from the last week - an interesting discussion, an informative answer, an insightful question that was overlooked, or anything else.
It’s Sunday, and that means its my job to make it a funday. Here’s the rather large collection of posts I’ve gathered over the past week. Don’t forget to upvote all the fantastic posters who pour so much of their time into crafting great answers!
The Thursday R&R thread also attracted a fair bit of discussion and recommendations.
The weekly fare keeps being as awesome as always! From publishing books (Congrats /u/Crrpit!) to working oh PhD’s, the Friday Free-For-All is the place for some discussion on whatever history topic you have on your mind!
In regards to questions I'm hoping will get an answer eventually, I liked this one What did women think of the Lord of the Rings books when they first came out by /u/Zeuvembie. I seem to recall a previous thread on the topic, or a similar one, at some point but my search-fu was lacking and I couldn't find it.
I greatly enjoyed this thread
/u/JDolan283 gives us an interesting look into how Archduke Ferdinands assassins felt about WW1. The transcripts are particularly fascinating.
/u/Bacarruda was able to at least start a wonderful answer to a question I've asked before!:
I eagerly await the rest, whenever it's ready :)
Can I give a link to an answer I made on workaholicism in the USA versus Europe, in part because I only talked about working hours and I hope to inspire someone to chime in on the more cultural aspects?
Mods, feel free to remove this comment if it's inappropriate and my apologies if so.