Thursday Reading and Recommendations is intended as bookish free-for-all, for the discussion and recommendation of all books historical, or tangentially so. Suggested topics include, but are by no means limited to:
Asking for book recommendations on specific topics or periods of history
Newly published books and articles you're dying to read
Recent book releases, old book reviews, reading recommendations, or just talking about what you're reading now
Historiographical discussions, debates, and disputes
...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 of history and books, not just anything you like -- we'll have a thread on Friday for that, as usual.
Currently re-reading a book called "La Mythologie Slave" by Louis Lèger. It's one of the first scientific books on the topic of Slavic mythology, beeing published in 1901. Although he was trained philologist, he based his books almost only on written sources, so it's an interesting inquiry if someone is interested in the questions about pre-Christian Slavic religion. He cites many medieval sources that can then lead you to further investigation. P.S. I don't know if there is an English translation. I am reading Serbian translation, but if you know French you can read it in original.
My work has a free books shelf (dangerous to my bookshelf, my sanity, and my suitcases) so I'll share some titles I picked up today
Still reading RR Palmer's The Age of the Democratic Revolution. Some topics covered in the past week concern The French Directory's "moderate" political inclination, the Italian Revolution, Cispadane and Cisalpine Republics, the constitutions of the sister republics in Italy, and the idea of "departmentalization", as opposed to America's federal structure.
Meanwhile, currently "pre-reading" Seven Ages of Paris, by Alistair Horne. It's about the history of Paris as city and French capital, from its foundation under the Roman Empire, until the end of de Gaulle's regime. I'm currently just skimming parts of it, to get a feel of what to expect. I'm still a bit too busy to start properly reading another book.
Hey, this is exactly what I was looking for. After my Bachelors in history I kinda fell off on my reading. Thanks for recommendations.
Looking for:
A General overview about Romes history. Especially the Republic and the transition to Caesar, his rule and the other emperors
Athens and Sparta
Cold War, especially Soviet vs US Intelligence, the cuban missile Crisis
I would love any recommendations about labor/radical/civil rights history in the US. Could be from any era, but I'd love something that looks in detail at organizations and analyzes organizing strategy. Preferably something that looks in detail at a specific time/group, rather than a broad survey.
Thank you!
Hi all! I would really appreciate any book recommendations on Kurdish history, especially books that would help me understand the historical context of modern Kurds.
What are some good English or Ukrainian language introductory texts on Ukrainian history? I am interested in both pre-modern and modern history.
Anybody have a book recommendation on the '68 Chicago convention?
Hey guys, I remember there was a book(s) I heard about how drug usage propelled the wehrmacht in ww2, any help?