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:
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.
I've been listening to Tim Weiner's Legacy of Ashes: The History of the CIA and I've become very interested in Cold War era politics. I find it fascinating how Communist intelligence was seen as this all-seeing eye that routinely subverted American intelligence. Are there any good English language books about Soviet intelligence that aren't written by snarling arch-conservatives? The US at the time did not seem to have a very nuanced understanding of anything past our borders, let alone the communists.
I’m currently reading The Venture of Islam v1,2,3(2 right now)and the Cambridge History of Africa v2,3. Would recommend both greatly. Also if anyone knows any good books or articles about medieval Indian Ocean/North African archeology that would be great.
Hi y'all! I'm looking for:
A history of Vietnam during the colonial and post-colonial period, or a history of the Vietnam War from the Vietnamese perspective.
A history of American Christianity's intersection with race.
Can anyone help?
If I love Thomas Tusser and Tres Riches what other primary sources would I enjoy?
What’s a good book on understanding manuscripts with an agricultural focus like the Tres Riches and Tusser?