History
How the Failed Revolutions of the 1970s Remade Our World
Jason Burke joins Faisal Al Yafai on the podcast to discuss the young radicals of the 1970s who believed revolution was within reach, and his book, “The Revolutionists.”
Inside the System That Built the Modern World
Historian Sven Beckert joins Faisal Al Yafai on The Lede to discuss his new book, “Capitalism: A Global History.”
The Quarterly Review: How Did We Get Here?
A long-form documentary tracing the first 25 years of the 21st century, examining the political, technological and cultural forces that shaped the world we now inhabit. “The Quarterly Review” observes world events to answer the question: How did we get here?
Unmasking El Cid: Myth and the Shadows of Spain’s Muslim Past
El Cid was a mercenary, not a saint, yet he became a nationalist icon. Tam Hussein unpacks how myth, memory and Francoist propaganda shaped Spain’s identity, and how a medieval ruler’s legacy still haunts its politics today.
Jerusalem’s Impossible Friendship
Sonja Mejcher-Atassi joins New Lines’ Rasha Elass to discuss her new book, “An Impossible Friendship.”
Unfolding Paper’s Past: Evidence From Egypt – With Lydia Wilson
While the world was fixated on the Pyramids of Giza, excavations at the forgotten desert harbor of Wadi el-Jarf quietly unlocked a new historical discovery.
Overcoming the Deep Roots of Byzantine Orientalism
Western writers have hesitated for centuries — over a millennium even — to call Byzantium what it was: the Roman Empire. The historian Anthony Kaldellis has dubbed this tendency “Roman denialism,” an intellectual condition he has mercilessly criticized for years. Now he has brought this battle to a popular audience.