The Invention of the Flapper
More than a symbol of decadence, the flapper should be seen as a quest by women for agency, independence and escape from domesticity.
Reviews
Looking back through the Iron Curtain
A discerning account by a self-deprecating but well-informed journalist of the dramatic changes in Russia over the past 40 years.
Mapping The Eternal City
A monumental work provides an architectural and topographical survey of Rome from its foundation until the century after the fall of its Empire.
Kick-starting British Industry
In the Industrial Revolution, state intervention, protectionism and immigration were all adopted by successive governments to promote British manufacturing.
A Postwar Progress
A former editor of History Today looks back on a life mixing the personal and the political.
Indonesia: A Nation’s Silent Slaughter
The Indonesian genocide of 1965 has been smothered in silence for half a century.
Against the Grain
Sweet it may be, but sugar's story is a bitter one, embracing slavery, decay and obesity.
Survey the Wondrous Cross
The Crucifixion is at the heart of Christianity and has inspired countless images and experiences.
‘Blood and Faith’ by Matthew Carr review
The mass expulsion of Spain’s Islamic population is laid bare by Blood and Faith: The Purging of Muslim Spain, 1492-1614 by Matthew Carr.
New Life for Labour?
History suggests that closer collaboration and rradical new thinking between the central state and Cooperativisim could yet yield positive results.