history, books, lifestyle
At the heart of Benedict Anderson's Imagined Communities is the insight that one of the most powerful forces in modern history, nationalism, is built on imagination. Published in 1983, this book has become one of the most influential works in the study of nationalism, yet its arguments remain as urgent and contested today as they… Continue reading The Past Through Pages: Imagined Communities, Benedict Anderson
This post is about John Tosh's The Pursuit of History, specifically Chapters 9-11. Within these chapters, he tackles three key themes in modern historiography: the cultural turn, the rise of gender and postcolonial history, and the use of memory and the spoken word. These themes particularly stood out to me as they can all apply… Continue reading The Past Through Pages: The Pursuit of History, John Tosh
As part of this series exploring 20th century history, with a focus on espionage, I have decided to explore the story of Adolf Tolkachev. He was one of the most important CIA assets during the Cold War, and like my previous posts, I have also read a book to guide my research, "The Billion Dollar… Continue reading The Past Through Pages: Adolf Tolkachev
As part of this new series of blog posts, I will be exploring different historical figures and events, focusing mainly on espionage history, but also researching other areas of 20th century history. I am going to explore these topics by reading books about them so I plan to incorporate short book reviews into these blog… Continue reading The Past Through Pages: The Cambridge Five
Rating - ☆☆☆☆/5 Anthony Doerr’s Pulitzer Prize-winning novel is a beautiful piece of historical fiction, allowing readers to reflect on the resilience of the human spirit through the lens of WWII. The book explores the complexities of war through the two vastly different but eventually interconnected protagonists' stories. Marie-Laure and her father flee Nazi-occupied Paris… Continue reading All The Light We Cannot See, Anthony Doerr
In this post I'll be giving you the list of a few of the books that I would like to read in the next few months! For every book I will also be including the goodreads summary to give you a better idea of the storyline and themes of each book. All The Light We… Continue reading My Current TBR
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