Reviews

A case for the study of Islam’s ‘other’ history.

A look at the Vietnam War from two contrasting perspectives.

The origins of globalisation can be found in the deep past.

The promise of exotic thrills in distant lands built up expectations which inevitably collided with a mundane reality in the British Empire.

For many, Kafka is not only representative of the modern age, but its foremost prophet.

A cultural history of fat.

Gardens and Gardening in Early Modern England and Wales by Jill Francis explores four centuries of horticultural endeavours.

A German Officer in Occupied Paris: The War Journals 1941-1945 by Ernst Jünger collects The Storm of Steel author’s wartime diaries.

Diderot and the Art of Thinking Freely by Andrew S. Curran explores the trials and tribulations of Denis Diderot.

Reckonings: Legacies of Nazi Persecution and the Quest for Justice by Mary Fulbrook is a long and detailed challenge to the modern cult of memory.