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Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini became a lightning rod for the mass protests which overthrew the Shah of Iran in 1979, but the causes of the Iranian Revolution lay elsewhere.
‘We have not kept our women individually under control, we now dread them collectively’, said Cato the Elder, as Rome’s women took to the streets to protest the unfair lex Oppia.
From monks to Vikings to tourists, the Manx language has (almost) survived against the odds.
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‘The House Divided’ by Barnaby Rogerson
In The House Divided: Sunni, Shia and the Making of the Middle East Barnaby Rogerson seeks geopolitical answers for ideological conflicts.
What Use is Prehistory to the Historian?
History is built with words. How have historians filled the silence that came before?
‘Age of Wolf and Wind’ by Davide Zori review
Age of Wolf and Wind: Voyages through the Viking World by Davide Zori proves that if you want to understand the Vikings, you need to rove just as far.
The Indian Citizenship Act
The decision to make Native Americans citizens of the United States was not straightforwardly progressive.
‘The Damascus Events’ and ‘Sea of Troubles’ review
Sea of Troubles by Ian Rutledge and The Damascus Events by Eugene Rogan watch as the ‘sick man of Europe’ turns violent.
Inventing Cyrillic
The Cyrillic alphabet is celebrated across the Slavonic-speaking world, but not only as an appreciation of literacy – it has a political dimension too.
Jack the Ripper: Dark Tourism and the Gutter Press
Jack the Ripper was a media sensation. The press frenzy surrounding him made the sites of his murders tourist destinations, attracting thousands of visitors.
Ireland and Palestine: United by Partition?
Ireland’s experience of partition informed the attitudes of people across the island towards British plans for Palestine. Today it informs sympathies in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
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