Category Archives: European history

July 8, 2020

Q&A with Joshua Lund, Author of Werner Herzog

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Author of Werner Herzog, Joshua Lund answers questions about his motivations for writing, and dispels some myths about Herzog. Q: Why did you decide to write this book? A book about the politics of Herzog’s films has been percolating in … Continue reading →

January 24, 2017

Release Party: The Age of Noise in Britain, by James G. Mansell

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Sound transformed British life in the “age of noise” between 1914 and 1945. The sonic maelstrom of mechanized society bred anger and anxiety and even led observers to forecast the end of civilization. The noise was, as James G. Mansell … Continue reading →

January 10, 2017

Release Party: From Gluttony to Enlightenment, by Viktoria von Hoffmann

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Scorned since antiquity as low and animal, the sense of taste is celebrated today as an ally of joy, a source of adventure, and an arena for pursuing sophistication. The French exalted taste as an entrée to ecstasy, and revolutionized … Continue reading →

December 12, 2016

Journal Spotlight: History of the Present

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History of the Present, launched in 2010, is devoted to history as a critical endeavor. Its aim is twofold: to create a space in which scholars can reflect on the role history plays in establishing categories of contemporary debate by … Continue reading →

November 30, 2016

Release Party: The Science of Sympathy, by Rob Boddice

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The new UIP book The Science of Sympathy takes readers back to the Victorian Era and into the arguments over sympathy’s place in Darwinist reconsiderations of science and humanity. Charles Darwin placed sympathy at the crux of morality in a … Continue reading →

July 14, 2016

Throwbacklist Thursday: The Bastille Library

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To commemorate Bastille Day, the University of Illinois Press celebrates its backlist of books on France and the French. Le Jazz: Jazz and French Cultural Identity, by Matthew F. Jordan Matthew F. Jordan deftly blends textual analysis, critical theory, and … Continue reading →