Conversations in World History

I speak with Robert Darnton, professor emeritus of Harvard University about his book The Revolutionary Temper: Paris, 1748-1789.

I speak with Andrew Porwancher, professor of history at Arizona State University about his new book American Maccabee: Theodore Roosevelt and the Jews, which is published by Princeton University Press. 

I speak with Jonathan Reynolds about African Independence Movements in Algeria, Guinea, Senegal, Kenya, and Congo. Dr. Reynolds is a professor of African and World History at Northern Kentucky University and the former president of the World History Association. He is a wealth of knowledge on all things Africa and just an overall blast to speak with. You can also check out my episode with him on Africa and the Cold War. 

I speak with Dario Montero de Caso, professor of sociology at Universidad de Chile in Santiago. Dario is an old friend of mine and the author of the recently published book La Formación de la Sociedad Moderna. Tomo I”: Nacionalismo e individualismo (Formation of Modern Society. 1st Volume: Nationalism and Individualism).   It is a fantastic conversation with a great friend and brilliant scholar. I hope you enjoy it!

I speak with Rachel Kousser, a professor of Greek and Roman Art and Architecture at Brooklyn College and the CUNY Graduate Center. She is also the author of the recent book, which received widespread rave reviews, Alexander at the End of the World -- about the last seven years of the life of Alexander the Great.   In addition to this great new book, Rachel recommends: Plutarch's Biography of Alexander the Great Stacey Schiff's book Cleopatra