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History
A look at the late Czech novelist’s legacy and philosophy
His 1963 visit to Germany, Ireland and the UK spawned some of his most memorable and impactful moments
For the next generation, history isn’t being rewritten. It’s being intentionally obscured
Three Worlds: Memoir of an Arab-Jew by Avi Shlaim reviewed
Most biographies are colored by hero-worship. Carpenter’s is no exception, but the hero isn’t Henry
Benin was a violent, slave-holding and slave-raiding society
The defensive self-interest of scholars feeds the doubters
Watching it felt alarmingly like witnessing the death of scholarship
The wish to find female African heroines is understandable — but it is also vital to get the facts right
Historians ask ‘What?’ Novelists ask ‘What if?’
