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An independent publisher of innovative and beautifully designed non-fiction books, Reaktion publishes around 90 new titles each year, while keeping an outstanding backlist of nearly 1000 titles for readers to explore.

Chinese artefacts in repatriation row were ‘given willingly’ to British Museum📌 https://loom.ly/OroeWlU📚 https://loom.ly...
26/07/2024

Chinese artefacts in repatriation row were ‘given willingly’ to British Museum

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Amid calls to return antiquities, historian finds documents that reveal many were not result of imperial plunder

A Quarterly of One’s Own📌 https://loom.ly/FotfSS8📚 https://loom.ly/5auU-EE
26/07/2024

A Quarterly of One’s Own

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  DECADENT WOMEN Yellow Book Lives by Jad Adams Reaktion Books. 388 ages, $30. SET IN THE OFFICES of a Victorian magazine that he edited, many of Anthony Trollope’s later short stories fiction…

Danièle (Medievalists.net) speaks with Michelle Brown about Bede’s life, his contribution to a medieval understanding of...
25/07/2024

Danièle (Medievalists.net) speaks with Michelle Brown about Bede’s life, his contribution to a medieval understanding of everything, and how he shaped the way we think about the early Middle Ages.

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This week on The Medieval Podcast, Danièle speaks with Michelle Brown about Bede’s life, his contribution to a medieval understanding of everything, and how he shaped the way we think about the early Middle Ages.

'For general readers seeking a broad understanding of the decade and New York . . .'📌 https://loom.ly/FTF7qhw [£]📚 https...
25/07/2024

'For general readers seeking a broad understanding of the decade and New York . . .'

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'This timely study arrives on the heels of the 2024 FX series “Sh**un,” whose historical accuracy Cryns supervised.'📌 ht...
24/07/2024

'This timely study arrives on the heels of the 2024 FX series “Sh**un,” whose historical accuracy Cryns supervised.'

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'The book is an engaging and easy read for anyone interested in architecture and in Gaudí.'📌 https://loom.ly/mC9zmC4📚 ht...
24/07/2024

'The book is an engaging and easy read for anyone interested in architecture and in Gaudí.'

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Antoni Gaudí: New Bio June 13, 2024 He was tall and handsome with red hair and blue eyes, which is unusual for Catalonian people of his generation. As a young man, he was a dandy who dressed fashionably and smoked ci**rs. Despite his good looks and charm, when he proposed to his friend’s niece sh...

Listen now: the New Books Network interviews Nina Edwards about her new book, The Virtues of Underwear.🔊 https://loom.ly...
23/07/2024

Listen now: the New Books Network interviews Nina Edwards about her new book, The Virtues of Underwear.

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GET YOUR TICKETS NOW! The Crimean Tatars - with Donald Rayfield, at Hatchards Piccadilly🎟️ https://loom.ly/A5wn56c
23/07/2024

GET YOUR TICKETS NOW! The Crimean Tatars - with Donald Rayfield, at Hatchards Piccadilly

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Join historian Donald Rayfield to explore the magnificent history of the Crimean Tatars.

The explosive history of fireworks, from ancient China to Revolutionary America📌 https://loom.ly/iR6OFPY📚 https://loom.l...
19/07/2024

The explosive history of fireworks, from ancient China to Revolutionary America

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Pyrotechnic amusements from sparklers to Roman candles have long been a staple of celebrations in the U.S. and beyond, helping to mark national holidays, sporting events and more.

'Remarkable in both its depth and breadth, the book dedicates chapters to an impressive plethora of fearless, free-spiri...
19/07/2024

'Remarkable in both its depth and breadth, the book dedicates chapters to an impressive plethora of fearless, free-spirited, resourceful women writers known to smoke, bicycle, horse-ride, and travel.'

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Published in English Studies (Ahead of Print, 2024)

'In these pages, Berridge gives readers not only a smoothly-paced and quietly eloquent account of that embassy evolution...
18/07/2024

'In these pages, Berridge gives readers not only a smoothly-paced and quietly eloquent account of that embassy evolution but also a marvelous gallery of the people who led those embassies.'

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A new history of foreign embassies and the things they do

John Withington’s New Book Explores Fireworks History and Philadelphia's Role in Fourth of July Celebrations📌 https://lo...
18/07/2024

John Withington’s New Book Explores Fireworks History and Philadelphia's Role in Fourth of July Celebrations

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John Withington's upcoming book, "A History of Fireworks from Their Origins to the Present Day," explores the fascinating evolution of fireworks and Philadelphia's pivotal role in the Fourth of July celebrations. Withington, known for his expertise in historical disasters, delves into how fireworks....

A forthcoming book describes Philly’s role in fireworks history, from the first Independence Day to calls for safety📌 ht...
17/07/2024

A forthcoming book describes Philly’s role in fireworks history, from the first Independence Day to calls for safety

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Since the first July 4th, Philadelphia has had a unique connection to the development and history of fireworks.

'If Beyond the Privet Hedge is in part a biography of Sudell, then, it is also a defence of suburbia in general and subu...
17/07/2024

'If Beyond the Privet Hedge is in part a biography of Sudell, then, it is also a defence of suburbia in general and suburban gardens in particular . . .'

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The transformative impact of suburbia on the British landscape between the wars is often viewed in negative terms. But the development of the suburban garden is indivisible from the wider cause of providing green open spaces for the inner-city poor.

Carefully researched and replete with thoughtful insights, In the Service of the Sh**un is a concise and enjoyable explo...
16/07/2024

Carefully researched and replete with thoughtful insights, In the Service of the Sh**un is a concise and enjoyable exploration of the first known Englishman to visit — and fall in love with — Japan.

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The Independent is an important voice in the community of readers and writers dedicated to book reviews and writing about the world of books.

Kidnap, corruption, death – the wild birth of the British tabloids📌 https://loom.ly/p2t-f7k📚 https://loom.ly/2UPVs0E
16/07/2024

Kidnap, corruption, death – the wild birth of the British tabloids

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The Newsmongers, a history of tabloid journalism by Terry Kirby, features plenty of strange figures, but some equally strange arguments too

Print is dying – yet the tabloids still wield enormous political power📌 https://loom.ly/GEgcTNs📚 https://loom.ly/2UPVs0E
04/07/2024

Print is dying – yet the tabloids still wield enormous political power

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British newspapers still define political events and can severely wound prime ministers

'His book not only rescues Sudell himself from the ‘enormous condescension of posterity’ but encourages us to think agai...
03/07/2024

'His book not only rescues Sudell himself from the ‘enormous condescension of posterity’ but encourages us to think again about the politics of suburbia and its overlooked virtues.'

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Michael Gilson, Behind the Privet Hedge: Richard Sudell, the Suburban Garden and the Beautification of Britain (Reaktion Books, 2024) I once got told off by a Conservative member of the Greater Lon…

'China in Seven Banquets is a fascinating book . . . He succeeds very well in balancing depth and accessibility.'📌 https...
02/07/2024

'China in Seven Banquets is a fascinating book . . . He succeeds very well in balancing depth and accessibility.'

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China in Seven Banquets: A Flavorful History by Thomas David DuBois (Reaktion Books, 2024). It doesn’t always work, but sometimes you can learn something about wine by busting out of the wine…

Love and Criticism: A Review of “Symbolism, Dada, Surrealisms: Selected Writing of Mary Ann Caws”📌 https://loom.ly/XKMXW...
01/07/2024

Love and Criticism: A Review of “Symbolism, Dada, Surrealisms: Selected Writing of Mary Ann Caws”

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Mary Ann Caws has devoted her career to those rebellious early twentieth-century artists and writers, and to their antecedents and inheritors. Her formidable command of the history of the Surrealist movement is on display in these essays.

The glamour of grime: revisionist westerns of the 1970s📌 https://loom.ly/K3yPedo [£]📚 https://loom.ly/Y0fu6ao
30/06/2024

The glamour of grime: revisionist westerns of the 1970s

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In 1967, the unexpected worldwide success of Bonnie and Clyde blindsided the Hollywood film industry, which then spent the next half decade attempting to adapt to the changing tastes of the new youth audience it had apparently captured. No matter that the picture took a pair of vicious, sociopathic....

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30/06/2024

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Year After Failed Mutiny, Russia Tightens Grip on Wagner Units in Africa📌 https://loom.ly/pCe3vv8 [£]📚 https://loom.ly/F...
29/06/2024

Year After Failed Mutiny, Russia Tightens Grip on Wagner Units in Africa

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Moscow has largely taken over the African operations of the paramilitary group, once led by Yevgeny Prigozhin, who was killed after leading an insurrection against Vladimir Putin.

Watch now: Finding the “Real” Kung Pao Chicken🎥 https://loom.ly/SYd2f8s📚 https://loom.ly/j6PicVA
29/06/2024

Watch now: Finding the “Real” Kung Pao Chicken

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Gongbao jiding, or kung pao chicken, is one of the most iconic Chinese dishes worldwide. And while it takes on various forms across the globe — even in its native country — there is no consensus on where it comes from or what it should taste like. Eager to get to the truth of the matter, histori...

Exploring China (and Chinese Wine) One Banquet at a Time📌 https://loom.ly/SKSGs3Y📚 https://loom.ly/j6PicVA
28/06/2024

Exploring China (and Chinese Wine) One Banquet at a Time

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China in Seven Banquets: A Flavorful History by Thomas David DuBois (Reaktion Books, 2024). It doesn’t always work, but sometimes you can learn something about wine by busting out of the wine…

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