Born in Germany in 1922, Colin Anson’s (Claus Ascher) childhood was marked by the trials of Nazism. His... The post Why I Became an X Troop Commando appeared first on Yale University Press L...
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How has women’s quest for health and beauty changed over the last four hundred years? And what has been its impact on gender definition, social inequality and the sense of aging? The post Wha...
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Jean E. Thomson Black— Yale University’s remembrance of James C. Scott beautifully summarizes his life and career. We... The post James C. Scott: An Editor’s Reflections appeared first o...
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by Luke Stegemann, cultural historian and author of Madrid: A New Biography — Unsurprisingly given its 1200 years... The post Six People Who Shaped Madrid appeared first on Yale University P...
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In his lost memoir, Britain’s first Black Olympic medal winner details his experience of competing in the 1920... The post Harry Edward, Athletics and the Olympics appeared first on Yale Uni...
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In What the Greeks Did for Us, Tony Spawforth says ‘the modern Olympics are the most globally high-profile... The post What the Greeks Did for the Olympics appeared first on Yale University ...
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Article by Neil Faulkner, author A Visitor’s Guide to the Ancient Olympics. You might be forgiven for thinking... The post The Nazi Origins of the Olympic Torch – Olympic Myths Part 2 ap...
Article by Neil Faulkner, author A Visitor’s Guide to the Ancient Olympics. The modern Olympics purport to be... The post Amateurism, Medals and National Anthems – Olympic Myths Part 1 a...
As an aid to students, teachers and parents, we have constructed an A–Z of the World taken from... The post An A-Z of the World – E. H. Gombrich on: the Olympic Games appeared first on Yal...
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For Pride Month 2024 we are sharing a series of extracts from our books which look at the... The post Lesbian Women in Regency England – an extract from Love and Marriage in the Age of Jane A...