The symbolism of Mussolini’s body, pre-and post-mortem.
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Chemistry and Auschwitz (but mainly chemistry).
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Read MoreRich-people architectural history in interwar Britain.
Read MoreThe classic thriller, featuring a conman in 50s Italy.
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Read MoreThis summer’s Murakami read.
Read More“The Connected Mysteries of Bob Dylan, Woody Guthrie, and the Calumet Massacre of 1913”
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Historical fiction about Joey Smallwood, first Premier of Newfoundland.
Read MoreA space opera spoof from the famous video game critic
Read MoreBiography of Jean Moulin, French Resistance leader.
Read MoreReclaiming the French Resistance for its marginalized participants.
Read MoreThe French fight against fascism: “Defending Democracy, 1934-38”
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A biography of the first Jewish and first Socialist Prime Minister of France, serving in the run-up to WW2
Read MoreThe Senate during the Carter Administration.
Read MoreThe Gary Hart scandal of 1987
Read MoreA biography of a quirky Congressional backbencher
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