enigma

TheConversationUS, 6 months ago to histodons

Henry #Kissinger is dead at the age of 100.

Here's one Cambodian's verdict
"I’m a scholar of the political economy of Cambodia who, as a child, escaped the brutal Khmer Rouge regime with four siblings...
In both a professional and personal sense, I am aware of the near 50-year impact Kissinger’s policies during the Vietnam War have had on the country of my birth."

That impact was destruction, death and trauma.

https://theconversation.com/henry-kissingers-bombing-campaign-likely-killed-hundreds-of-thousands-of-cambodians-and-set-path-for-the-ravages-of-the-khmer-rouge-209353
@histodons #News

CitizenWald, 7 months ago to random

Re: authentic & fake #Jews: the tragic #Gaza war has predictably led to bad #history going viral:. European Jews are descendants of medieval #Turkic converts--#Khazars-- thus have no #historical & #genetic connection to the land of #Israel

A myth, promoted by a combination of the cynical or stupid, sadly embraced by the naive & uninformed

Sadly relevant, as I will give a virtual talk about this at Indiana Uni this week.

Old 🧵

https://historians.social/@CitizenWald/110574070037911438

@histodons
#Mazeldon #antisemitism 1/n

CitizenWald, 8 months ago to bookhistodons

I have to teach tomorrow, but for many students in a college town--as it once was, so shall it always be, Alpha et Omega--the weekend begins tonight, on Thirsty Thursday.

Here is a huge line of students waiting to get into a local bar, circa 8 p.m. (I was coming from dinner after our #BookHistory seminar on materiality, spatiality, and temporality in Martial's poetry

https://www.umass.edu/renaissance/event/bookhistcloss2023

(I had beer, too, but we talked about Latin poetry, teaching, Monteverdi)

@bookhistodons @bookstodon

that line of students waiting to get into The Spoke stretches far beyond the building and into the parking lot

BahnAnsagen, 10 months ago to random German

Kurz vor Kassel-Wilhelmshöhe: "Meine Damen Herren, da bin ich wieder. Wir halten jetzt gleich am Bahnhof der tausend Winde..." (Clara) #BahnAnsagen

CitizenWald, 11 months ago (edited 11 months ago) to bookstodon

My Hitler Book: What am I supposed to do with it? - Tablet Magazine

Interesting to me

1. As author says, these #Nazi books are neither rare nor valuable. Mine came from my father, who found them in his office during the US occupation

2. Article draws a contrast between those who thoughtlessly (or worse) collect Nazi memorabilia vs. dealers like Mark Funke, who thinks carefully about historical value & interpretation

https://www.tabletmag.com/sections/community/articles/my-hitler-book

#books #BookHistory
@bookhistodons @bookstodon 1/n

BahnAnsagen, 11 months ago to random German

Ok. Wer bietet mehr?

(Dank an @derfrankyman) #BahnAnsagen #DB #Verspätung

BahnAnsagen, 11 months ago to random German

++ BAHN-ANSAGE DES MONATS, 06/2023 ++