Josh Marshall
Founder and editor of Talking Points Memo.
The Rebels: Elizabeth Warren, Bernie Sanders, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, and the Struggle for a New American Politics by Joshua Green
I hope you get a chance to read this piece by Josh Green that we published yesterday. It's an excerpt from his new book The Rebels: Elizabeth Warren, Bernie Sanders, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, and the Struggle for a New American Politics.
on talkingpointsmemo.com · 13 Jan 2024 · Report
By Steppe, Desert, and Ocean: The Birth of Eurasia by Barry Cunliffe
By Steppe, Desert and Ocean is simply the last 10,000 years of Eurasian history, the vast and surprisingly integrated stretch of land from the Pacific coast of China to Spain – where did human civilizations first develop over this expanse, how did they came into contact with each other, what were the key drivers of change. Excellent book.
on talkingpointsmemo.com · 22 Nov 2017 · Report
Pathfinders: A Global History of Exploration by Felipe Fernández-Armesto
Basically, how did humans go from an origination point in one part of Africa to populate almost the entire globe, all long before the history of any kind of writing. Almost all long before Western European exploration. That's this book. Fascinating read.
on talkingpointsmemo.com · 22 Nov 2017 · Report
SPQR: A History of Ancient Rome by Mary Beard
SPQR is a new treatment of the whole civilization from one of our leading contemporary historians of Roman history. A very good read.
on talkingpointsmemo.com · 22 Nov 2017 · Report
The Horse, the Wheel, and Language: How Bronze-Age Riders from the Eurasian Steppes Shaped the Modern World by David W. Anthony
The last of these three is one of the densest books I've read in a very long time but also one of the most transformative in my understanding of numerous topics. It's so dense that I would recommend reading it even if you read only the first half and then find it simply too tough going after the first half.
on talkingpointsmemo.com · 22 Nov 2017 · Report
The Inheritance of Rome: Illuminating the Dark Ages 400-1000 by Chris Wickham
Anyway, another really illuminating and pleasurable read, like every book I've read by this author.
on talkingpointsmemo.com · 22 Nov 2017 · Report
The Reconstruction of Nations: Poland, Ukraine, Lithuania, Belarus, 1569–1999 by Timothy Snyder
This book helped me understand that history at a much, much deeper level. It also greatly deepened my understanding and perspective on the current struggle between nationalism and multinationalism which is roiling Europe and in many respects the entire globe. These are both books I highly, highly recommend.
on talkingpointsmemo.com · 22 Nov 2017 · Report
The Triumph of Empire: The Roman World from Hadrian to Constantine by Michael Kulikowski
If you're interested in this period, I found it an illuminating, interesting read.
on talkingpointsmemo.com · 22 Nov 2017 · Report
The Vanquished: Why the First World War Failed to End by Robert Gerwarth
This is critical to understanding the origins of fascisms and all the subsequent history of the continent. An engrossing, really important read.
on talkingpointsmemo.com · 22 Nov 2017 · Report
Strangers in Their Own Land: Anger and Mourning on the American Right by Arlie Russell Hochschild
The article is itself an excerpt or distillation of Hochschild's new book Strangers in Their Own Land: Anger and Mourning on the American Right, which I haven't read. I recommend the book on the basis of the article and Hochschild's reputation.
on talkingpointsmemo.com · 28 Aug 2016 · Report
The War on Our Freedoms: Civil Liberties in an Age of Terrorism by Richard C. Leone and Greg Anrig Jr. (eds.)
In any case, this is an important book, which I'm glad to recommend. It's got contributions from all the people you'd want to hear from: Alan Brinkley, E.J. Dionne, Tony Lewis, John Podesta and others.
on talkingpointsmemo.com · 13 Aug 2003 · Report
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