From the Archives: Who Made the Map of the Modern Middle East?

Sometimes life and/or deadlines take over, making it difficult for me to provide new blog posts on a regular schedule.  This is one of those times.  For the coming weeks, I’ll be sharing posts from the archives, an occasional guest post, and maybe a book review or two as I finish some of the exciting…

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The Great Panic of 1893

As I’ve mentioned before, occasionally an event, or person, or book, or idea begins tracking me down.[1] It shows up in footnotes or casual asides in books I’m reading. Eventually, I give in and go down the rabbit hole. Then, if it’s interesting or important enough, I share it with you. That is, after all,…

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