Cross-cultural “Stuff”
Whiskey Women
Fred Minnick is an award-winning, ascot-wearing, journalist and photographer. His newest book, Whiskey Women, combines two of my favorite things–history and whiskey.* I’m thrilled that he’s agreed to answer a few questions about the book, and whiskey, here on History in the Margins. Pour yourself a dram, pull up a seat, and enjoy! You came…
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What Day Is It?
Last week a friend of mine pointed out that Rosh Hashanah comes early this year. She went on to bemoan the fact that the first day of Hanukkah falls on the day before Thanksgiving*: a result of the disjunction between a lunar and solar calendar over the long haul.** The discussion reminded me of a…
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From The Ruins of Empire–Revisited
If you’ve been following along for a while, you’ve probably figured out that I like books that look at familiar history from another point of view. (For example, here, and here, and here.) Pankaj Mishra’s From the Ruins of Empire: The Intellectuals Who Remade Asia, is an excellent example.* Misra begins with the statement that…
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