Monthly Archives: August 2020

Book Review: Rome Resurgent

Posted on August 14, 2020 by nathanalbright

Rome Resurgent:  War And Empire In The Age Of Justinian, by Peter Heather Is it really just or appropriate to view this book as a book about Rome, seeing as it is a generally praiseworthy effort to place the conquests … Continue reading →

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Book Review: A Concise History Of Byzantium

Posted on August 14, 2020 by nathanalbright

A Concise History Of Byzantium, by Warren Treadgold This book was a pleasant surprise.  In general, I like reading about Byzantine history and if there are not as many books about the subject as I would prefer, those I happen … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Byzantium: The Bridge From Antiquity To The Middle Ages

Posted on August 14, 2020 by nathanalbright

Byzantium:  The Bridge From Antiquity To The Middle Ages, by Michael Angold This is a pleasant book, and one that strives to deal with one of the more interesting aspects of the Byzantine legacy and that was the way that … Continue reading →

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On The Complexity Of Victimology

Posted on August 13, 2020 by nathanalbright

It is a popular thing in this present age to fancy oneself a victim.  The desire to escape from responsibility is certainly a popular one, and regardless of the specific social issue or global issue at stake, there are a … Continue reading →

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Book Review: The Berbers

Posted on August 13, 2020 by nathanalbright

The Berbers (The Peoples Of Africa), by Michael Brett and Elizabeth Fentress The Berbers, to the extent that people tend to think of them at all, are not often thought of as a people of Africa.  Despite the fact that … Continue reading →

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Book Review: The Simple Past

Posted on August 13, 2020 by nathanalbright

The Simple Past, by Driss Chraïbi It is easy to see why this book is considered to be important.  Part of that is due to circumstances of time and place, as the author was part of a cadre of Western-educated … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Songs In The Shade Of The Olive Tree

Posted on August 13, 2020 by nathanalbright

Songs In The Shade Of The Olive Tree: Lullabies and Nursery Rhymes From The Maghreb, collected by Hafida Favret & Magdelaine Lerasle, arranged by Paul Mindy, and illustrated by Nathalie Novi It is very telling what sort of material one … Continue reading →

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On The Vulnerability And Ubiquity Of Implicit Contracts

Posted on August 12, 2020 by nathanalbright

Recently, I talked about unspoken conversations, and explored some of the reason why it was that so much was said implicitly between people but never actually said out loud because the conditions for those conversations did not exist.  It is … Continue reading →

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Book Review: The Confederate States Of America: 1861-1865

Posted on August 12, 2020 by nathanalbright

The Confederate States Of America:  1861-1865, by Emory Thomas This is a book that seeks to be revisionist and write about the Confederacy from its own perspective and it has some positive aspects and some areas where it falls a … Continue reading →

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Book Review: The Lost Cause

Posted on August 12, 2020 by nathanalbright

The Lost Cause:  A New Southern History Of The War Of The Confederates, by Edward A. Pollard While this book is negligible in its insight of the Civil War and is ridiculously, even comically biased in favor of the South, … Continue reading →

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