Tag Archives: imperalism

White Paper: Darfur: A Social and Political History from Regional Polity to Humanitarian Catastrophe

Posted on December 15, 2025 by nathanalbright

Executive Summary Darfur, a region in western Sudan roughly the size of France, has a long and complex social and political history that predates colonial boundaries and modern nation-states. Far from being an inherently violent or stateless zone, Darfur was … Continue reading →

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Egypt’s Repeated Efforts to Project Power into the Levant during the Third Intermediate Period (c. 1069–664 BCE): A Biblicist White Paper

Posted on December 14, 2025 by nathanalbright

Executive Summary The Third Intermediate Period (TIP) marks Egypt’s transition from New Kingdom imperial dominance to a fractured landscape of Libyan dynasties, rival priesthoods, and regional strongmen. Modern historiography often emphasizes decline and disunity. The biblical record, however, fills in … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Rider Haggard: A Biography

Posted on August 30, 2020 by nathanalbright

Rider Haggard: A Biography, by D.S. Higgins Rider Haggard is the sort of person whose complex personality and historical legacy as a novelist are something I can well appreciate. Although he became enduringly famous as an adventure novelist, he had … Continue reading →

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Book Review: The Kaiser’s Holocaust

Posted on March 15, 2014 by nathanalbright

The Kaiser’s Holocaust: Germany’s Forgotten Genocide, by David Olusoga & Casper W. Erichsen Although it is not true that the slaughter of the Nama and Herero in Namibia is forgotten [1], it is true that the implications of this warfare … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Robinson Crusoe

Posted on July 9, 2012 by nathanalbright

Robinson Crusoe, by Daniel Defoe No man is an island, though for a long time Robinson Crusoe was close. This novel, a surprisingly long 300 pages, is a case study in the importance of worldview to art. As an example … Continue reading →

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