Michael Snape considers the role of religion in war, and Julie Gottlieb reviews how female voters were seen in the interwar period.
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Discussions on Newt Gingrich’s history background continued this week with an invitation to join the AHA from former AHA President Barbara Metcalf. Then, learn what it’s like to be an intern at the National Museum of American History, look through 4,000 digitized pages of Isaac Newton’s papers, study curriculum [World and U.S.] for teaching about the nation’s finances, and read some of the best long-form articles of 2011.
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The Frick Collection is the latest Museum to have an expansion, albeit a modest one. The portico along the the buildings 5th Ave garden has been enclosed creating a 665 square foot gallery.Their newest Gallery, opened this past Tuesday, December 13th.
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HistoryToday announces two new ebooks:
To Protect and Serve? A History of the Police Force and Its Place in Society -
There is a perception in the West that the emergence of China as a superpower is something new. It is not. China has been a superpower in abeyance since its opening to the West in the 17th century. Yet the West is still largely ignorant of the long history of China. This book sheds light on that rich and complex past, and is an essential read for anyone curious about how the relationship between a rising China and a declining West may develop in the coming decades.
Issues of law and order have a high profile today across the media and on political agendas. There is an inclination to look back to a golden age when there was an avuncular, uniformed bobby patrolling every street ensuring that crime was kept to a minimum, and that offenders were speedily brought to justice. This book aims to provide a thorough historical understanding of how police forces the world over emerged, why they evolved into the entities they are today, and what society might expect from the police in the years to come.
Books can be purchased in your country's Amazon Kindle store!
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| Saint Catherine of Alexandria Raphael c. 1507 Oil on poplar 72.2 x 55.7 cm National Gallery, London |
Check out this beautiful painting and its prelimiary cartoon drawings featured this week by the London National Gallery:
"Preparatory drawings and hidden undrawings can help uncover an artist's preliminary thoughts for a composition. Discover the development of Raphael's plans for Saint Catherine."
Not enough Raphael for you? Check out the National Gallery's Raphael Research Resource
Enjoy!
-VB
Images are not mine
