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DiscussionSaturday Studies, 15 August 2015 (self.badhistory)

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[–]King_Posner 2ポイント3ポイント  (4子コメント)

I'm about midway through "Spanish Attitudes Toward Judaism," the translated version by the Ottolenghi's, for an article I'm working on. I find the historical sections to be exactly what you would expect, but some of the first hand sources are new to me, and the overall theme/trend that is followed creates an interesting read.

obviously, it's field specific, but I think it's good so far.

[–]taylororo 1ポイント2ポイント  (3子コメント)

So what were the Spanish attitudes toward Judaism?

[–]King_Posner 2ポイント3ポイント  (2子コメント)

bad, really bad, sometimes not so bad, then bad again. it follows "strains of anti semitisism from the inquisition to Franco and the holocaust" (subtitle), so it's pretty much exactly what you would expect.

[–]taylororo 1ポイント2ポイント  (1子コメント)

Interesting! Does it have any stuff on how Jews coped with the changing attitudes? Or if they were able to influence it at times?

[–]King_Posner 1ポイント2ポイント  (0子コメント)

in some areas it gets into conversos (the converted jews) who may have been true or merely deceptive. some areas cover their flights into other nations, and return and slow integration back into positions of power, only to have to flee again.

[–]Quouarthe Weather History Slayer 1ポイント2ポイント  (2子コメント)

I'm finishing Packing for Mars by Mary Roach. It's a pop history book about the history of space flight and problems that future astronauts face, but it's still really enjoyable. It includes a lot of interviews with Gemini astronauts and early cosmonauts, and just goes into the nitty gritty of missions, focusing on less publicised aspects of the flights, like the food or the toilets or what concerns the NASA doctors had. It's a really interesting look at the back-end of space flight and how it's worked in the past.

[–]King_Posner 1ポイント2ポイント  (1子コメント)

is that the book that was shown on Jon Stewart, the one regarding a discussion on a "floater?" if so I second this suggestion

[–]Quouarthe Weather History Slayer 1ポイント2ポイント  (0子コメント)

That sounds about right. There has been a whole chapter dedicated to the development of space toilets.

[–]ManicMarineSemper Hindustan Super Omnes 0ポイント1ポイント  (1子コメント)

I recently read Diplomacy (1994) by Henry Kissinger. As someone with an interest in international politics but without an academic background in it, it was an interesting read. Although I didn't agree with everything he said, he certainly made some pretty prescient remarks about what Russia's relationships with its neighbours would be like. Now I'm interested in reading a book on the subject by someone who isn't an ultra-hardcore realist. Can anyone give me a suggestion of something accessible?

[–]taylororo 0ポイント1ポイント  (0子コメント)

well there is Joseph Nye's Soft Power. Soft Power is a bit of mushy concept, but people love talking about it. Nye claims its not necessarily opposed to realism, but many it definately didnt fit neatly into the realist thought that came before it.

[–]namesrhardtothinkofScholar of the Great Western Unflower 0ポイント1ポイント  (0子コメント)

I just bought "Driven Out: The Forgotten War Against Chinese Americans" by Jean Pfaelzer. It's pretty much exactly what you'd expect.

Has anyone else read this, do they know if it's a good book or not? It seems pretty solid to me, but the narrative does seem to jump around and repeat a lot.

[–]namesrhardtothinkofScholar of the Great Western Unflower 0ポイント1ポイント  (0子コメント)

I just bought "Driven Out: The Forgotten War Against Chinese Americans" by Jean Pfaelzer. It's pretty much exactly what you'd expect.

Has anyone else read this, do they know if it's a good book or not? It seems pretty solid to me, but the narrative does seem to jump around and repeat a lot.