Help Support H-Net! | Visit New Books Network en Español!

New Books Network
Brill on the Wire
Jewish Studies March 30, 2023

A Political and Economic History of the Jews of Afghanistan

Sara Koplik

Hosted by Ari Barbalat
A Political and Economic History of the Jews of Afghanistan (Brill, 2015) by Sara Koplik describes the situation of Jews in that country during the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, particularly 1839-1952. It …

Brill on the Wire

Subscribe:

Interviews with Brill authors about their new books.

Christian Studies March 27, 2023

The Necessity of Christ's Satisfaction

A Study of the Reformed Scholastic Theologians William Twisse (1578-1646) and John Owen (1616-1683)

Joshua D. Schendel

Hosted by Crawford Gribben
The seventeenth century Reformed Orthodox discussions of the work of Christ and its various doctrinal constitutive elements were rich and multifaceted, ranging across biblical and exegetical, historical, philosophical, and theological …
Law March 14, 2023

Reckoning with Empire

Self-Determination in International Law

Miriam Bak Mckenna

Hosted by Vladislav Lilic
Miriam Bak McKenna is an Associate Professor at the Department of Social Sciences and Business at Roskilde University (Denmark). Her first monograph, Reckoning with Empire: Self-Determination in International Law (Brill, 2023), adopts a …
Jewish Studies February 11, 2023

Historical Consciousness, Haskalah, and Nationalism Among the Karaites of Eastern Europe

Golda Akhiezer

Hosted by Ari Barbalat
Golda Akhiezer's Historical Consciousness, Haskalah, and Nationalism Among the Karaites of Eastern Europe (Brill, 2017; translated by David Greenberg) is the first of its kind to deal with Eastern European …
Nomads, Past and Present January 27, 2023

Words Like Daggers: The Political Poetry of the Negev Bedouin

Kobi Peled

Hosted by Maggie Freeman
For generations, the composition and recitation of poetry has been a key mode of expression among Bedouin populations in the Middle East, reflecting social norms, religious practices, relationships with the …
Jewish Studies January 12, 2023

The Religious Poetry of El'azar Ben Ya'aqov Ha-Bavli (Baghdad, 13th C.)

Wout J. van Bekkum

Hosted by Ari Barbalat
Wout J. van Bekkum's The Religious Poetry of El'azar Ben Ya'aqov Ha-Bavli (Baghdad, 13th C.) (Brill, 2022) is a comprehensive edition of Hebrew hymns composed by Eleazar the Babylonian, a prolific …
East Asian Studies December 14, 2022

The Golden Key

Women Artists and Gender Negotiations in Republican China (1911-1949)

Amanda Wangwright

Hosted by Huiying Chen
The first monograph devoted to women artists of the Republican period, The Golden Key: Women Artists and Gender Negotiations in Republican China (1911-1949) (Brill, 2021), authored by Amanda Wangwright, recovers the history …
Early Modern History December 10, 2022

Women and Latin in the Early Modern Period

Jane Stevenson

Hosted by Elspeth Currie
Jane Stevenson’s newest book, Women and Latin in the Early Modern Period (Brill, 2022), tracks the history and historiography of women Latinists in the early modern period. She relates how …
Christian Studies November 11, 2022

New Light on the Old Colony

Plymouth, the Dutch Context of Toleration, and Patterns of Pilgrim Commemoration

Jeremy Bangs

Hosted by Ryan Shelton
Jeremy Duperteis Bangs, a leading expert in the history of the Pilgrims of the Plymouth Colony, overturns stereotypes with exciting new analyses of colonial and Native life in Plymouth Colony, of religious …
Intellectual History October 28, 2022

Kierkegaard's Indirect Politics

Interludes with Lukács, Schmitt, Benjamin and Adorno

Bartholomew Ryan

Hosted by Stephen Dozeman
In 1848, as political movements and events were sweeping Europe and Marx and Engels penned their famous Communist Manifesto, Kierkegaard wrote in a letter: “No, politics is not for …
Brill on the Wire October 17, 2022

In Fashion

Culture, Commerce, Craft, and Identity

Jacque Lynn Foltyn and Laura Petican

Hosted by Brill on the Wire
There has been no greater surge in global fashion trends and expressions of personal style than in the contemporary era of social media fashion influencers. But what constitutes “being in …
Biblical Studies October 17, 2022

The Kābôd of Yhwh in the Old Testament

With Particular Reference to the Book of Ezekiel

P. De Vries

Hosted by Michael Morales
What is the function and meaning of the Kābôd of the LORD in the Old Testament, and how is it integral to the Book of Ezekiel especially? Pieter de Vries …
Grinnell College: Authors and Artists October 17, 2022

Athena Itonia

Geography and Meaning of an Ancient Greek War Goddess

Gerald Lalonde

Hosted by Marshall Poe
In Athena Itonia: Geography and Meaning of an Ancient Greek War Goddess (Brill, 2019) Gerald V. Lalonde offers a comparative study of the social, political and military aspects of the …
Brill on the Wire September 27, 2022

Writing/Reading the Bible in Postcolonial Perspective

A Discussion with Steedman Vernyl Davidson

Steed Vernyl Davidson

Hosted by Brill on the Wire
The intricacies of imperialism and colonialism within the context of the Bible are nuanced and varied. Understanding the legacy of European Imperialism requires careful reflection of the Bible’s affinity with …
Media September 5, 2022

A Linguistic Overview of Whatsapp Communication

Lucía Fernández-Amaya

Hosted by Caleb Zakarin
Digital discourse has become a widespread way of communicating worldwide, WhatsApp being one of the most popular Instant Messaging tools. A Linguistic Overview of Whatsapp Communication (Brill, 2022) offers a critical state-of-the-art …
Jewish Studies July 20, 2022

Like Salt for Bread

The Jews of Bosnia and Herzegovina

Francine Friedman

Hosted by Ari Barbalat
Francine Friedman's Like Salt for Bread: The Jews of Bosnia and Herzegovina (Brill, 2021) is the only comprehensive treatment in any language of a rather “exotic” Balkan Jewish community. It …
Christian Studies July 5, 2022

Transatlantic Religion

Europe, America, and the Making of Modern Christianity

Annette G. Aubert and Zachary Purvis

Hosted by Justin McGeary
Annette G. Aubert and Zachary Purvis' edited volume Transatlantic Religion: Europe, America, and the Making of Modern Christianity (Brill, 2021) offers a new perspective on nineteenth-century American Christianity that takes into …
Religion June 29, 2022

Taking ‘Religion’ Seriously

Essays on the Discursive Study of Religion

Teemu Taira

Hosted by Tiatemsu Longkumer
Teemu Taira's book Taking ‘Religion’ Seriously: Essays on the Discursive Study of Religion (Brill, 2022) demonstrates through methodological reflections and carefully chosen case studies a new way to conduct the study …
East Asian Studies June 28, 2022

From Policemen to Revolutionaries: A Sikh Diaspora in Global Shanghai, 1885-1945

Yin Cao

Hosted by Shatrunjay Mall
In the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, Shanghai became a cosmopolitan hub with communities of Japanese, British, Russians, Jews, and others including Indians – most of whom were Sikhs …
Middle Eastern Studies June 17, 2022

'The House of the Priest'

A Palestinian Life (1885-1954)

Sarah Irving, Charbel Nassif, and Karène Sanchez Summerer

Hosted by Roberto Mazza
'The House of the Priest': A Palestinian Life (1885-1954) (Brill, 2022) presents and discusses the hitherto unpublished and untranslated memoirs of Niqula Khoury, a senior member of the Orthodox Church …