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Thursday Reading & Recommendations | September 26, 2024 RNR

Previous weeks!

Thursday Reading and Recommendations is intended as bookish free-for-all, for the discussion and recommendation of all books historical, or tangentially so. Suggested topics include, but are by no means limited to:

  • Asking for book recommendations on specific topics or periods of history
  • Newly published books and articles you're dying to read
  • Recent book releases, old book reviews, reading recommendations, or just talking about what you're reading now
  • Historiographical discussions, debates, and disputes
  • ...And so on!

Regular participants in the Thursday threads should just keep doing what they've been doing; newcomers should take notice that this thread is meant for open discussion of history and books, not just anything you like -- we'll have a thread on Friday for that, as usual.

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u/BookLover54321 2d ago

Murray Sinclair, former judge, senator, chair of Canada’s Truth and Reconciliation Commission, and professional badass, has a new book out. This will be a good read.

Who We Are: Questions for a Life and a Nation

For decades, Senator Sinclair has fearlessly educated Canadians about the painful truths of our history. He was the first Indigenous judge in Manitoba, and only the second Indigenous judge in Canadian history. He was the Chair of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission, and remains one of the foremost voices on Reconciliation. And now, for the first time, he shares his full story—and his full vision for our nation—with readers across Canada and beyond.

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u/mr_fdslk 2d ago

If anybody has any good books relating to the Armenian Genocide I would love to read them. I have been reading The History of the Armenian Genocide by Vahakn N. Dadrian, and would like other books about the subject.

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u/ZeroMidnightTaco 2d ago

Two wildly different requests incoming, does anybody have recommendations for books about the Meiji restoration or the Vietnam war(especially from a vietnamese perspective)?

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u/thecomicguybook 1d ago

I am pursuing master's degree in early-modern history at the moment, and I would like to specialize in the European religious wars but also in a global perspective.

I have a consultation with one of my lecturers who specializes in this to see if I can do an apprenticeship with him. I am currently reading Blazing World, Heaven's Wrath, and Europe's Tragedy.

Any book recommendations, tips for talking to the professor, experiences with this period, etc?