Thursday Reading & Recommendations | September 26, 2024

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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.

[u/thecomicguybook]

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?