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The why, what, who and how of the Burning Archive
Aug 12, 2024
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1054 And All That Remade Europe
The Surprising Medieval Empresses, Schisms and Endurance of Byzantium
Sep 20
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The American Raj is in a Box
In Tianjin at the SCO Leaders’ Summit the leaders of China, India and Russia clasped hands.
Sep 16
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India World History Tour Recap
Replay of Live Call for Paid Subscribers
Sep 15
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How the Norse Myths Began in Guatemala
Eight Dates that Define Europe in the World: I. 540 CE
Sep 13
13
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1:45:36
How Stalin's Gamble in the 1930s Failed
Interview with historian, Prof Michael J. Carley
Sep 12
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India & China at Tianjin: Churning the Oceans of Modernity
India World History Tour Final Week
Sep 6
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59:12
Michael Pembroke, Silk, Silver, Opium: the China trade that changed the world
Full video without ads and algorithmic interference
Sep 5
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Marie Favereau, The Horde: How the Mongols Changed the World
Interview Transcript
Sep 3
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How was Bollywood made? (Hint: Not the American way)
India History Tour Week 7: Leisure, Cinema & South Asia's Rise, Roar & Revolt
Aug 30
6
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The Lessons of Failed 1930s Diplomacy
Michael Carley on how the Soviet archives show the West spurned a defensive alliance against fascism
Aug 23
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The 7 Outcomes of the Alaska Summit and 5 Whys of Conflict with Russia
Will the USA, at last, take the road less travelled by?
Aug 18
25
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The Politics of Food and Famine in India
BONUS NEWSFLASH - Outcomes of Alaska Russia-USA Summit
Aug 16
13
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100 Poems to Read Aloud in Times of War
A selection from many cultures and my new poetry collection
Aug 14
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The Unhappy South Asian Family
India World History Tour Week 5: Household, Marriage and Family
Aug 9
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🌏World Power History Tour
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1054 And All That Remade Europe
The Surprising Medieval Empresses, Schisms and Endurance of Byzantium
Sep 20
9
1
How the Norse Myths Began in Guatemala
Eight Dates that Define Europe in the World: I. 540 CE
Sep 13
13
8
India & China at Tianjin: Churning the Oceans of Modernity
India World History Tour Final Week
Sep 6
11
5
How was Bollywood made? (Hint: Not the American way)
India History Tour Week 7: Leisure, Cinema & South Asia's Rise, Roar & Revolt
Aug 30
6
5
The Lessons of Failed 1930s Diplomacy
Michael Carley on how the Soviet archives show the West spurned a defensive alliance against fascism
Aug 23
10
🥇Nobel Archive (121 Literature Prizes)
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100 Poems to Read Aloud in Times of War
A selection from many cultures and my new poetry collection
Aug 14
17
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24 books that shaped me
A biographical list for the curious reader
May 24
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100 Books to Read Before it is Too Late
My open global list with a hat tip to Liza Libes of Pens and Poison
May 10
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The Great Gatsby and the Modernist American Century
F. Scott Fitzgerald published The Great Gatsby in 1925, at the start of the American century. What does this loved novel of the ‘Roaring Twenties…
Mar 21
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Han Kang wins the 2024 Nobel Prize in Literature
and what is coming up on the Burning Archive
Oct 11, 2024
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China
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Michael Pembroke, Silk, Silver, Opium: the China trade that changed the world
Full video without ads and algorithmic interference
Sep 5
3
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59:12
China in the World Workshop
Over the last two months, Burning Archive readers have joined me on a world history tour of the rising power of the world, China.
Jun 25
10
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1:15:17
Did China Outwit, Outplay & Outlast the West?
Join Live Call Today to Review China World History Tour
Jun 20
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China, One-Child Policy & Population Ageing
Why you learn more about China from social history than economics
Jun 14
10
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Contemporary China and the riddle of the modern
Final deep dive into Making China Modern: from the Great Qing to Xi Jinping
Jun 11
11
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Europe
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1054 And All That Remade Europe
The Surprising Medieval Empresses, Schisms and Endurance of Byzantium
Sep 20
9
1
How the Norse Myths Began in Guatemala
Eight Dates that Define Europe in the World: I. 540 CE
Sep 13
13
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Greater Europe’s Western Frontier
America's Troubled Ménage à Trois
Feb 26
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Hannah Arendt’s Vision of Freedom | Walter Benjamin's Poetry of History
A Conversation with Samantha Rose Hill
Jan 31
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1:04:15
India
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India World History Tour Recap
Replay of Live Call for Paid Subscribers
Sep 15
5
2
38:50
India & China at Tianjin: Churning the Oceans of Modernity
India World History Tour Final Week
Sep 6
11
5
How was Bollywood made? (Hint: Not the American way)
India History Tour Week 7: Leisure, Cinema & South Asia's Rise, Roar & Revolt
Aug 30
6
5
The Politics of Food and Famine in India
BONUS NEWSFLASH - Outcomes of Alaska Russia-USA Summit
Aug 16
13
4
The Unhappy South Asian Family
India World History Tour Week 5: Household, Marriage and Family
Aug 9
7
3
Russia & Русский мир
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How Stalin's Gamble in the 1930s Failed
Interview with historian, Prof Michael J. Carley
Sep 12
4
1
1:45:36
Marie Favereau, The Horde: How the Mongols Changed the World
Interview Transcript
Sep 3
5
1
The Lessons of Failed 1930s Diplomacy
Michael Carley on how the Soviet archives show the West spurned a defensive alliance against fascism
Aug 23
10
The 7 Outcomes of the Alaska Summit and 5 Whys of Conflict with Russia
Will the USA, at last, take the road less travelled by?
Aug 18
25
2
Sheila Fitzpatrick Interview Transcript
The Death of Stalin and the History of USSR/Russia
Aug 4
6
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USA and its Empire
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The American Raj is in a Box
In Tianjin at the SCO Leaders’ Summit the leaders of China, India and Russia clasped hands.
Sep 16
9
4
The 7 Outcomes of the Alaska Summit and 5 Whys of Conflict with Russia
Will the USA, at last, take the road less travelled by?
Aug 18
25
2
Empire End Game & China in the World
Your Invitation to Live Discussions
Jun 18
7
The West has lost the will for peace
but yearns for endless wars
May 21
18
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Australian election & reactions to Trump
With a Special Interview with Pascal Lottaz & Warwick Powell
May 7
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📖Slow Reads 2025
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Books of Jacob Slow Read Review
Livestream Replay
Jul 7
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Slow Read, The Books of Jacob, Final Chapter
"There can be no doubt that the world is made of darkness."
Jun 29
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Slow Read: Books of Jacob, chapters 28-30
"All these people I have around me now are total strangers." (Eva Frank)
Jun 22
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Slow Read: Books of Jacob, chapters 25-27
"The new king will be the last king of Poland. Three seas will flood the nation."
Jun 16
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Slow Read Catch-Up Week and the 100 Books to Read Before You Die Dialogue
Liza Libes of Pens and Poison on why literature is better for you than politics
Jun 8
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