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April 30, 2016

Second Glance: Njal’s Saga

April 30, 2016/ Matt Ray

Njal's Saga is a myth based on history, a narrative about the effect of religion on a culture of revenge. Matt Ray takes us to medieval Iceland.

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April 30, 2016/ Matt Ray/
Fiction
fiction, May 2016
March 31, 2016

Against the Beautiful Moment

March 31, 2016/ Matt Ray

You can set up a flash mob with Twitter, but you can't run a government with it; Jodi Dean's Crowds and Party looks at protests in the age of social media.

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March 31, 2016/ Matt Ray/
Politics & History
April 2016, Book Review, donald trump, Matt Ray
January 31, 2016

Dream the Possible Dream

January 31, 2016/ Matt Ray

Can realpolitik - the doctrine of intimidation over ideology, force over ideals - actually be a good thing? Matt Ray reviews John Bew's new study.

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January 31, 2016/ Matt Ray/
Politics & History
Book Review, February 2016, John Bew, Matt Ray
April 30, 2015

Hectic Hyperborea

April 30, 2015/ Matt Ray

Michael Pye's new book provides a rich history of the North Sea in human culture - and pokes holes in some crass nationalist myth-making along the way. Matt Ray reviews The Edge of the World.

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April 30, 2015/ Matt Ray/
Arts & Life, Politics & History
Book Review, Matt Ray, May 2015
March 31, 2015

Unmaking L'empereur

March 31, 2015/ Matt Ray

The 2nd Light Battalion King's Division played a pivotal role at the Battle of Waterloo, as a slim new history by Brendan Simms demonstrates. Matt Ray reviews the book in his Open Letters debut.

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March 31, 2015/ Matt Ray/
Arts & Life, Politics & History
April 2015, Book Review, Matt Ray, Napoleon
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