Bahay Kubo: A Beloved Filipino Song Reveals Our Globalized Gardens
The next time you hear a child sing “Bahay Kubo,” recall that “sari-sari” garden
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Hidden Forests of Freedom: How Maroon Communities Reshaped the Americas
The “maroons” were determined to create new societies away from colonial rule.
Crazy Soup: How Early Colonial Mexico Became the World’s First Global City
In the early decades after 1492, vast movements of people and cultures gave rise to an astonishing tapestry of human connections in the Americas.
Black Gold: The Global Story of Rubber and Its Ecological Impact
Rubber—sometimes called “black gold”—has shaped our world in innumerable ways.
How Tobacco and Sweet Potatoes Shaped China
Almost no corner of Chinese society proved immune to tobacco’s allure.
La Isabela: Colombus’s Fisrt Settlement
Here, on the red soil of the Dominican Republic’s north coast, I was in La Isabela, Christopher Columbus’s first permanent settlement in the Americas.
The Tobacco Coast: Shaping Early America
To satisfy a quickly expanding English market, colonial ships returned home packed with barrel after barrel of tobacco.
Andes to Ireland: How the Potato Reshaped Global Agriculture
By 1800, the potato had become the staple of a large part of the European poor, especially in cold upland areas.
How French Modernists Grappled with the Newspaper Era
How French modernists from Proust to Mallarmé grappled with the dynamic world of newspapers
Political Theme in Every History Tales
Historians often aspire to present the past in its most balanced or unbiased light, but it’s a hard challege.
Story of the First Legend Hero: Cadmus
Cadmus’s story can be read as a meditation on how every human accomplishment bears the risk of unforeseeable consequences.
Durch die Zeit schwimmen: Die Geheimnisse der Felskunst der Sahara
Die Geschichte der Felskunst der Sahara ist mehr als nur eine Erzählung über Klimawandel oder künstlerischen Ausdruck.
Nager à travers le temps : Les secrets de l’art rupestre du Sahara
L’histoire de l’art rupestre du Sahara dépasse le cadre des changements climatiques ou de l’expression artistique.
Swimming Through Time: The Secrets of Sahara’s Rock Art
A desert’s ancient rock art reveals mysteries of swimming, survival, and culture in a land transformed by time.
Der Kampf gegen den „Feind“: Verdacht und Verrat im Krieg
Ediths Geschichte beleuchtet die Komplexität des Kriegsalltags in Großbritannien, in dem Angst und Misstrauen die Grenze zwischen Loyalität und Verrat verwischten.
Combattre l’«ennemi» : suspicion et de trahison en temps de guerre
L’histoire d’Edith révèle les complexités de la Grande-Bretagne en temps de guerre, où la peur et la suspicion brouillaient les frontières entre loyauté et trahison.
