What if European diseases had not decimated Native Americans? What if more populous indigenous peoples had wielded power in ways that prevented continent-wide atrocities? #FrancisSpufford imagines that world in his novel, #cahokiajazz . My review of it ➡️ bit.ly/3Qz1Bgh

Although delayed by day-job demands, let me thank OnlineBookClub.org for presenting A COURT AT CONSTANTINOPLE as the book of the day on April 21. I also appreciate those who expressed interest in this #historicalfiction novel yesterday and today. OnlineBookClub.org Scott Hughes

As #historicalfiction , Paul Theroux’s #BurmaSahib mixes facts & imagination. In Burma in the 1920s, young Eric Blair isn’t yet George Orwell. But Orwell hovers over the tale, like Big Brother, affecting how Theroux & the reader imagine Blair. My review: bit.ly/3xKgC8l.

Interesting piece by Ishaan Tharoor in The Washington Post about the century after the caliphate’s abolition in 1924, wapo.st/3T3cwzm. He analyzes issues that also inform my novel, A COURT AT CONSTANTINOPLE. I explore the linkages in my author’s blog, bit.ly/3v4MqE9.

TODAY'S WORLDVIEW
A century after the last caliph
Some first-hand accounts of the day, 100 years ago, when the Turkish republic abolished the caliphate, and reflections from the ever-thoughtful Mustafa Akyol

(free to read)
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'Russia didn't win the Crimean War. It didn't win the Russo-Japanese War. It didn't win World War I. It didn't win the battle of Warsaw. It didn't win in Afghanistan. And it didn't win the Cold War.'

'But there is good news...'

.Rachel Glennerster and Seema Jayachandran urge wealthy countries to pair their climate efforts at home with overseas efforts—and to increase their climate funding in developing countries.
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📚 Discover a world where history takes a sharp turn in Colin Mustful's 'Reclaiming Mni Sota'! In this book review, Anthony Earth gives us the scoop on this gripping novel that flips the script on the U.S.-Dakota War of 1862.

Read the review now: historythroughfiction.com/reviews/violen…

.Nina Jankowicz explains why U.S. leaders and lawmakers have struggled to curtail the spread of false and misleading information—and makes the case for a whole-of-government strategy to address the disinformation threat.
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Authors of #HistoricalFiction link past and present. The South Africa v. Israel #genocide case has the CIJ_ICJ in the news. The #ICJ history involved decades of advocacy for a world court. My blog explores how a character in my novel helped that effort ➡️ bit.ly/3UmFNY7

“The International Court of Justice’s ruling on Israel’s assault in Gaza challenges all states to take international law seriously at a time of increasing violence and conflict and decreasing authority of international legal institutions.”
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'China and India have both wanted to play a leading role in the Global South for decades. But whether those aspirations will be fulfilled remains to be seen,' writes Manjari Chatterjee Miller. on.cfr.org/3Savm7e

The CIJ_ICJ South Africa v Israel case has sparked controversies over #InternationalLaw . How about some #HistoricalFiction where int’l law shapes a tale in which it’s dangerous for lawyers and lovers when civilizations clash? ➡️ A Court at Constantinople, anthonyearth.com

In Anthony Earth's review of Ned Blackhawk's The Rediscovery of America: Native Peoples and the Unmaking of U.S. History, he explores how Blackhawk challenges traditional narratives about America's founding.

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Once upon a time, my “day job” involved working on Palestinian economic development under the Oslo peace process. Recent events in Israel & Gaza made me rummage through my “Palestinian Projects” box—full of documents & memories, artifacts of a time when peace seemed possible …

Cloaking the exercise of power in the raiment of “civilization” seems on the rise. I explore this trend, bit.ly/3sYZKbK, & how it differs from the “standard of civilization” that European nations used in the 19th century & that features in my novel. #HistoricalFiction

Colin Mustful, the founder of History Through Fiction, is proud to announce the launch of HTF Publishing, a new hybrid publishing imprint that promises to give authors the same high-quality publishing experience as its parent imprint.

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In the 21st century, countries, companies and consumers that depend on information from space-based assets would benefit from an updated space governance regime, writes Esther Brimmer. on.cfr.org/3YYxvG4

More analysis of empires relevant to A COURT AT CONSTANTINOPLE, bit.ly/3x8XAFq. Here in Foreign Affairs by Robert D. Kaplan Foreign Policy Research Institute, who mentions what Mehmed faces in the novel--the threat Western ideas and technology posed to the Ottoman empire. foreignaffairs.com/middle-east/or…

“Policymakers no longer have the luxury of downgrading adaptation, because climate change’s devastating effects are no longer in the future; they are occurring now.”
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