[H-PAD] H-PAD Notes, 9/7/18: Links to recent articles of interest

[Jim O'Brien]

*Links to Recent Articles of Interest*

*"John Dower in Conversation: Part I"
<https://www.thenation.com/article/john-dower-in-conversation-part-i/>*
Historian *John Dower* interviewed by Patrick Lawrence, *The Nation, *posted
September 6
*The noted historian of Japan talks about his career and about the
challenges of writing history in times like the present. Another Pulitzer
Prize-winning Asian historian, Herbert Bix, was also part of the interview.*

*"Remembering Jesse Lemisch, Radical Historian"
<https://www.thenation.com/article/remembering-jesse-lemisch-radical-historian/>*
By *Marcus Rediker, **The Nation, *posted September 6
*The author teaches history at the University of Pittsburgh.*

*"The Undoing of Bill Clinton and Boris Yeltsin's Friendship, and How It
Changed Both of Their Countries"
<https://www.newyorker.com/news/our-columnists/the-undoing-of-bill-clinton-and-boris-yeltsin-friendship-and-how-it-changed-both-countries>*
By *Masha Gessen, **The New Yorker, *posted September 5
*On the impact of NATO's 1998 bombing of Serbia on U.S.-Russian relations.*

*"Donald Trump's Latest Immigration Outrage"
<https://historynewsnetwork.org/article/169900>*
By *Richard E. Frankel, *History News Network, posted September 4
*Compares the denial of passports to many U.S. citizens living near the
Mexican border with the gradual rollout of Nazi policies in the 1930s. The
author teaches German history at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette.*

*"The U.S. Military Is Winning. No, Really, It Is!"
<http://www.tomdispatch.com/post/176463>*
By *Nick Turse, *TomDispatch.com, posted September 4
*An engagingly written analysis of the US war in Afghanistan and the steady
shrinking of its stated goals.*

*"Remembering Jesse Lemisch through His Fiery Assault on Popular Front
Culture"
<https://louisproyect.org/2018/09/03/remembering-jesse-lemisch-through-his-fiery-assault-on-popular-front-culture/>*
By *Louis Proyect, *The Unrepentant Marxist blog, posted September 3

*"The Crisis That Created Putin"
<https://jacobinmag.com/2018/08/rouble-crash-yeltsin-putin-free-market>*
By *Tony Wood, **Jacobin, *posted August 30
*A historical analysis of Putin's rule, beginning with his rise to power
following the rouble crash of 1998. Tony Wood is the author of the
forthcoming Verso Press book *Russia Without Putin: Money, Power and the
Myths of the New Cold War.

*"In Kabul, Echoes of Saigan"
<https://www.nybooks.com/daily/2018/08/28/in-kabul-echoes-of-saigon/>*
By *Ahmed Rashid, **New York Review of Books, *posted August 28
*The author is a longtime journalist who has written several books on
Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Central Asia.*

*"Duke History Professors Ask to Rename Building Honoring White Supremacist
Who Dedicated 'Silent Sam' Statue"
<https://www.washingtonpost.com/education/2018/08/27/duke-history-professors-ask-rename-building-honoring-white-supremacist-who-dedicated-silent-sam-statue/?noredirect=on&utm_term=.9198292dc35b>*
By *Susan Svrluga,**Washington Post, *posted August 27

*"What the Brennan Affair Really Reveals"
<https://www.thenation.com/article/what-the-brennan-affair-really-reveals/>*
By *Stephen F. Cohen, **The Nation, *posted August 22
*The author is an emeritus professor of Russian history at Princeton
University and New York University.*

*Thanks to an anonymous reader who suggested several of the above articles,
and to Steve Gosch, who suggested several and consulted on the final
composition of the list. Suggestions can be sent to jimobrien48 at gmail.com
<jimobrien48 at gmail.com>.*
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