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“My name has become a horror to all those who want slavery,” declared Jean‑Jacques Dessalines as he announced the independence of Haiti, the most radical nation‑state during the Age of Revolution and the first country ever to permanently outlaw slave... more

American anthropologist Oscar Lewis secured permission from Fidel Castro to undertake three years of field research on cultural and economic change in Cuba in the decade after the victory of Castro's M-26 Movement. Oscar Lewis in Cuba: La Partida Fin... more

Muslims have lived in the Caribbean for centuries. Far From Mecca: Globalizing the Muslim Caribbean (Rutgers University Press, 2020) examines the archive of autobiography, literature, music and public celebrations in Guyana and Trinidad, offering an ... more

Why did Britons get up a play wherever they went? In Strolling Players of Empire: Theater and Performances of Power in the British Imperial Provinces, 1656–1833 (Cambridge UP, 2022), Dr. Kathleen Wilson reveals how the performance of English theater ... more

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Aliyah Khan
Author and Caribbean Muslim scholar
Rutgers University Press
Episode: Aliyah Khan, "Far From Mecca: Globalizing the Muslim Caribbean" (Rutgers UP, 2020)
Dr. Kathleen Wilson
Cultural historian specializing in 18th century Britain and its empire.
Cambridge University Press
Episode: Kathleen Wilson, "Strolling Players of Empire: Theater and Performances of Power in the British Imperial Provinces, 1656–1833" (Cambridge UP, 2022)
Ronnie Soares
Dancer turned DJ who became a prominent figure in the disco scene of the 1970s.
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Luis Mario Orellana Rizzo
Pioneer DJ who worked during the early days of dance and club music.
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Episode: Disco's "Latin Tinge"
Manuel Barcia
Author of The Yellow Demon of Fever, focuses on slavery and disease in the 19th Century
Yale University Press
Episode: Manuel Barcia, "The Yellow Demon of Fever: Fighting Disease in the 19th-Century Transatlantic Slave Trade" (Yale UP, 2020)
Dan-el Padilla Peralta
Professor of classics at Princeton University
Princeton University
Episode: Dan-el Padilla Peralta, "Classicism and Other Phobias" (Princeton UP, 2025)
Dr. Philip Tiemeyer
History professor at Kansas State University and author of Women and the Jet Age.
Kansas State University
Episode: Phil Tiemeyer, "Women and the Jet Age: A Global History of Aviation and Flight Attendants" (Cornell UP, 2025)
Claire Booth Luce
A congresswoman from Connecticut and notable figure in the history of aviation.
United States Congress
Episode: Phil Tiemeyer, "Women and the Jet Age: A Global History of Aviation and Flight Attendants" (Cornell UP, 2025)
Gamal Abdel Nasser
Egyptian leader who was a key figure in the non-aligned movement.
Egypt
Episode: Phil Tiemeyer, "Women and the Jet Age: A Global History of Aviation and Flight Attendants" (Cornell UP, 2025)

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Caleb Zakarin
Editor of New Books Network

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Aliyah Khan, "Far From Mecca: Globalizing the Muslim Caribbean" (Rutgers UP, 2020)
Q: What is the significance of tracing the history of Muslims in the Americas?
Khan emphasizes the need to understand that Muslims have always been part of the Caribbean since the beginning of colonial history, not just recent immigrants.
Aliyah Khan, "Far From Mecca: Globalizing the Muslim Caribbean" (Rutgers UP, 2020)
Q: How did you come to write this book?
Khan shares her personal background as a Caribbean Muslim and her desire to fill a gap in literature regarding the Muslim community in the Caribbean, particularly through the prism of history and identity.
Manuel Barcia, "The Yellow Demon of Fever: Fighting Disease in the 19th-Century Transatlantic Slave Trade" (Yale UP, 2020)
Q: How has your thinking about this book changed over the last three or four months?
Writing this book has given me a very unique view of the current crisis we're living in, emphasizing how individuals can come together despite being enemies in times of crisis.
Manuel Barcia, "The Yellow Demon of Fever: Fighting Disease in the 19th-Century Transatlantic Slave Trade" (Yale UP, 2020)
Q: Was there something else that you were responding to at that moment that said to you, okay, I need to write this book now?
The struggle against disease is ongoing, and we have had warnings from previous epidemics, which made this topic more urgent to address.
Kathleen Wilson, "Strolling Players of Empire: Theater and Performances of Power in the British Imperial Provinces, 1656–1833" (Cambridge UP, 2022)
Q: How do British colonists use theater to enable the logic of colonization?
Theater served as a form of cultural emissary, helping to civilize and spread British values in colonies.

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