tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9103772230302021699.post93897039616818818..comments2024-03-29T05:03:05.347+02:00Comments on Dispatches from Vilnius: James Fergusonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05901612633415337879noreply@blogger.comBlogger25125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9103772230302021699.post-31759249496119777312010-01-04T04:36:19.661+02:002010-01-04T04:36:19.661+02:00I'll see if I can pick up a copy of Zinn -- or...I'll see if I can pick up a copy of Zinn -- or I may even have one here somewhere. I think NY and maybe Marti also expressed an interest.avrdshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07997163948247445009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9103772230302021699.post-80701594853686837022010-01-01T11:33:23.711+02:002010-01-01T11:33:23.711+02:00True. Still a year away from the end of the decad...True. Still a year away from the end of the decade, but twenty-ten has a nice ring to it.<br /><br />Happy New Year!James Fergusonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05901612633415337879noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9103772230302021699.post-35186380692154423372010-01-01T08:26:09.216+02:002010-01-01T08:26:09.216+02:00Loved the "Dude Studies" article, which ...Loved the "Dude Studies" article, which I sent along to my Dude fan son-in-law. Thanks much.<br /><br />Very happy 2010, all, but remember, it's not the end of the aughts (oughts?)decade yet!NYT Perduhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05799504399477460783noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9103772230302021699.post-34699117608523563992009-12-30T03:50:43.331+02:002009-12-30T03:50:43.331+02:00Or, we could always read some Dude studies:
http:...Or, we could always read some Dude studies:<br /><br />http://www.nytimes.com/2009/12/30/books/30lebowski.htmlavrdshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07997163948247445009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9103772230302021699.post-61947209967456293262009-12-21T15:03:31.334+02:002009-12-21T15:03:31.334+02:00Sounds good to me. In the meantime, enjoying Will...Sounds good to me. In the meantime, enjoying Wills.avrdshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07997163948247445009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9103772230302021699.post-41895444687541411662009-12-21T13:42:26.607+02:002009-12-21T13:42:26.607+02:00We are still open to reading group ideas. Av and I...We are still open to reading group ideas. Av and I are currently reading Henry Adams and the Making of America, but that does preclude discussion of another book others might find more interesting. We can start fresh at the beginning of the New Year.James Fergusonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05901612633415337879noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9103772230302021699.post-31702586709771134192009-12-14T11:00:43.231+02:002009-12-14T11:00:43.231+02:00It is the Danish Islamic caricature controversy al...It is the Danish Islamic caricature controversy all over again. You would think the Swiss would understand how something like this would play in the international press but they chose to go through this referendum anyway.<br /><br />Here are some of the numbers along with pictures of the controversial minarets,<br /><br />http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Islam_in_Switzerland<br /><br />At roughly 5%James Fergusonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05901612633415337879noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9103772230302021699.post-6709544235783265492009-12-13T22:01:07.853+02:002009-12-13T22:01:07.853+02:00I forgot that you wouldn't be able to access t...I forgot that you wouldn't be able to access that Chronicle.Rickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01343768762996537750noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9103772230302021699.post-48909560297651007362009-12-13T16:43:13.243+02:002009-12-13T16:43:13.243+02:00I think he meant the article was thoughtful. Unfo...I think he meant the article was thoughtful. Unfortunately, it only opens for subscribers.<br /><br />I like your idea about zoning but in most of the small towns in Montana I've lived in there are churches in just about every neighborhood and, in Butte, lots of Catholic churches towering over the town and even a couple synagogues. If you ever saw the movie A River Runs through It, the avrdshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07997163948247445009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9103772230302021699.post-44037915258330972892009-12-13T09:47:21.266+02:002009-12-13T09:47:21.266+02:00I don't know how thoughtful the vote was. I t...I don't know how thoughtful the vote was. I think it was a bit of an overreaction given that there are only a handful of minarets in all of Switzerland. Seems zoning laws would have been simple enough and not attracted so much international attention, if this was really a problem.James Fergusonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05901612633415337879noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9103772230302021699.post-57559091001717816052009-12-11T14:23:42.133+02:002009-12-11T14:23:42.133+02:00Not sure where to put this. It's a thoughtful...Not sure where to put this. It's a thoughtful take on the recent Swiss decision regarding minarets:<br /><br />http://chronicle.com/article/Of-MinaretsMassacres/49393/Rickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01343768762996537750noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9103772230302021699.post-10051393660183654432009-12-10T01:10:50.154+02:002009-12-10T01:10:50.154+02:00I looked at google books where some of this is als...I looked at google books where some of this is also online and it says that he didn't use footnotes -- I'm assuming to keep in the spirit of a history for the people. He also said he tried to make it clear where direct quotes came from in the text itself.<br /><br />Howard Zinn is an accomplished historian and an accomplished polemicist (with whom I'm sure I agree 95% of the time). avrdshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07997163948247445009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9103772230302021699.post-71015362023722604702009-12-09T08:33:59.206+02:002009-12-09T08:33:59.206+02:00The book has acquired a lot of weight over the yea...The book has acquired a lot of weight over the years. At first it was pretty much treated as a left-wing screed. He pretty much approaches history from the point of view of labor, not much unlike Eric Foner. The nice part about this version is that it has an updated version of the book which includes Zinn's thoughts on "the war on terror." <br /><br />We could just take chaptersJames Fergusonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05901612633415337879noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9103772230302021699.post-71965142348059389292009-12-09T08:30:30.323+02:002009-12-09T08:30:30.323+02:00The book is available online,
www.historyisaweapo...The book is available online,<br /><br />www.historyisaweapon.com/zinnapeoplehistory.htmlJames Fergusonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05901612633415337879noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9103772230302021699.post-66341934859951380842009-12-09T04:44:10.934+02:002009-12-09T04:44:10.934+02:00Aha! Thanx for the link --- it's a large 700+...Aha! Thanx for the link --- it's a large 700+ page tome which may be a bit too much especially now during the Holiday season. I saw a note where certain right wingers don't like the book and that makes it all the more interesting to me.<br /><br />:)Tripplerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16568801152695491482noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9103772230302021699.post-20725738432330230242009-12-09T03:56:32.947+02:002009-12-09T03:56:32.947+02:00It's "A People's History of the Unite...It's "A People's History of the United States: 1492 to the Present" and here's the amazon entry: http://www.amazon.com/Peoples-History-United-States-Present/dp/0060838655/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1260323558&sr=8-1<br /><br />I'm happy to say my daughter's AP U.S. History course includes selections from it for a lefty perspective. I've never NYT Perduhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05799504399477460783noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9103772230302021699.post-729293751426471582009-12-08T06:57:06.799+02:002009-12-08T06:57:06.799+02:00Was it Bob Whelan who recommended at one time that...Was it Bob Whelan who recommended at one time that we read Howard Zinn's ''History of the People of the USA''? I forgot the precise title and believe it was revived in 2005. <br /><br />Thoughts?Tripplerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16568801152695491482noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9103772230302021699.post-79121399065499680652009-12-08T06:48:52.852+02:002009-12-08T06:48:52.852+02:00A wicked stomach virus put me on the shelf for a f...A wicked stomach virus put me on the shelf for a few days or I would have finished Schlesinger by now. Got about 85 more pages to go.<br /><br />Indeed, it's a very good book.Tripplerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16568801152695491482noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9103772230302021699.post-42063823904723563342009-12-08T06:25:03.317+02:002009-12-08T06:25:03.317+02:00I'm still not quite at the end of "Ghost ...I'm still not quite at the end of "Ghost Wars" but determined to finish because the rewards keep on coming. I also read "The Bin Ladens" and am willing to join in any discussion others are up for. <br /><br />Last night I saw a couple of BBC programs on PBS with Simon Schama with a title something like the American Future, A History, the first about water issues and the NYT Perduhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05799504399477460783noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9103772230302021699.post-52337681442514401332009-12-07T22:34:14.013+02:002009-12-07T22:34:14.013+02:00No hurry. I just hadn't seen any comments in ...No hurry. I just hadn't seen any comments in Schlesinger for awhile so thought persons might be interested in another book. Taking suggestions.James Fergusonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05901612633415337879noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9103772230302021699.post-31117165883231014772009-12-07T19:36:06.475+02:002009-12-07T19:36:06.475+02:00I would keep reading Trippler. It's so good!
...I would keep reading Trippler. It's so good!<br /><br />It always takes us awhile to settle on another book. There are so many to choose from!avrdshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07997163948247445009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9103772230302021699.post-49914453989002020722009-12-07T19:29:24.039+02:002009-12-07T19:29:24.039+02:00Ugh! I still have another 100 pages to go in Schl...Ugh! I still have another 100 pages to go in Schlesinger. I'll skip them so as not to hold the group back.<br /><br />Someone please summarize the last few chapters and tell us Schlesinger's views on the start of the FDR White House years.Tripplerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16568801152695491482noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9103772230302021699.post-10382133689016356532009-12-07T16:06:26.870+02:002009-12-07T16:06:26.870+02:00Or bits and pieces, fits and starts...
Trippler, ...Or bits and pieces, fits and starts...<br /><br />Trippler, are you ready to move on to another book?avrdshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07997163948247445009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9103772230302021699.post-79702475357434906962009-12-07T15:37:05.594+02:002009-12-07T15:37:05.594+02:00I'm reading Ghost Wars in bits and starts, Mar...I'm reading Ghost Wars in bits and starts, Marti, but I think NY is reading -- or just recently read it. <br /><br />I'm up for discussing that here if Gintaras is interested. A little depressing for the holidays but I guess these are the times we live in. <br /><br />I turned in my first writings on taxidermy -- who would have ever thought I'd end up working on that? -- so am avrdshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07997163948247445009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9103772230302021699.post-13890715484684565062009-12-07T12:16:38.389+02:002009-12-07T12:16:38.389+02:00Avrds, are you reading Ghost Wars? I may be readi...Avrds, are you reading Ghost Wars? I may be reading it soon. Have it in hardcover from whenever that edition came out! Last week I read Jon Krakauer's book about Pat Tillman's odyssey . . . really was impressed with this and it has led me to read The Bin Ladens by Steve Coll, which I purchased months ago for my kindle. So now I'm reading that. Krakauer recommended Ghost Wars Martihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11341915969684349287noreply@blogger.com