Blood Dawn: World War II and the Making of Modern Asia with Hans van de Ven (Basic Books, 2026)

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Max Hastings, “Vietnam: An Epic Tragedy, 1945-1975” (Harper, 2018)

People of various political stripes in many countries (particularly those countries where various political stripes are allowed) have been arguing about the Vietnam War for a long time. The participants in these debates were (and are) always quick to assign blame in what seems to ...  Show more

Theologies of Remembering: Modernity, Ambiguity, and Transcendence in Islamic Indonesia with Verena Hanna Meyer (U California Press, 2026)

The claim to moderate or modernist Islam in Indonesia is particularly contentious today, as these labels participate in the global politics of identity for Muslims past and present. Who gets to claim to be representative of an Islam that is modernist, progressive, or tolerant? Wh ...  Show more

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