Summer Reviews, Carnivals 'n Stuff
John Updike's"Laissez-faire is More," New Yorker, 2 July, reviews Amity Shaeles' The Forgotten Man: A New History of the Great Depression. Her"The Real Deal," WSJ, 25 June, is her op-ed critical of the New Deal. See also: Brad DeLong's takedown of the Updike review. Thanks to Manan Ahmed and Alan Baumler for the tips.
Jonathan Dresner is the host for both Asian History Carnival #15 at Frog in a Well/Korea and the Carnival of Bad History #15 (scroll down). Rebecca Goetz will host History Carnival LIV at Historianess on 1 July. Use the form to send nominations of the best in June's history blogging or send them to her at rebecca_goetz*at*hotmail*dot*com.
You can keep up with the latest news about history carnivals at the History Carnivals Aggregator. Their sponsors are looking for hosts. If you have a history blog, know the blogs in your area of interest, and want to host a carnival, here is the contact list:
History Carnival, contact Sharon Howard: sharon*at*earlymodernweb*dot*org*dot*uk
Carnivalesque, contact Sharon (early modern) or Julie (ancient/medieval): carnivalesque*at*earlymodernweb*dot*org*dot*uk
Asian History Carnival, contact Jonathan Dresner: jonathan*at*froginawell*dot*net
Military History Carnival, contact Gavin Robinson by using the form
Four Stone Hearth (the anthropology/ archaeology carnival), e-mail: host*at*fourstonehearth*dot*net
Biblical Studies Carnival, e-mail: biblical_studies_carnival*at*hotmail*dot*com
Carnival of Bad History, e-mail: badhistory*at*aol*dot*com.
If you have a history blog and want to increase its visibility, have it listed here:
Cliopatria's History Blogroll -- scroll to the bottom and give us a link to your blog in"Comments."
Academic Blogs Wiki –
since it's a wiki, you can list your blog there yourself; and
BlogScholar.com – this is also a wiki, but first you have to create an account and the link to your blog is submitted to an editor for approval before it is listed. Hat tip.