About us
We share perspectives on books and topics in History and Foreign Affairs in a friendly, small group roundtable discussion format. Our focus is on interesting eras, significant events, transformative figures, and trends across cultures and time. By discussing how Geography, Economics and Trade, Technology, Politics, and Culture have shaped History, we can better understand modern world events and current geopolitical conflicts.
If you have a passion for discussing topics in History and Foreign Affairs, you will enjoy being a part of our community.
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Book Discussion: Embracing Defeat: Japan in the Wake of WW II by John W. Dower
·OnlineOnlineDower's brilliant examination of Japan in the immediate, shattering aftermath of WW II. The book is an important history of the more than six years of American occupation, which affected every level of Japanese society.
Winner of the Pulitzer Prize, the 1999 National Book Award for Nonfiction, finalist for the Lionel Gelber Prize and the Kiriyama Pacific Rim Book Prize.
Embracing Defeat: Japan in the Wake of WWII by John W. Dower is available in all formats at public libraries and bookstores
14 attendeesBook: Say Nothing-A True Story of Murder and Memory in Northern Ireland-PR Keefe
·OnlineOnlinePatrick Radden Keefe's gripping account of the bitter conflict in Northern Ireland known as the Troubles and its aftermath. It is a tale of a society wracked by violent guerrilla warfare between the Provisional IRA and the British army, Ulster police and Unionist paramilitaries that culminated in an uneasy peace that fell far short of the goal of a united Ireland. Keefe focuses on a notorious killing in Northern Ireland and its devastating repercussions.
Say Nothing: A True Story of Murder and Memory in Northern Ireland by Patrick Radden Keefe is available in all formats at public libraries and bookstores
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