Research, ideas, and leadership for a more secure, peaceful world
Speakers: Niall Ferguson, Elizabeth Hinton, Jill Lepore, Lisa McGirr, Serhii Plokhii, and Intisar Raab
The History Department at Harvard University is hosting its annual faculty book tour on April 21st from 12:00pm – 1:30pm in Robinson Hall Lower Library (35 Quincy Street, Behind Memorial Church)
Speakers will include:
Niall Ferguson "Kissinger, The Idealist, 1923 - 1968"
Elizabeth Hinton "From the War on Poverty to the War on Crime: The Making of Mass Incarceration in America"
Jill Lepore "Joe Gould's Teeth"
Lisa McGirr "The War on Alcohol: Prohibition and the Rise of the American State"
Serhii Plokhii "The Gates of Europe: a History of Ukraine"
Intisar Rabb "Doubt in Islamic Law: A History of Legal Maxims, Interpretation, and Islamic Criminal Law"