Mar 12, 2006

March 13, 2006

HNN STATS THIS WEEK:	Most Popular Article:"Did Truman Really Oppose the Soviet Union's Decision to Enter the War Against Japan?" D.M. Giangreco, 1-30-06 Most Popular Review: Joshua A. Matz: Review of David Horowitz's The Professors: The 101 Most Dangerous Academics in America , 2-28-06 Most Popular Blog Entry:"CLINTON AGAINST FREE SPEECH IN DENMARK AS IN CHINA", Judith Apter Klinghoffer, 1-30-06 Hottest Topic: History of Terrorism Most Popular Feature:Quotes About History, By Ferenc M. Szasz. All-Time Favorite:"What Is the Difference Between Sunni and Shiite Muslims--and Why Does It Matter?" 9-09-02
BIGGEST STORY:	Historians: David Irving, Japan should face its atrocities squarely - People's Daily (China), 3-11-06 David Irving: Barred from speaking to press - Irish Examiner, 3-7-06
IN THE NEWS:	William Burr: Bush's secrecy push is excessive, critics say - Sacremento Bee, 3-12-06 John McNeill: The Twists and Turns of History, and of DNA - NYT, 3-12-06 Robert Wistrich: Anti-Semitism is on the rise among leftist U.K. academics - Ha'aretz, 3-11-06 Harvard Historian Evelynn M. Hammonds: Among Profs Debating Empowerment - Harvard Crimson, 3-10-06 Miguel Tinker-Salas: Professor Believes FBI Grilled Him for His Political Beliefs on Venezuela - Venezuela Analysis, 3-10-06 Henry Reynolds: Australian Historian stands his ground on terra nullius theory - Australian, 3-9-06 Barry Collett: Textbook aims to 'provoke debate' - Australian, 3-9-06 Kate Clifford Larson: Historian finds inaccuracies in Harriet Tubman legacy - The Capital, 3-10-06 Stephan Williams: Students rally around suspended professor - Pennlive.com, 3-6-06
REVIEWED:	Sarah Dunant: 16th-Century Fox In the Company of the Courtesan Historical Fiction - NYT, 3-12-06 Sarah Dunant: In the Company of the Courtesan Historical Fiction, First Chapter - NYT, 3-12-06 Sarah Dunant: Historical horizontal advancement In the Company of the Courtesan Historical Fiction - Houston Chronicle, 3-10-06 Peter Richardson: The conscience of California American Prophet: The Life & Work of Carey McWilliams - LA Times, 3-12-06 Michael Kazin: Beyond monkey business Bryan as reformer A Godly Hero: The Life of William Jennings Bryan - Baltimore Sun, 3-12-06 Texas Reads: Histories focus on 1800s events, figures - Bryan College-Station Eagle, 3-12-06
OP-ED:	David J. Rothkopf: Look Who's Running the World Now - Washington Post,3-12-06 Dominic Sandbrook: The Profumo affair, it began with one naked girl - The Observer, Guardian (UK), 3-12-06 John Meroney: Hoover dismayed by McCarthy's methods - San Francisco Chronicle, 3-12-06 Mark Bourrie: Crimes of denial, The David Irvings of the world are a dangerous breed, and Austria had reason to fear him - Ottawa Citizen, 3-6-06 Norman J. Ornstein: Robert Remini's New Book on the Senate & amp; The Senate Is Unable to Police Itself Adequately - Roll Call, 3-8-06
PROFILED:	Sean Wilentz: Historian takes long view on conservative swing - Trenton Times, 3-12-06 Max Gallo: Proud to be French - Financial Times (UK), 3-6-06
INTERVIEWED:	Walter Laqueur: Why would anyone risk living in Jerusalem today? Walter Laqueur offers a few answers - Benjamin Balint in the WSJ, 3-9-06 Susan Ware: Women Play Key Role Shaping U.S. History, Society - Washington File, 3-8-06 Susan Ware: Webchat, Discussed American Women of Influence - Washington File, 3-8-06 Beshara Doumani: Interviewed About 'Academic Freedom After September 11' - Inside Higher Ed, 3-7-06
QUOTED:	Peter Kornbluh on Chile:"ultimate study of morality - or the lack of it - in American foreign policy." - Chicago Tribune, 3-10-06
SPOTTED:	Historians: Book Conference to honor legacy of Shelby Foote @ University of Mississippi, Mar. 30-Apr. 1, 2006 - Daily Journal, 3-12-06 and U of Miss Conference Registration Eric Foner and John Hope Franklin: To Participate in Congressional Semina, Monday Mar. 13, @ 4-6 pm in the Senate Russell Building in D.C. - National Coalition for History, 3-10-06 Norman Finkelstein: Gives talk at Columbia U about Middle East - Lisa Hirschmann in the Columbia Spectator, 3-9-06 David Wrobel: K-12 Teachers Invited To Partner With History Professors At CU-Boulder Center Of The American West Event, Mar. 22, 2006- CU Boulder News & Events, 3-9-06 Michael Tougias: Lectured on King Phillip's War - Daily News Transcript, 3-9-06
ON TV:	Elyse Luray: 'History Detectives' will be on the Hunt at 'Atlantique City' March 25-26 - News-antique.com, 3-8-06 History Channel: THE HISTORY OF ST. PATRICK'S DAY, Friday, Mar. 17, 2006 @ 7PM/ET - History Channel History Channel:"Digging for the Truth: City of the Gods" Sunday, Mar. 19, 2006 @ 7PM/ET - History Channel History Channel: Women's History Month Listings - History Channel
SELLING BIG (NYT):	Doris Kearns Goodwin: Team of Rivals: The Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln, #8 (19 weeks on list) - 3-19-06 David McCullough: 1776, #23 - 3-19-06 James Risen: State of War, #29 - 3-19-06 Taylor Branch: At Canaan's Edge, #32 - 3-19-06
FUTURE RELEASES:	Jerome Armstrong & Markos Moulitsas Zuniga: Crashing the Gate: Netroots, Grassroots, and the Rise of People-Powered Politics, Mar. 2006 - Amazon.com Colin G. Calloway: The Scratch of a Pen : 1763 and the Transformation of America, Mar. 31, 2006 - Amazon.com Douglas Brinkley: The Great Deluge : Hurricane Katrina, New Orleans, and the Mississippi Gulf Coast, Apr. 1, 2006 - Amazon.com Efraim Karsh: Islamic Imperialism : A History, Apr. 11, 2006- Amazon.com Robert Dallek & Terry Golway: Let Every Nation Know, Apr. 17, 2006 - Amazon.com Douglas Brinkley: The Great Deluge : Hurricane Katrina, New Orleans, and the Mississippi Gulf Coast, May 9, 2006 - Amazon.com Gordon Wood: Revolutionary Characters : What Made the Founders Different, May 18, 2006 - Amazon.com
LEAVING:	Robin D.G. Kelley: Says he's leaving Columbia because he was shunned - Chronicle of Higher Education, 3-10-06
DEPARTED:	Richard P. McCormick: Hundreds fill Rutgers: Kirkpatrick Chapel to celebrate beloved professor's life - The Star Ledger, 3-10-06

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