Books & ideas

Where have the rebels gone?

Nicolas Delalande & François Jarrige — 2010-01-21T15:56:34Z

Fifty years after his pioneering books on rebellion and social banditry, Eric Hobsbawm explains why he always paid close attention to “uncommon people” and popular forms of revolt, and analyses how globalization has triggered off new political mobilizations.

American Exceptionalism at Its End

Nicolas Delalande — 2008-11-28T11:00:08Z

What are the origins of American exceptionalism? How much of the Bush administration's foreign policy and the temptation of imperialism can one ascribe to this belief in an America outside of the world stage? Thomas Bender, American historian, proposes a new narrative of American history in this time of change to give it back its rightful place, as a history among histories.

Is There a Reawakening of American Democracy?

Nicolas Delalande — 2008-10-28T08:44:57Z

While the presidential campaign is coming to an end, Eric Foner, one of the most prominent American historians, analyses the changes of American democracy and explains why this election could mark a shift in the history of American politics. Barack Obama's campaign could be an important step toward a society where race would no longer be a powerful dividing line.

Teenagers and their sexuality

Ivan Jablonka — 2008-07-31T07:30:00Z

In this interview, Peter Bearman shows how the youth's life is shaped by sexual networks, circuits of disease transmission, and informal rules (such as virginity pledges and dates) that codify juvenile sex.

Immigration, knowledge and power

Nicolas Delalande & Ivan Jablonka — 2008-05-27T11:03:38Z

At a time when immigration and national identity have been publicly bundled together as partaking of the same conundrum, historian Gérard Noiriel revisits for laviedesidees.fr the scientific and political issues at stake behind both concepts. Interview.