Some interesting people have been finding their way here recently (mostly because of the History Carnival, I think. Love those spikes in my stats).
Tony is an Aussie (and possibly barmy, but that’s fine by me). Simon reads a lot up in the darkness in Norway. I finally visited that Barista fella people keep linking to (and it took so long why exactly? Why does that happen sometimes?). And, look, another Aussie (who links, among others, to this one). Dale seeks the light. As, no doubt, do the Avuncular Undergrad and Science and Politics in their different ways.
At Respectful Insolence, he knows his Blake’s Seven references, so a special mention is in order. There are also fine posts on scepticism, cancer, the Holocaust, amongst other things.
Update: The inaugural Carnival of the Carnivals. And War Historian pointed me to chez Nadezhda.
6 comments on “New discoveries”
I’ll definitely be linking to Gammelost
Thanks for linking to my blog. I see you are reading Quicksilver. So am I. Stephenson has done a LOT of background work for this series. He does a nice job of creating a reality alternate to our own, which if we were to be honest, is why we went into History in the first place.
As a specialist in the early modern period, I would like to ask your opinion on Alan MacFarlane’s work, especially his stuff on alienation of labor and land in medieval and early modern England. It’s a bit outside my own specialty [19th century migration] but intrigues me nevertheless.
Thanks for the boost. I’m also enjoying reading you, now that I’ve found you.
I’m really enjoying Quicksilver. (Blimey, almost half way through!)
On Macfarlane: I’m probably least familiar with his most controversial work on ‘English individualism’ (it’s a long time since I read it). I know more about his work on ‘crime’ (I rather like his critique of the historiography relating to violence in the Justice and the Mare’s Ale) and the use of anthropology. I’ll give it some thought, but rather than relying on me, you might read this article…
Tony is barmy, just to remove any doubt. Lovely chap though, from what I can gather.
I’m considered a “find”? Gosh! Thank you. And thanks to Beatrice, too. You two made my day.