How did Pakistan’s free elections in 1970 lead to a genocidal military crackdown against East Pakistan in 1971? And how did that result in the creation of an independent Bangladesh? And why was the United States involved? Professor Gary J. Bass explains the terrible events, which he chronicled in his book The Blood Telegram: Nixon, Kissinger, and a Forgotten Genocide.
Lewis H. Lapham talks with David Cannadine, author of Victorious Century: The United Kingdom, 1800–1906. More
Lewis H. Lapham talks with Sarah Churchwell, author of Behold, America: The Entangled History of “America First” and “the American Dream”. More
Lewis H. Lapham speaks with the author of Dress Codes: How the Laws of Fashion Made History. More
Lewis Lapham talks with Stephen Greenblatt, 2011 winner of the National Book Award in nonfiction. More
Lewis H. Lapham talks with Adrian Goldsworthy, author of Pax Romana: War, Peace, and Conquest in the Roman World. More
Lewis H. Lapham speaks with the author of Never Forget Our People Were Always Free: A Parable of American Healing. More
