History Off the Page

Dr. Jason Hansen
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History Off the Page

Entertaining lectures on European history by college professor Dr. Jason Hansen (Furman University) that help explain how the modern world came to be.  Covers culture and technology in addition to politics, with focus on France, Germany, England, Russia and more. Latest episodes help explain history of Israel and Palestine conflict and the Russia Ukraine war.

  1. History of Israel/Palestine: the Suez War (part 2/2) [3.18]

    2월 25일

    History of Israel/Palestine: the Suez War (part 2/2) [3.18]

    Send us a text On the afternoon of October 29, 1856, Israeli forces launched a surprise attack into the Sinai peninsula, part of a coordinated plan with Britain and France for the European powers to retake possession of the Suez canal. This episode covers the course of the war, as well as its legacy. Topics covered include: the Cold War context and the run-up to war, British, French, Israeli and Egyptian strategic planning, global reactions, and the meaning of the war for Israelis...

    1시간 23분
  2. History of Israel/Palestine: the Suez War (part 1/2) [3.17]

    2월 18일

    History of Israel/Palestine: the Suez War (part 1/2) [3.17]

    Send us a text After eight years of a tense peace, war came suddenly again to the Middle East in October 1956. This episode answers why, exploring the deeper history behind the building of the Suez Canal from 1859-69, the origins of British colonialism in the region and the rise of various anti-colonial Egyptian movements such as Wafd and the Muslim Brotherhood. We also go into detail about the meteoric rise of Gamal Abdel Nasser, whose efforts to reshape Egyptian and Middle Easte...

    1시간 36분
  3. History of Israel/Palestine: UNRWA and the International Response to the Nakbah [3.16]

    1월 6일

    History of Israel/Palestine: UNRWA and the International Response to the Nakbah [3.16]

    Send us a text By the late summer of 1949, the frozen battle lines between the Arab and Israeli armies led to the realization that Palestinian refugees would not soon be returning to their former homes. This episode charts the fascinating and tragic story of the international response to the refugee crisis from 1949 to the mid-50s, including the creation of UNRWA in Dec. 1949. In particular, it shows how UN thinkers approached the issue from an economic standpoint, believing that ...

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  4. History of Israel/Palestine: Palestinian Refugees in the 1950s [3.15]

    2024. 12. 18.

    History of Israel/Palestine: Palestinian Refugees in the 1950s [3.15]

    Send us a text In 1948 the Nakbah resulted in the flight and expulsion of more than 700,000 Palestinians. This episode chronicles their experiences, focusing on the way the refugee crisis unfolded in three geographical contexts: Gaza, Jordan and Lebanon. Among other things, it highlights some of the initial challenges and reactions encountered in trying provide humanitarian assistance to them, the effects the refugees had on the local communities and the ways in which the refugee experience e...

    1시간 10분
  5. History of Israel/Palestine: Building a Palestinian Nation in the 1950s [3.14]

    2024. 11. 21.

    History of Israel/Palestine: Building a Palestinian Nation in the 1950s [3.14]

    Send us a text In 1948, Palestinians suffered both dispossession and expulsion as a result of losing the civil war. But what became of the idea of the Palestinian nation? This episode explores the political and cultural fate of Palestinian nationalism in the 1950s, highlighting how and why in the postwar period Arab-controlled territory did not become an independent Palestinian state. At the same time, it also explores the ways in which the Nakbah paved the way for new expressions of Palestin...

    1시간 15분
  6. History of Israel/Palestine: Building the Israeli Nation in the 1950s (part 2/2) [3.13]

    2024. 10. 24.

    History of Israel/Palestine: Building the Israeli Nation in the 1950s (part 2/2) [3.13]

    Send us a text In the second half of our installment on the building of the Israeli national community in the late 1940s and 1950s, we examine how Israelis paid for the massive expenses involved in resettling so many European and Middle Eastern Jews in the immediate aftermath of independence. We also discuss the fate of Palestinians living inside the new Israeli state, highlighting the discrimination they faced as outsiders in the Jewish state. Finally, we also discuss cultural efforts to dev...

    1시간 18분
  7. History of Israel/Palestine: Building the Israeli Nation in the 1950s (part 1/2) [3.12]

    2024. 10. 21.

    History of Israel/Palestine: Building the Israeli Nation in the 1950s (part 1/2) [3.12]

    Send us a text In this episode we return to the history of Israel/Palestine, looking at how Israelis built a national community in the late 1940s and early 1950s. As we'll see, this project was neither as straightforward nor as easy as Zionist ideology supposed, complicated by the influx of hundreds of thousands of Jewish refugees from both Europe and the Middle East in the late 1940s/early 1950s. The first part of the episode looks at the construction of the nascent Israeli state, while the ...

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  8. Italian Fascism IV: Mussolini's Fall (1943-45) [1.33]

    2024. 09. 24.

    Italian Fascism IV: Mussolini's Fall (1943-45) [1.33]

    Send us a text This episodes recounts the downfall of the Italian Dictator Benito Mussolini. Topics covered include his initial dismissal in July 1943 (9:01), the 46 days (35:13), the German plot to rescue and restore him (43:40) and the Republic of Salo and the partisan civil war (50:15). The episode concludes with some final reflections on the failures of fascism (1:04:46). Support the show For more information on History Off the Page, check out our website www.historyoffthepage...

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Entertaining lectures on European history by college professor Dr. Jason Hansen (Furman University) that help explain how the modern world came to be.  Covers culture and technology in addition to politics, with focus on France, Germany, England, Russia and more. Latest episodes help explain history of Israel and Palestine conflict and the Russia Ukraine war.

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    Dr. Jason Hansen
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