Alms for Oblivion - An Academic History Podcast

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The Alms for Oblivion podcast is a show all about approaching history from an academic perspecitve. Scott and Callum both studied history together at university and, now that they've graduated, they've got to talk about history somehow. Alms for Oblivion expands on existing history content on the we…

Alms for Oblivion - An Academic History Podcast


    • Nov 30, 2018 LATEST EPISODE
    • infrequent NEW EPISODES
    • 1h 13m AVG DURATION
    • 2 EPISODES


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    Episode 2 - Mesopotamia, Ancient Iraq, Agriculture and Early State Formation

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 30, 2018 73:44


    In Episode 2, we're sticking with Iraq but going back several thousand years to discuss the role of agriculture in early state formation in ancient Mesopotamia, including a discussion about Against the Grain by James C Scott.

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    Episode 1 - The 2003 Invasion of Iraq

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 30, 2018 73:38


    In Episode 1, we kick things off with an in-depth discussion of the decisions leading up to the 2003 invasion of Iraq by the United States and ask why exactly the invasion took place. The answer may not be what you think!

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