Underground Anthology: Penpushers, Informers, and Censorship in East Berlin

Underground Anthology: Penpushers, Informers, and Censorship in East Berlin by Jesse Allan

George W. Bush: A Pious President

At the close of the Second World War, an ‘Iron Curtain’ descended across Europe “from Stettin in the Baltic to Trieste in the Adriatic”, cutting the continent into opposing Eastern and Western sides.

Life Behind the Iron Curtain

At the close of the Second World War, an ‘Iron Curtain’ descended across Europe “from Stettin in the Baltic to Trieste in the Adriatic”, cutting the continent into opposing Eastern and Western sides.

Class Veiling in Cold War Iran

When discussing the politicisation of the veil throughout history, few cases have attracted as much attention as Iran. Sartorial and religious discourses concerning veiling in Iran have typically examined its use in the context of a conflict between traditionalist and modernist groups.