No two histories are the same size. Some are so tiny that you can nestle them in your hand, their translucent pages fluttering with your breath. Others range over many volumes, challenging the strength of your grip with the combined weight of their leather covers, rag paper pages and glassine illustration protectors. Some hold us enthralled with split-second events in tiny places, othe…
History and Wonder is a refreshing new take on the idea of history that tracks the entanglement of history and philosophy over time through the key idea of wonder. From Ancient Greek histories and wonder works, to Islamic curiosities and Chinese strange histories, through to European historical cabinets of curiosity and on to histories that grapple with the horrors of the Holocaust, Marnie Hugh…
Untuk kesekian kalinya dalam setahun, saya harus disuntik pain killer oleh dokter karena sakit pinggang yang membuat saya hampir lumpuh. Setelah disuntik, saya biasanya melenggang ringan keluar dari ruang praktik dokter sambil tersenyum lebar. Tapi kali ini, hal itu tidak terjadi! Saya tidak merasakan perubahan sama sekali, padahal obat yang harus diminum sudah ditambah. Lalu, dari mana saya …