MS. Magazine has named Manisha Sinha‘s book The Rise and Fall of the Second American Republic: Reconstruction, 1860-1920 as one of the top feminist books of 2024.

Karla Strand, a gender and women’s studies librarian, reviews Sinha’s book as: “With this groundbreaking volume, renowned historian Manisha Sinha offers a critical reexamination of the Reconstruction era. By extending the time frame and including other important events such as imperialism, conquest of Indigenous peoples and women’s suffrage, Sinha presents a new understanding of the consequences of its defeat.”

To read more of this article, and to learn more about the other books named: Ms. Magazine’s Top Feminist Books of 2024

In 2024, Professor Sergio Luzzatto published his book, Primo Levi e i suoi compagni. In this book, “Sergio Luzzatto returns to examine the figure of Primo Levi and reconstruct the story behind his writing, following the path that from leads the characters of Survival in Auschwitz to the real identity of his deportation companions, the European Jews forced “to the bottom” with him,”.

To read interviews about Primo Levi e i suoi compagni:

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In September of 2024, Luzzatto was also awarded the Frulia Storia Award for his work, “Dolore e furore: Una storia delle Brigatte rosse“. The Award is awarded to an Italian nonfiction book for, “originality, scientific rigor and diffusion potential beyond the circle of professionals.”. The book must go through two rounds of judging, first by a jury of authors and scholars, and then by a jury of 300 readers.

To read more about this impressive achievement:

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