Dr. Nisrine Rahal Book Recommendations & Book Mentions
This list consists of recommendations or mentions of books spotted in media, social media accounts, podcasts or other public websites.
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Historian of modern Germany. Interested in the politics of children's education, religious dissent, emotions, and protest. Visiting Assistant Prof @Wakeforest

To Hell and Back: Europe 1914-1949
Ian Kershaw
For those wondering: I ordered: Zara Steiner's The Lights that Failed and the Triumph of the Dark; Ian Kershaw The Global Age and To Hell and Back; Hobsbawm The Age of Extremes; and Robert Gerwarth The Vanquished. I should probably be more responsible since I'm moving...
Paperback, 2016
$27.00$13.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
West Germany and the Iron Curtain
Astrid Eckert
@Ellen_Boucher1 There are so many good works but @Astrid_M_Eckert West Germany and the Iron Curtain along with States of Liberation by @schuneke are some of my favourites.
Paperback, 2021
$39.99$20.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
The Haunting of Hill House
Shirley Jackson
I am going to go into every DC bookstore until I find Shirley Jackson's The Haunting of Hill House. I want to be haunted and emotionally destroyed @chbooksdc @lostcitybooks @kramerbooks
Paperback, 2006
$17.00$8.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
The Global Age: Europe 1950-2017
Ian Kershaw
For those wondering: I ordered: Zara Steiner's The Lights that Failed and the Triumph of the Dark; Ian Kershaw The Global Age and To Hell and Back; Hobsbawm The Age of Extremes; and Robert Gerwarth The Vanquished. I should probably be more responsible since I'm moving...
Paperback, 2020
$25.00$12.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Black Germany
Robbie Aitken
Very happy to be reading @tnflorvil book tonight! Super excited to discuss it with students on the topics of postwar racism, activism, and Black German History https://t.co/U3hTVYGmZQ
Paperback, 2015
$46.99$23.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Vanquished
Robert Gerwarth
For those wondering: I ordered: Zara Steiner's The Lights that Failed and the Triumph of the Dark; Ian Kershaw The Global Age and To Hell and Back; Hobsbawm The Age of Extremes; and Robert Gerwarth The Vanquished. I should probably be more responsible since I'm moving...
Paperback, 2017
$32.00$16.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
The Lights That Failed: European International History 1919-1933
Zara Steiner
For those wondering: I ordered: Zara Steiner's The Lights that Failed and the Triumph of the Dark; Ian Kershaw The Global Age and To Hell and Back; Hobsbawm The Age of Extremes; and Robert Gerwarth The Vanquished. I should probably be more responsible since I'm moving...
Paperback, 2007
$70.00$45.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book(max discount $25)
Cruising Utopia: The Then and There of Queer Futurity
José Esteban Muñoz
Today’s inspiration is José Esteban Muñoz’s Cruising Utopia. This opening paragraph is by far one of the best I have ever read. https://t.co/yyPFRWI4aR
Paperback, 2009
$25.00$12.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Korean American: Food That Tastes Like Home
Eric Kim
Eric Kim's Korean American: Food that Tastes Like Home. Again, sharing the ideal of home and also a sense of safety and identity through cooking. I love it. https://t.co/cjSmfiGBWF
Hardcover, 2022
$32.50$16.25 + Free shipping50% off your first book
The Korean Vegan Cookbook: Reflections and Recipes from Omma's Kitchen
Joanne Lee Molinaro
Here is the thread of cookbooks that I want: The Korean Vegan Cookbook: Reflections and Recipes from Omma's Kitchen by Joanne Lee Molinaro. Absolutely love the way she shares family history and stories through her cooking and recipes. https://t.co/rOP7HnpjGW
Hardcover, 2021
$37.00$18.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book