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davidmotadel.bsky.social
Historian at LSE www.davidmotadel.com
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Looking forward to the book launch of UNCONQUERED STATES today in Honolulu:

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Excited about the publication of my essay 'ARE WE AT A TURNING POINT IN WORLD HISTORY?' in The Guardian: www.theguardian.com/commentisfre... via @theguardian.com @us.theguardian.com

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Nice review of GLOBALE MONARCHIE by Sebastian Rojek in Damals: "Motadel hat der Globalgeschichte der Monarchie mit seinem Buch eine faszinierende Facette hinzugefügt." www.wissenschaft.de/rezensionen/... via @wallsteinverlag.bsky.social

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Nice review of GLOBALE MONARCHIE by Sebastian Rojek in Damals: "Motadel hat der Globalgeschichte der Monarchie mit seinem Buch eine faszinierende Facette hinzugefügt." www.wissenschaft.de/rezensionen/... via @wallsteinverlag.bsky.social

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BOOK: H.E. CHEHABI & David MOTADEL (eds.), Unconquered States: Non-European Powers in the Imperial Age (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2024), ISBN 9780198863298 esclh.blogspot.com/2025/02/book...

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H.E. Chehabi and David Motadel, Unconquered States: Non-European Powers in the Imperial Age - Oxford University Press, June 2025 global.oup.com/academic/pro...

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“The major transformations & changes, the tectonic shifts, in history are always processes which evolve over decades & then become visible through certain events, or turning points.” Great read @davidmotadel.bsky.social txs @daniellebeckman.bsky.social 4 hds up www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

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I'm in the STEM field and know nothing about history, but Bluesky has some excellent historians helping us understand the world right now. This text by @davidmotadel.bsky.social is a must-read. History is indeed a long game.

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In DIE ZEIT frage ich: STEHEN WIR AN EINEM WENDEPUNKT DER WELTGESCHICHTE? www.zeit.de/wissen/2025-...

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Lesenswerter Essay von @davidmotadel.bsky.social zum Verhältnis von Ereignis- und Strukturgeschichte und der Frage, wie sich Geschichte periodisieren lässt. Der in der dt. Zeitgeschichte (vor nicht allzu langer Zeit) diskutierte Zäsurbegriff scheint interessanterweise an Relevanz verloren zu haben.

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compulsory reading - would we could ensure young people read it www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

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In DIE ZEIT frage ich: STEHEN WIR AN EINEM WENDEPUNKT DER WELTGESCHICHTE? www.zeit.de/wissen/2025-...

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History is a long game. @davidmotadel.bsky.social @theguardian.com www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

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This article is a must read .. turning points in history are the surfacing of deep structural changes that have been in process for a number of years.. 💯👌👇

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This is a great article about the nature of history and politicians using historical events to justify their actions. Superb writing.

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An excellent reminder of how this all fits together!

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Good article.

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Why we need to understand both structure and agency in international politics, and why humanities and social sciences matter, by @davidmotadel.bsky.social : www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

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Note the contrast between this historian’s illuminating attempt to understand turning points in the Guardian, and History Reclaimed historians’ constant efforts to fuel a reactionary turning point in the Telegraph, Spectator, Critic etc. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

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'The rare occasion when an event gains structural significance constitutes a historical inflection point.' Really enjoyed this by @davidmotadel.bsky.social on the importance of investigating the deeper structural causes of historical inflection points. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

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Are we at a turning point in world history? Political leaders increasingly caution that we are facing a historical ‘inflection point’. Are we? David Motadel Tue 28 Jan 2025 08.13 CET In 1919, at the height of a global crisis that resulted from the turmoil of the Russian Revolution, the devastation…

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Are we at a turning point in world history? | David Motadel www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

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Are we at a turning point in world history? | David Motadel www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

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A well-written and thoughtful piece by David Motadel that explores the present moment as a possible historical "inflection point" and the potential pitfalls of doing so. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

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Interesting article on historical inflection points. When the Cold War ended, it seemed like a hinge moment, but it now seems somewhat of a hiatus, Russia and China again staring at the West. 1 www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

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Thought provoking essay on long run historical structures and “inflexion points” where there is a rapid world transforming turn of events. David Motadel asks whether this where we are today.

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"Turning points or inflection points are major events in history that profoundly reshape our lives," writes London School of Economics and Political Science assistant professor David Motadel. "One central characteristic of them is their irreversibility."

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On the importance of historians.

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Fellow 2019/20 @davidmotadel.bsky.social in @theguardian.com:

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“Noticing that we are at an inflection point is not enough. To overcome it, we need to tackle these underlying structural problems, which inevitably will be a slow process, not a dramatic deed. History is a long game.” @davidmotadel.bsky.social in www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

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