By Michael Hypocrisy today is considered by most to be a serious sin, “the sin of pretending to virtue or … More
Category: Michael's Blog
Mapping other landscapes
By Michael The following link redirects to my second entry in a new column hosted by the Central Eurasian Studies … More
The Renat Maps
The following link redirects to my first entry in a new column hosted by the Central Eurasian Studies Society. The … More
Tense Decisions
By Michael Writing is very difficult. Writing will be very difficult. Writing has been very difficult. The English language allows … More
Dissertation Writing
Maintaining concentration is a problem on more than one level when writing my dissertation. I cannot know how widely spread … More
J. G. Renat – Swedish Superhero
Johan Gustaf Renat (1682-1744) was an amazing historical figure, a Swedish man with an uncanny skill for survival in strange … More
Traditions and Antiquity
Traditions, in my experience, are crafted. Which is to say that they do not arise spontaneously out of the thin … More
