Season 4, Episode 8: Prof. Lauren Benton, They Called it Peace: Worlds of Imperial Violence

Book Club with Jeffrey Sachs by Jeffrey Sachs

Apr 8, 202546:17Society & Culture

Send us Fan Mail Join Professor Jeffrey Sachs and American historian Lauren Benton for a discussion on the hidden histories of empires and the lasting impact of imperial violence. In her book, They Called It Peace: World...

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