Lecturer in narrative history, Sciences Po
I write about war and political conflict. Sometimes I cheer up and write about philosophy and religion. I teach narrative history part-time at Sciences Po in France (though I'm on a prolonged break). I've written 14 books (see my website and Wikipedia page for details). Over recent years I've written another, "The Soul: A History of the Human Mind", to be published by Penguin Random House in 2024. It seeks to show that beliefs – religious, political and ideological – are the engines of history.
Debate: The amorality of ‘Oppenheimer’
Mar 16, 2024 07:17 am UTC| Insights & Views Entertainment
As part of the research for Hiroshima Nagasaki: The Real Story of the Atomic Bombings and Their Aftermath, published in 2013 by Penguin Random House (UK) and Pan Macmillan (US), author Paul Ham interviewed 80 survivors of...
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