James Crawford

James Crawford is a historian, publisher, and broadcaster. He worked at Scotland’s National Collection of Architecture and Archaeology for over a decade and is the writer and presenter of the BBC One documentary series Scotland from the Sky. He lives in Edinburgh.

“Every Border is a Story.” On Dividing Lines Both Real and Imagined

James Crawford Considers the Continuing Relevance of Literature’s Borders

May 3, 2023 By James Crawford

The Life and Death of the Library of Alexandria

One of the Great Centers of Human Knowledge, Ever

March 13, 2017 By James Crawford

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