Altogether, the uses of Hoggart are considerable and his work continues to inform our understanding of a variety of historical and contemporary lived cultures, literary forms and institutional practices.
Or do the Chinese have no real understanding of Israeli psychology and the historical forces that make many Israelis think an attack on Iran is justified, without regard for global consequences?
Muslim theologians must revise their understanding of Islamic law, and recognize that punishment for apostasy is merely the legacy of historical circumstances and political calculations stretching back to the early days of Islam.
Declan Kiely, curator and head of the literary and historical manuscripts department at the Morgan, agrees, adding that "The Watsons" has been critical to our understanding of the novelist.
It makes sense these people cannot have any empathy or understanding of what ancient names really mean to people like the Persians or ANYONE who has ANY respect for historical facts and accuracies.