On Barak
AUTHOR

On Barak

Tap the gear icon above to manage new release emails.
On Barak is a social and cultural historian of science and technology in non-Western settings. In recent years he specialize in the history and current politics of the climate crisis in the Middle East and the Global South. He is a Professor of Middle Eastern & African History at Tel Aviv University, and the author of numerous articles and five books. Barak is a co-founder of the Laboratory for the History of the Climate Crisis at Tel Aviv University, a research and teaching platform for generating a “usable past” for humanity’s greatest challenge in the twenty-first century. He also co-founded the Social History Workshop, a weekly blog published on the Haaretz website analyzing current Middle Eastern affairs through the lens of contemporary historical research. Prior to joining Tel Aviv University, Barak was a member of the Princeton Society of Fellows and a lecturer at the history department at Princeton University. In 2009, he received a joint Ph.D. in History and Middle Eastern Studies from New York University. He also holds an M.A. in Islamic Studies from Leiden University, the Netherlands, and Joint LL.B. and B.A. in Law and Arabic Language & Literature from the Hebrew University in Jerusalem.
Read more Read less

The Best Fiction Podcasts for Listeners Who Love a Good Story

You can’t beat a good story. Luckily, humans are great at storytelling, and the best fiction podcasts are all the proof that the modern listener requires. Get the popcorn ready; it’s storytime.

Featured Article: The Best Fiction Podcasts for Listeners Who Love a Good Story

Best Sellers

Product list
  • Heat, a History cover art

    • Heat, a History

    • Lessons from the Middle East for a Warming Planet
    • Written by: On Barak
    • Narrated by: Tim Lounibos
    • Length: 10 hrs and 5 mins
    • Release date: 2025-10-14
    • Language: English
    • Not rated yet

    $23.58 or free with 30-day trial

    Try Standard free