Lucian Staiano-Daniels


Lucian Staiano-Daniels is a visiting assistant professor at Colgate University.  His book on the historical social anthropology of early seventeenth century common soldiers is upcoming from Cambridge University Press.

Articles by Lucian Staiano-Daniels
People visit a makeshift memorial for Wagner chief Yevgeny Prigozhin in central Moscow on Oct. 1.
People visit a makeshift memorial for Wagner chief Yevgeny Prigozhin in central Moscow on Oct. 1.
An illustration of the profile of a white-haired politician surrounded by a wheel of zodiac signs against a starry setting
An illustration of the profile of a white-haired politician surrounded by a wheel of zodiac signs against a starry setting
A colorized print depicts Bohemian mercenary General Albrecht Wenzel von Wallenstein, wearing a hat with a feather, thigh-high boots, and lace cuffs and collar as he rides atop a bearded man wearing a tall furry hat as though he were a horse. Marauding soldiers are seen in the background landscape of houses and castles.
A colorized print depicts Bohemian mercenary General Albrecht Wenzel von Wallenstein, wearing a hat with a feather, thigh-high boots, and lace cuffs and collar as he rides atop a bearded man wearing a tall furry hat as though he were a horse. Marauding soldiers are seen in the background landscape of houses and castles.
Graves of Wagner Group mercenaries killed in Russia's invasion of Ukraine dot the Mavrino village cemetery outside Moscow.
Graves of Wagner Group mercenaries killed in Russia's invasion of Ukraine dot the Mavrino village cemetery outside Moscow.
A general view of the Waidmannsheil hunting lodge near Bad Lobenstein, Germany, where a group is accused of plotting a coup against the German state.
A general view of the Waidmannsheil hunting lodge near Bad Lobenstein, Germany, where a group is accused of plotting a coup against the German state.
Mobile artillery moves through Red Square
Mobile artillery moves through Red Square
A photograph shows the interior of a destroyed home in the village of Vilkhivka, near the eastern city of Kharkiv, Ukraine on May 14.
A photograph shows the interior of a destroyed home in the village of Vilkhivka, near the eastern city of Kharkiv, Ukraine on May 14.
Demonstrators protest the vaccine mandate in Berlin.
Demonstrators protest the vaccine mandate in Berlin.
Afghan militia gather in Afghanistan.
Afghan militia gather in Afghanistan.
World War I recruitment poster
World War I recruitment poster
People celebrate Biden's election in Boston
People celebrate Biden's election in Boston
Carved ivory polyhedra by Egidius Lobenigk (left) and Georg Wecker from the 16th century, part of the Staatliche Kunstsammlungen Dresden collection in Germany.
Carved ivory polyhedra by Egidius Lobenigk (left) and Georg Wecker from the 16th century, part of the Staatliche Kunstsammlungen Dresden collection in Germany.