History On-line bibliographic update – April 2009

The History On-line April bibliographic update is now online. Browse the history books to be published between April-June 2009, or discover the latest articles in the leading history journals.

We’re launching a new series of conference proceedings

The IHR is launching a new book series. Publishing edited collections derived from conferences organised at or by UK universities, the series aims to promote research which significantly advances scholarship in a particular field or fields, rather than providing an...

Reviews in History – New Reviews 2 April 2009

New this week is John Belchem’s review of a collection of papers from a conference on the relationship between the city of Liverpool and the British Empire, along with a response from the editors.In addition, Clare Anderson reviews Cross Currents and Community...

New issue of ‘Past and Future’ available now

The spring 2009 edition of the IHR’s magazine, Past and Future, is now available. Highlights include a piece on martial arts in medieval India and a Chinese student’s experiences of study at the institute. The magazine also includes updates from some of the...

Reviews in History – New Reviews 26 March 2009

This week Ian Jones reviews Youth Culture in Modern Britain, c.1920–c.1970: From Ivory Tower to Global Movement – a New History by David Fowler, a series of case studies of different aspects of youth culture from this period. The author replies here.There’s also...

Norfolk local history on British History Online

The first four volumes of Francis Blomefield’s Essay towards a Topographical History of the County of Norfolk are now live. Published in eleven volumes between 1805 and 1811, it has been described as ‘one of the great county histories’ and remains...