Two of the reviews published this week share the theme of empire, but while Thomas M. Truxes (Defying Empire. Trading with the Enemy in Colonial New York, reviewed here by Simon Middleton) is interested in the illegal traders of New York at a time when it was still...
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.
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...
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...
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...
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...
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