Opening the book: reading and the evolving technology(ies) of the book

Oct 12, 2015

In celebration of the diversity, innovation and influence of academic books, the first ever Academic Book Week is being held from 9 to 16 November 2015. A range of activities and events are being organised throughout October and November, tackling subjects such as...

New reviews: Unemployment, Christian missions, Latin law and Galileo

Oct 1, 2015

We start this week with Unemployment, Welfare, and Masculine Citizenship: ‘So Much Honest Poverty’ in Britain, 1870-1930 by Marjorie Levine-Clark. Nicole Longpré and the author discuss a book which will appeal to those working in fields across the history...

New reviews: US political history, Huguenots, money and Istanbul

Sep 17, 2015

This week  we begin with Donald Critchlow’s American Political History: A Very Short Introduction, as Mark Power Smith and the author debate a concise, readable narrative of American political history (no. 1831, with response here). Then we turn to Experiencing Exile:...

New reviews: Legal history, slavery, tabloids and consorts

Sep 10, 2015

We start this week with David Chan Smith’s Sir Edward Coke and the Reformation of the Laws: Religion, Politics and Jurisprudence, 1578–1616, as Daniel Gosling and the author discuss an impressive and readable legal history drawing on a huge range of legal cases and...
Digital development: a commitment to OA

Digital development: a commitment to OA

Sep 8, 2015

When I joined the IHR in early August, I did so with the challenging assignment of helping to further the Institute’s mission to embrace the opportunities of digital content delivery and enable greater access to knowledge, in line with the School’s Statement on Open...