The market imperfections of business, shoppers and consumerism

The market imperfections of business, shoppers and consumerism

Jan 28, 2019

By Lawrence Black Much recent work on consumerism, from Frank Trentmann on things, to Bethany Moreton’s brilliant study of Walmart, through to Robert Miller’s anthropological work, has creatively and productively entangled shopping, politics, everyday life and...
Queenship and the language of politics in the thirteenth-century

Queenship and the language of politics in the thirteenth-century

Nov 29, 2018

By Anaïs Waag Until very recently medieval studies was dominated by the perception that women were actively kept away from political power – a notion we owe mainly to nineteenth-century historians. While there was undoubtedly a preference for male rulers throughout...
Pollard Prize 2018: mixed race marriage in post-war Britain

Pollard Prize 2018: mixed race marriage in post-war Britain

Sep 14, 2018

The winner of the 2018 Pollard Prize for the best paper given to an IHR seminar by a post-graduate or early career researcher was Anna Maguire for ‘”You Wouldn’t Want Your Daughter Marrying One”: Parental Intervention into Mixed Race Relationships in...

Historical Research – November 2013 (vol. 86, no. 234)

Nov 5, 2013

The latest issue of Historical Research (vol. 86, no. 234) is now available, and includes the following articles: Stormont’s response to American racial segregation in Northern Ireland during the Second World War by Simon Topping (FREE ACCESS) Bishops and deans:...