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11 Sep, 2018
by Beverly Lemire (University of Alberta) The Society has arranged with CUP that a 20% discount is available on...
4 Sep, 2018
by Alannah Tomkins (Keele University)  Alannah Tomkins and Professor Tim Hitchcock (University of Sussex), won an AHRC award to...
23 Aug, 2018
by Aaron Graham (University College London)   In 1834, the British Empire emancipated its slaves. This should have quickly...
21 Aug, 2018
by David James Gill (University of Nottingham) We all think we know the consequences of the Great War –...
24 Jul, 2018
Do judicial courts in authoritarian regimes act as puppets for the interests of a repressive state – or do...
17 Jul, 2018
Only three of the 20 largest cities in Britain are located near the site of Roman towns, compared with...
26 Jun, 2018
Economists Peter Leeson (George Mason University) and Jacob Russ (Bloom Intelligence) have uncovered new evidence to resolve the longstanding puzzle...
19 Jun, 2018
By Colin Chamberlain (University of Cambridge) ‘Almost idyllic’ – this was the view of one British commentator on the...
14 Jun, 2018
By Felix Brahm (German Historical Institute London) and Eve Rosenhaft (University of Liverpool) Slavery Hinterland. Transatlantic Slavery and Continental...
12 Jun, 2018
Rising trends in GDP per capita are often interpreted as reflecting rising levels of general wellbeing. But GDP per...
7 Jun, 2018
In Ottoman Istanbul, privileged groups such as men, Muslims and other elites paid more for credit than the under-privileged...
5 Jun, 2018
by Duman Bahrami-Rad (Simon Fraser University) Why is it so common for Muslims to marry their cousins (more than...
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