New review published -- VanGorder on Jones, 'Opium Slavery: Civil War Veterans and America's First Opioid Crisis' https://www.h-net.org/reviews/showrev.php?id=62802 Reviewer: Megan VanGorderTitle: Opium Slavery: Civil War Veterans and America's First Opioid CrisisAuthor: Jonathan S. Jones
New review published -- Walker on Weitzman, 'Disasters of Biblical Proportions: The Ten Plagues Then, Now, and at the End of the World' https://www.h-net.org/reviews/showrev.php?id=62850 Reviewer: Tanner WalkerTitle: Disasters of Biblical Proportions: The Ten Plagues Then, Now, and at the End of the WorldAuthor: Steven Weitzman
New review published -- Buxton on Roth, 'Paul Mattick: Selected Texts' https://www.h-net.org/reviews/showrev.php?id=62666 Reviewer: David BuxtonTitle: Paul Mattick: Selected TextsAuthor: Gary Roth, ed.
Ja nyt on aika Kati Toivasen aloittaa lektionsa romukaupan ja kiertotalouden historiasta! #Historia #HelsinginYliopisto
Fascinating article on medieval textile analysis and what it can tell us about materials & trade history:
https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/professional-guidance-and-services/our-research-and-academic-collaboration/our-research-projects/research-projects/uncovering-medieval-silk-seal-bags/
Delighted to (re)discover the National Archives blog with a good #RSS feed 😍
#medieval #textiles #TradeHistory #NationalArchives #WaxSeal
New review published -- Stanhope on Weeks, 'Abolition Archives, Feminist Futures' https://www.h-net.org/reviews/showrev.php?id=62825 Reviewer: Sally StanhopeTitle: Abolition Archives, Feminist FuturesAuthor: Kathi Weeks
New review published -- Ford on Hornstein, 'Myth and Menagerie: Seeing Lions in the Nineteenth Century' https://www.h-net.org/reviews/showrev.php?id=62493 Reviewer: Caroline FordTitle: Myth and Menagerie: Seeing Lions in the Nineteenth CenturyAuthor: Katie Hornstein
New review published -- Kettler on Silvia, 'Artificial Intelligence in Journalism: Changing the News' https://www.h-net.org/reviews/showrev.php?id=62741 Reviewer: Andrew J. KettlerTitle: Artificial Intelligence in Journalism: Changing the NewsAuthor: Tony Silvia
New review published -- Ertsen on Stahl, 'Two Rivers Entangled: An Ecological History of the Tigris and Euphrates in the Twentieth Century' https://www.h-net.org/reviews/showrev.php?id=62628 Reviewer: Maurits ErtsenTitle: Two Rivers Entangled: An Ecological History of the Tigris and Euphrates in the Twentieth CenturyAuthor: Dale J. Stahl
FEATURED JOB: Call for Applications for the Azrieli International Postdoctoral Fellowship 2027–28, Azrieli Fellows Program - Israel
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FEATURED JOB: Visiting Research Scholar | Fung Global Fellows Program, Princeton University - New Jersey
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FEATURED JOB: Tenure Track Assistant Professor of Religion (East Asia), Reed College - Oregon
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#job #professor #education #academia #theology
New review published -- Glende on Christensen, 'Southern News, Southern Politics: How a Newspaper Defined a State for a Century' https://www.h-net.org/reviews/showrev.php?id=62734 Reviewer: Philip GlendeTitle: Southern News, Southern Politics: How a Newspaper Defined a State for a CenturyAuthor: Rob Christensen
New review published -- Heydari on Murphy and Schedtler, 'Apocalypses in Context: Apocalyptic Currents Through History, 2nd Edition' https://www.h-net.org/reviews/showrev.php?id=62583 Reviewer: Keanu HeydariTitle: Apocalypses in Context: Apocalyptic Currents Through History, 2nd EditionAuthor: Kelly J. Murphy, Justin Jeffcoat Schedtler, eds.
New review published -- Green Rioja on Pfaller, 'Exposing the Nation: Histories of Photography in Chile, 1860-1960' https://www.h-net.org/reviews/showrev.php?id=62984 Reviewer: Romina A. Green RiojaTitle: Exposing the Nation: Histories of Photography in Chile, 1860-1960Author: Matthias Pfaller
New review published -- Brockmann on Mendiola, 'The Mosquito Confederation: A Borderlands History of Colonial Central America' https://www.h-net.org/reviews/showrev.php?id=62324 Reviewer: Sophie BrockmannTitle: The Mosquito Confederation: A Borderlands History of Colonial Central AmericaAuthor: Daniel Mendiola
Reading by the pool... #welcomeholidays #histodonsresting #summer2026
New review published -- Potthast on Huner, 'Parishioners of Sovereignty: A History of Nationhood and War in Nineteenth-Century Paraguay' https://www.h-net.org/reviews/showrev.php?id=62641 Reviewer: Barbara PotthastTitle: Parishioners of Sovereignty: A History of Nationhood and War in Nineteenth-Century ParaguayAuthor: Michael Kenneth Huner
New review published -- Chiu on Chen, 'In the Land of Tigers and Snakes: Living with Animals in Medieval Chinese Religions' https://www.h-net.org/reviews/showrev.php?id=61017 Reviewer: Melody (Tzu-Lung) ChiuTitle: In the Land of Tigers and Snakes: Living with Animals in Medieval Chinese ReligionsAuthor: Huaiyu Chen