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28
May

Recommended Reading for Memorial Day

Today on Memorial Day, we honor the people who have died while serving in the U.S. military. The selection below includes titles that share how our nation honors those who have served …

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25
May

Black Market Rights in Mexico City

This post is published in conjunction with the Latin American Studies Association congress in Barcelona. Check for other posts from the conference. #LASA2018 by Andrew Konove, author of Black Market Capital: Urban Politics and the Shadow Economy …

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24
May

All History is Biography

This post is published in conjunction with the Latin American Studies Association congress in Barcelona. Check for other posts from the conference. #LASA2018 by Lawrence A. Clayton, co-author of A New History of Modern Latin America Unlike …

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15
May

The Politics of Gaza’s Martyrdom

Excerpt from the preface to Gaza: An Inquest into Its Martyrdom by Norman G. Finkelstein Gaza, as former British prime minister David Cameron observed, is an “open-air prison.” The Israeli warden is in charge. …

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06
May

For Mothers With an Independent Spirit

When we think of mothers and mother figures, we think of loving, protecting, supportive, devoted, strong, and independent women. Below are titles that showcase the independent spirit of the women who serve …

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26
Apr

Must-read journals for #WAWH2018

As the annual conference of the Western Association of Women Historians convenes this week in Davis, California, we would like to remind #WAWH2018 attendees that, in celebration of UC Press’s 125th anniversary, we …

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