History

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May

A look inside Beyond Patriotic Phobias

Understanding the transnational and oceanic history of Peru and Chile.

21

Mar

Journeying through the Great Kingdoms of Africa

The legacy and impact of African kingdoms in the continent’s history from the 20th century to today. Edited by John Parker, this groundbreaking book takes us through nine key regions, including ancient …

20

Dec

The Enduring Power of Hunger Strikes

By Nayan Shah, author of Refusal to Eat: A Century of Prison Hunger Strikes In February 1989, I traveled to Durban, South Africa. I was twenty-two years old and had just graduated …

30

Nov

Integrating Islamic and European history – The Sea in the Middle and the new Middle Ages.

By Brian Catlos, co-author of The Sea in the Middle: The Mediterranean World, 650–1650 We’re excited to share our forthcoming medieval and early modern world textbook, The Sea in the Middle, and …

25

May

Food and Ghosts in Peru

by María Elena García, author of Gastropolitics and the Specter of Race: Stories of Capital, Culture, and Coloniality in Peru I never intended to write a book about food. And certainly, I …

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Apr

Fighting Inside and Outside of the Ring: How Luchadoras Challenged Gender Norms in 1950s Mexico

Marjolein Van Bavel’s “Morbo, lucha libre, and Television: The Ban of Women Wrestlers from Mexico City in the 1950s“—published in the current issue of Mexican Studies/Estudios Mexicanos and which we invite you to …

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Apr

#OAH2021: Explore Free Content from UC Press Journals

We’re continuing our #0AH2021 promotions by removing the paywall from select issues of UC Press history journals. Click on the covers below to access the free issues.

15

Oct

Author Spotlight: Interview with Owens Book Award Winner Genevieve Carpio, author of Collisions at the Crossroads

This post is part of our #WHA2020 blog series. Learn more at our WHA virtual exhibit. We’re excited to announce that Genevieve Carpio has won the Western History Association’s 2020 Owens Book …

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Sep

Virtual Q&A with Edward Watts, author of The Final Pagan Generation

Rome in the time of the fourth century was one of dramatic political and religious change. After thousands of years of pagan tradition, Christianity was suddenly the new order. In 311, The …

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Jul

“Tiger Cages” in Vietnam: How the call for U.S. Prison Abolition is a Global Issue

By Stuart Schrader, author of Badges Without Borders: How Global Counterinsurgency Transformed American Policing July 17, 2020 Fifty years ago today, Life magazine printed photographs taken inside a prison on an island …