Many readers may not think of the American West as a particularly religious place. What do we gain by paying attention to the role of religion in its history? It is true …
Read More >Understanding the transnational and oceanic history of Peru and Chile.
Read More >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 …
Read More >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 …
Read More >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 …
Read More >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 …
Read More >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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Read More >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 …
Read More >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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