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New from Pacific Historical Review: Salish Sea, China policy, Maritime New Spain

Preview the new Fall 2026 issue of Pacific Historical Review.
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Explore the Pacific Northwest Through the Pages of "Pacific Historical Review"

The Pacific Northwest has long been a crossroads of cultures, peoples, and ideas. As the "Pacific Historical Review"marks thirty years at Portland State University, we're pleased to share a selection of articles that highlight the region hosting this year's WHA meeting.
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Q&A with Tracy Thomas and Jennifer L. Brinkley

Authors Tracy Thomas and Jennifer L. Brinkley discuss their new books on two groundbreaking women in law.
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The World in a Wheat Field: Mexico, Science, and the Challenge of Ending Global Hunger

by Gabriela Soto Laveaga (Author)
Nov 2026

Living Genealogies: Embodiment and Colonialism in the Creation of Hawai‘i Volcanoes National Park

by Susan Y. Najita (Author)
Nov 2026

Traces of Intimacy: Native Americans, Mexican Americans, and the Borderlands of Race

by Jedediah H. Kuhn (Author)
Nov 2026

Eyes in the Shadows: The Dawn of National Security Surveillance

by Alexandre Rios-Bordes (Author)
Nov 2026

Open Access Titles

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Where Water Flows: The Los Angeles Aqueduct and the Fight for Water Justice in Payahuunadü

by Sophia L. Borgias (Author)
Jul 2027
Open Access

The Arabicate World: The Interplay of Arabic with Mediterranean, African, and Indian Ocean Cultures of Writing

by Nile Green (Volume Editor)
Jun 2027
Open Access

The Call of the East: A Media History of San Francisco's Chinese Telephone Exchange

by Xin Peng (Author)
Apr 2027
Open Access

Background Matters: Set and Design, Mind and Environment

by Weihong Bao (Author)
Jan 2027
Open Access

A Volcano of Our Own Making: R. Binyamin, Binationalism, and Counter-Zionism

by Avi-ram Tzoreff (Author)
Jan 2027
Open Access

Ghost Animation: How Manying Rebuilt Empire in Postwar East Asia

by Daisy Yan Du (Author)
Dec 2026
Open Access

ImagiNation: Deconstructing South Korea's Modern Miracles

by Irina Lyan (Author)
Dec 2026
Open Access

Reading Black Reconstruction Today

by Yousuf Al-Bulushi (Editor), Geo Maher (Editor), and 1 more
Aug 2026
Open Access