Category: The Blog
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Call for Papers: “Trafficking, Smuggling, and Illicit Migration in Historical Perspective”
A group of scholars from the Birkbeck (University of London), Sydney, and Texas Tech have recently announced a conference on the history of trafficking, smuggling,…
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International Research Award in Global History 2015
Here’s an exciting opportunity for post-doctoral scholars of global history, advertised jointly by the Universities of Heidelberg, Sydney, and Basel. Scholars are invited to propose…
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Toynbee Prize Foundation Announces New Leadership
Professor Dominic Sachsenmaier, a renowned scholar of Chinese and global history, will succeed Professor Raymond Grew as the President of the Toynbee Prize Foundation. Named after Arnold J.Toynbee,…
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“Europe in a Global Perspective” Lectures at Berlin-Brandenburg Academy of Sciences
The Gerda Henkel Foundation has made available the videos of two recent lectures on global history given at the July meeting of the Berlin-Brandenburg Academy…
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Lynn Hunt on Globalization and History
Professor Lynn Hunt of UCLA chimes in with a piece in the Chronicle of Higher Education here on the role that globalization takes on in historical writing…
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Two International and Global History Conferences for Graduate Students and Post-Doctoral Scholars
It’s not always easy for graduate students and post-doctoral scholars to find the right venues to present work in progress. Sometimes, graduate students can feel…
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Is Global History Suitable for Undergraduates?
Cross-Posted on the Imperial and Global Forum Last week, I came across two provocative blog posts, at The Junto and the Imperial and Global History Network (IGHN), on teaching global history…
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Editors’ Choice: The Dollar is Still King
ITHACA – Scarcely a week passes without news about the ascendance of China’s currency, the renminbi. But China has a long way to go before…
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New Diplomatic History Network is Moving!
The New Diplomatic History Network is moving to a new URL. Managed by Kenneth Weisbrode, the New Diplomatic History Network features content and news focused broadly…
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CFP: The UN and the Post-War Global Order: Dumbarton Oaks in Perspective after 70 years, SOAS, 17-18 May
H-Net Discussion Networks – CFP: The UN and the Post-War Global Order: Dumbarton Oaks in Perspective after 70 years, SOAS, 17-18 May. Centre for International…