We are delighted to see this student guide to economic history out now at such a reasonable paperback price. Edited by our own @PhilippRoessner and @pensiverunner! @CIDRAL_UoM @UoMhistdept https://t.co/3cfT1CEy9Q
Owen Simmons' 1903 'The Book of Bread', is famous in the book world as, arguably, the first photobook. But the usual green cloth trade edition doesn't fully convey how remarkable the photos really are. Almost never seen is the 1902 deluxe edition that preceded it, shown here. 1/6
Today History Dept Manchester University passed a resolution on Black Lives Matter, pledging to do more in terms of recruitment of staff and students of colour, decolonising our curriculum, and acknowledge the deep-seated racial roots of the discipline. So proud of you colleagues
One way to help ensure good policy for #coops is to hold parties to manifesto promises. So - as talks for the new coalition in #Ireland continue - what's on offer? @MrPtrickyD writes for Coop News @fiannafailparty@FineGael@greenparty_ie https://t.co/AbPWjDM9RS
A few of us have been discussing the idea of putting together an online seminar series for business history, given our conferences are currently suspended for good reason. Will you take active part? Interested? #bizhis
How did compassionate capitalism flourish in medieval Cambridge? This is the topic explored by Dr Catherine Cassons and @ForCultures in the new book Compassionate Capitalism. Read the article in @guardian here: https://t.co/csx6VCF5Q2
Today is the deadline for EHS Grant applications for the Initiatives and Conference Fund, the Research Fund for Graduate Students and the Carnevali Small Research Grant Scheme. All fantastic opportunities! More information here: https://t.co/Fz5Vi6TCRH
Really chuffed that a co-authored article w/@askebrock is *officially* forthcoming w/@GenderHistory: Women's Public Lives: Navigating the East India Company, Parliament and Courts in Early Modern England. The idea came about when we were both postdocs on a project @UniKent...
We would like to share some of the brilliant research that would have been presented at the Annual Conference. Over the coming weeks, we will be posting blogs based on conference papers from a variety of researchers on #thelongrun. Stay tuned social & economic historians!
Thomas Piketty had to cancel US talks on Capital & Ideology. But he spoke in London before the virus hit and you can see his LSE talk here. Good, clear video along with Piketty's slides. https://t.co/a5rl9KRvDe