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PhD student at UCLA studying 20th-century European internationalisms https://history.ucla.edu/person/alex-levine/

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Didnโ€™t see this when it came out in 2024, but it looks outstanding, canโ€™t wait to read!

28.02.2026 08:32 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

My new article on the atmosphere in spatial history is out!

29.12.2024 15:30 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 45    ๐Ÿ” 10    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Congratulations to Joachim C. Hรคberlen for his article 'Democracy at Play: Adventure Playgrounds in the Federal Republic of Germany, 1967โ€“1984' which has been awarded the German History 2025 Article Prize!

You can read the winning article here: doi.org/10.1093/gerh...

23.02.2026 10:42 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 13    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
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Dan Simmons (4/04/1948 โ€“ 2/21/2026) Dan Simmons, 77, award-winning author of 31 novels and short story collections, passed away on February 21, 2026 in Longmont, Colorado. Many of his books won honors ranging from the Hugo Award, sciโ€ฆ

Dan Simmons (1948โ€“2026)

27.02.2026 23:07 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 31    ๐Ÿ” 11    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 3    ๐Ÿ“Œ 8
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A Habsburg imperial experiment in Mexico - CEU Review of Books In Habsburgs on the Rio Grande (Harvard University Press, 2024), Raymond Jonas re-examines the Second Mexican Empire and argues that rather than being a historical sideshow, it was at the centre of wo...

In Habsburgs on the Rio Grande (@harvardpress.bsky.social), Raymond Jonas re-examines the Second Mexican Empire & argues that rather than being a historical sideshow, it was at the centre of historic power struggles. @barnabas-szabo.bsky.social reviews the book.
ceureviewofbooks.com/review/a-hab...

26.02.2026 09:38 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 6    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
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The Nazis stopped Jewish doctors from practising, so thousands of them left the country (my great grandfather was one of them). So many left that this was a good natural experiment for estimating the causal effect of losing doctors on infant mortality (& thousands died)

26.02.2026 23:23 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 94    ๐Ÿ” 40    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 3
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Why All Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers Are Historians SFF authors are the front-line practitioners who put the fruits of historyโ€™s craft into daily practice, sharing it in doses the public can consume, combining, treating, administering, customizing, โ€ฆ

My new Strange Horizons essay is up! With a deliberately provocative title!

WHY ALL SCIENCE FICTION AND FANTASY WRITERS ARE HISTORIANS
Yes, *all*
And, no, it isn't just for the reason you think...

I've been working toward this one for a while, very excited to share it!

26.02.2026 22:15 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 214    ๐Ÿ” 83    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 13    ๐Ÿ“Œ 29
Poster for the Gerda Henkel Stiftung 2026 lecture tour by Dorothee Wierling (Hamburg University), presenting "The German Blues: A Historian's Perspective on the Rise of Right-Wing Populism in Eastern Germany," listing upcoming dates: March 4, Max Kade Institute for Austrian-German-Swiss Studies (USC); March 6, University of Colorado, Boulder; March 10, UC Berkeley; March 12, UC San Diego.

Poster for the Gerda Henkel Stiftung 2026 lecture tour by Dorothee Wierling (Hamburg University), presenting "The German Blues: A Historian's Perspective on the Rise of Right-Wing Populism in Eastern Germany," listing upcoming dates: March 4, Max Kade Institute for Austrian-German-Swiss Studies (USC); March 6, University of Colorado, Boulder; March 10, UC Berkeley; March 12, UC San Diego.

Next week our 2026 Gerda Henkel Lecture Tour begins! We look forward to welcoming Dorothee Wierling to present "The German Blues: A Historianโ€™s Perspective on the Rise of Right-Wing Populism in Eastern Germany." Further information here: www.ghi-dc.org/events/event...

25.02.2026 17:17 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 8    ๐Ÿ” 4    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1

25 February is the 70th anniversary of Khrushchev's 'Secret Speech', given at the 20th Congress of the CPSU in 1956, which outlined the crimes of the Stalin era. The last two issues of Twentieth Century Communism journal are special issues dedicated to the global experience of '1956'.

25.02.2026 11:39 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 4    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Hi folks, after some very hard graft, I've a UK publication date - 2 July 2026 - for Book I of my Second World War Trilogy.

COLLAPSE will publish with @vikingbooksuk.bsky.social. The cover, which I love, is below!!

Details and pre-order here: www.penguin.co.uk/books/316660...

25.02.2026 19:44 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 72    ๐Ÿ” 15    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 3    ๐Ÿ“Œ 8
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David M. Sacks - The Realist

The Life and Ideas of Hans Morgenthau

ร€ paraรฎtre en novembre chez Hurst

25.02.2026 15:56 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 6    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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At the Periphery of a World War?, ein Buch von Maria Inรฉs Tato, Ana Paula Pires, Jan Schmidt - Campus Verlag Maria Inรฉs Tato, Ana Paula Pires, Jan Schmidt: At the Periphery of a World War? - Urban Experiences of the First World War in Africa, East Asia, Latin America and South Europe

It is with great joy that I share the news of the publication of "At the Periphery of a World War?," a collective book that I coordinate with Ana Paula Pires and Jan Schmidt, under @Campusverlag

More info at www.campus.de/buecher-camp...

20.11.2025 18:48 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 6    ๐Ÿ” 3    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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The Heimei Maru Incident 1921: Japanโ€™s Diplomatic Intervention in Prisoner of War Repatriation This article discusses Japanโ€™s attempts at the repatriation of Turkish prisoners of war from Siberia at the end of the First World War. Due to the outbreak of the Greco-Turkish War (1919โ€“1922), the...

A couple of years ago, I wrote an article for the International History Review on Japan's involvement in the repatriation of Ottoman POWs from Siberia in 1921 with support from the League of Nations: www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1...

21.11.2024 07:02 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 16    ๐Ÿ” 3    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 2
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Global Histories of the Japanese Parliament: Articles in the International History Review Presented at the Symposium on the Occasion of the 130th Anniversary of the Opening of the Imperial Diet at the... Published in The International History Review (Ahead of Print, 2025)

It took a while, and we ended up with a 19th-century style title, but our jolly roundtable article on the global impact of the Imperial Japanese parliament is out at last in the International History Review ๐Ÿ˜

www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

07.06.2025 17:12 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 9    ๐Ÿ” 3    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Samplers of the marine environment: Knowing the oceans with seabirds, 1958โ€“Present This article focuses on monitoring and tracking seabirds from the mid-twentieth century to the present. It illustrates how seabirds have been reconfigโ€ฆ

New article!

'Samplers of the marine environment: Knowing the oceans with seabirds, 1958โ€“Present', by Oscar Hartman Davies.

24.02.2026 11:30 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 8    ๐Ÿ” 7    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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WEBER POSTDOCTORAL SCHOLAR IN EUROPEAN HISTORY University of California, Los Angeles is hiring. Apply now!

๐Ÿ“ฃ Job Opportunity: Weber Postdoctoral Scholar in European History at #UCLA!
The UCLA Department of History seeks applicants for a 2-yr Postdoctoral Scholar. Please apply or share with anyone who might be a great fit!
๐Ÿ—“๏ธ Review begins: Apr 1, 2026
๐Ÿ”—Details & application โฌ‡๏ธ
recruit.apo.ucla.edu/JPF10862

25.02.2026 02:12 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 20    ๐Ÿ” 27    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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East of Empire by Erin M. B. Oโ€™Halloran re-centers the interwar period by tracing connections between Egypt and India beyond formal empire. Reviewed by Kyle Anderson doi.org/10.1080/0361...

#BookReview #GlobalHistory #ImperialHistory #InterwarPeriod @stanfordpress.bsky.social

24.02.2026 11:02 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 6    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Book cover of 'Imperial Footprints' featuring a historic black and white photo of a South Asian boy and girl in British school uniforms with a background of passport stamps.

Book cover of 'Imperial Footprints' featuring a historic black and white photo of a South Asian boy and girl in British school uniforms with a background of passport stamps.

๐ŸŽ‰๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡งNow published: โ€˜Imperial Footprints: A History of South Asian Child Migrants in Britainโ€™ by Sumita Mukherjee.

โ€˜Evocative and original. . . An important book in understanding the long story of South Asians in Britain.โ€™ @kavpuri

Available at 20% discount w/code FOOTPRINTS20 ๐Ÿ‘‰ tinyurl.com/mryska3n

24.02.2026 10:25 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 5    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
German Americans and the Founding of the United States
YouTube video by Max Kade Institute for German-American Studies German Americans and the Founding of the United States

The recording of Dr. Emily Sneff's talk "German Americans and the Founding of the United States" is now available online! The lecture looks back at how supporters like Mary Ludwig Haysโ€”better remembered as Molly Pitcherโ€”shaped the unfolding of the American Revolution: www.youtube.com/watch?v=_jO_...

23.02.2026 18:24 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 7    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Medieval Welsh Law and the Mid-Victorian Foreshore In 1862 a text of medieval Welsh law, attributed to the tenth-century king Hywel Dda (Hywel the Good), was cited as part of the defence in a case, Attorney General v Jones, concerning disputed fore...

Reading this made me think of Huw Pryce and Gwilym Owenโ€™s article on the citing of medieval Welsh law during disputes over the Anglesey foreshore in the nineteenth century www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

23.02.2026 22:20 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 5    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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โ€˜Public Opinion in England Is Seriously Rousedโ€™: Popular Attitudes and National Stereotypes during the Metropolitan-Vickers Crisis of 1933* Abstract. When six British engineers working in the Soviet Union, along with several local contractors, were arrested, interrogated and tried for the crime

New article! David Vessey @davidcvessey.bsky.social on โ€˜"Public Opinion in England Is Seriously Roused": Popular Attitudes and National Stereotypes during the Metropolitan-Vickers Crisis of 1933'

academic.oup.com/ehr/advance-...

23.02.2026 10:19 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 5    ๐Ÿ” 3    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1

#History #Skystorians Double new article drop from forthcoming Churchill special issue! First up, the intro by Allen Packwood, @richardtoye.bsky.social & Jayne Gifford's ' "Three Circles": Winston Churchill's Approach to International Relations', OA, doi.org/10.1111/1468...

23.02.2026 10:31 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 4    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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The Jewish Refugee Family and Concerns Over Intermarriage in Australia After 1945โˆ— Abstract. Intermarriage between Jews and non-Jews was conceptualized as a โ€˜problemโ€™ by the Australian Jewish establishment after the Second World War. From

On advance access: "The Jewish Refugee Family and Concerns Over Intermarriage in Australia After 1945"

by Ruth Balint (@usyd-humanities.bsky.social)

#OpenAccess

doi.org/10.1093/past...

23.02.2026 07:44 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 4    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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I just received author copies of my book on Chongryon (Chosen Soren). KumHee and I went through many emotional ups and downs during our research. I cannot describe what the weight of a physical copy means to me (FYI: It's physically heavier than I expected). The official release date is 31 March.

23.02.2026 05:06 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 55    ๐Ÿ” 20    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 4    ๐Ÿ“Œ 2
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Two Thousand Million Man-Power (1937) is her most ambitious work, a portrait of English life from 1919 to the mid-1930s as experienced by a couple who ride the economic rollercoast of that period, with a chorus of headlines and ad slogans. Now available from Boiler House Press
5/9

22.02.2026 14:00 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 42    ๐Ÿ” 5    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Special Issue: PROVINCIALISING WEIMAR CULTURE: GLOBAL AND LOCAL PERSPECTIVES ON INTERWAR GERMANY A SPECIAL NUMBER: German Life and Letters: Vol 79, No 1 Click on the title to browse this issue

"Provincialising Weimar Culture" is out! @nwbaer.bsky.social, Britta Schilling and I edited a special issue for German Life and Letters on "local and global perspectives on interwar Germany": onlinelibrary.wiley.com/toc/14680483....

21.02.2026 08:57 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 30    ๐Ÿ” 14    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 2
The Jewish South: An American History by Shari Rabin

The Jewish South: An American History by Shari Rabin

Shari Rabin

Shari Rabin

Next week, February 26th at 11:15 am EST, join the JCC of Central New Jersey in welcoming Shari Rabin, author of The Jewish South! Her work traces Jewish life in the American South from the colonial era to today, providing the first narrative history of southern Jews.

Learn more: buff.ly/OxJVfEF

19.02.2026 21:04 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 10    ๐Ÿ” 3    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

This looks excellent, great work; just sent to my friend who works on post-war migration!

19.02.2026 10:29 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Dreams and Nightmares: Imagining the Aftermath of War, 1815โ€“1945* T hinking about and planning for the end of war generally begins as soon as fighting breaks out, if not long before. Yet few studies analyse how participants considered and prepared for the outcome of war amid ongoing violence, compared with the wealth of those that document the long-term impacts of war.1 Even fewer compare the dynamics of wartime projections in different times and places. Scholarship on the aftermath of war tends to spotlight the personal or political ramifications of a single conflict, focusing, for instance, on enduring trauma, the redrawing of boundaries or the often-troubled transition from wartime to peacetime society.2

Dreams and Nightmares: Imagining the Aftermath of War, 1815โ€“1945* T hinking about and planning for the end of war generally begins as soon as fighting breaks out, if not long before. Yet few studies analyse how participants considered and prepared for the outcome of war amid ongoing violence, compared with the wealth of those that document the long-term impacts of war.1 Even fewer compare the dynamics of wartime projections in different times and places. Scholarship on the aftermath of war tends to spotlight the personal or political ramifications of a single conflict, focusing, for instance, on enduring trauma, the redrawing of boundaries or the often-troubled transition from wartime to peacetime society.2

This is an amazing paper:

academic.oup.com/ehr/advance-...

19.02.2026 10:22 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 23    ๐Ÿ” 4    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Call for Papers: Peace Movements - A Global History From the First World War until the height of the Cold War, actors from the decolonizing world sought to build connections with international peace movements. These efforts produced new networks and pr...

A new call for papers is out! The International Coalitions for Peace in the Era of Decolonization research project @unileiden.bsky.social is organising a conference on "Peace Movements - A Global History". Apply before 9 March 2026! More details at www.universiteitleiden.nl/en/news/2026...

11.02.2026 13:21 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0