Working men’s clubs have a long past, but do they have a future? As June 2012 marks the 150th anniversary of the founding of the Working Men’s Club and Institute Union, Ruth Cherrington considers their importance to local economies and communities
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Saucepan used to cook food for imprisoned members of the African National Congress on trial in South Africa during the late 1950′s
Information about the history and possible closure of the Women’s and the TUC Libraries at London Metropolitan University, and how you can help the campaign
Richard Drayton, Rhodes Professor of Imperial History, Kings College London, on recent news that the British government has acknowledged the existence of a ‘secret archive’ from 37 former colonies, bought back to Britain after the colonies became independent
Editors' Blog
The Making of the English Working Class Fifty Years On
Next year sees the fiftieth anniversary of the publication of E. P. Thompson’s The Making of the English Working Class, first published by Victor Gollancz in 1963. When and why did you first read it? Do you re-read it, and under what circumstances? Please add your recollections!
History Workshop Journal 73
Issue 73 of the History Workshop Journal is now available in print and online
A Tale of Two Shop Signs
Andrew Whitehead on the reappearance – and disappearance – of old shop signs
Karachi Literature Festival
Yasmin Khan reports from the 2012 Karachi Literature Festival
History Fieldwork – Do Our Students Get Out Enough?
Should history take a good look at geography and geology, where out-of-school learning and field trips are considered an essential part of the school and university curriculum?
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