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Privatization and the Moral Origins of the Modern State

By Administrator July 20, 2015 Historians' Watch, Histories of the Present 0 comments

Ann Summers writes a powerful short essay on the moral origins and functions of the modern state, and the need for historians to defend them.

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Addressing inequalities through social reform created the first generation of Indian women doctors. The life of one such doctor, Krishnabai Kelavkar, reveals the importance of continuing to challenge intersecting inequities of gender and caste, as Mrunmayee Satam writes.

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Our new series, Moving People, offers insight into

Our new series, Moving People, offers insight into how people on the move are labelled, remembered, and constrained. In this first piece, Ria Kapoor compares Indian migrants and European refugees to explore the key themes and aims of such a historical dive into immigration and asylum structures.

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April is the world's first #CareExperiencedHistory

April is the world's first #CareExperiencedHistoryMonth

By uncovering histories of care & centring people's experiences & voices, Kate Gibson writes, we can understand inequalities in the past & challenge them in the present.

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#careexperienced #histchild #careleavers #careworker #fostercare #parenting #care @careexp_culture

"The aim of British governmental and colonial offi

"The aim of British governmental and colonial officials was to ensure that the pre-war imperial status quo – white supremacy – was reverted to as rapidly as possible".

John Siblon on the non-commemoration of Black & Asian soldiers after WWI.

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On #StGeorgesDay, Matthew Stallard of the Legacies

On #StGeorgesDay, Matthew Stallard of the Legacies of British Slavery project reflects on recent political attacks on the decolonising work of the National Trust and the heritage sector, as part of our series on "Radical History after Brexit".

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How can we understand women’s role in political

How can we understand women’s role in political violence?

James Crossland explores the role of women in the assassination of the Russian Tsar Alexander II.

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“Dear Comrade Angela” When Angela Davis was

“Dear Comrade Angela”

When Angela Davis was in jail people from around the world sent her letters of support.

In the latest in our radical objects series Morris J Casey explores those that came from Britain and Ireland.

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#blackhistory #globalhistory #irishhistory #solidarity #letters #prison #objecthistory #blacklivesmatter #blackbritishhistory #angeladavis

#OTD in 1813, a statue of George III in Bristol wa

#OTD in 1813, a statue of George III in Bristol was violently torn down after a rally led by radical campaigner Orator Hunt.

Last summer, Madge Dresser considered another statue toppling in Bristol, that of slave trader Edward Colston.

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