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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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History Workshop Online (HWO) is the online magazine of History Workshop Journal that seeks to continue the spirit of the History Workshop movement by publishing accessible and engaging articles that deepen understanding of the past for historians and the public, and which reflect upon present day issues and agitate for change in the world we live in now.

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On #WorldAIDSDay2021 tomorrow get to know the hist

On #WorldAIDSDay2021 tomorrow get to know the history of the UK AIDS Memorial Quilt.

Through a wealth of audio and visual material, Clifford McManus of @the_food_chain introduces this object of protest and symbol of love and remembrance.

#lgbthistory #worldaidsday2021 #endthestigma

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"By excavating the archives of urban hydrology in

"By excavating the archives of urban hydrology in Chennai, we can see how the unequal production, impact, & representation of floods is embedded in property making & belonging."

Aditya Ramesh on why responses to flood must go beyond planning.

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#environmentalhistory #economichistory #climatechange

In this new podcast, we hear an oral history of Ri

In this new podcast, we hear an oral history of Ridley Road Market in east London.

Listen to local residents' memories of Ridley Road's anti-fascist history and about the struggles that market traders face today - from gentrification to lockdown.

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Why, since Brexit, have the British working class

Why, since Brexit, have the British working class come to be thought of not just white, but as male?

How can history help us answer this important question?

Feminist historian Laura Schwartz explores.

#britishhistory #feministhistory #labourhistory #race #gender #brexit #nhs #nhsheroes #workingclass #workingclasshistory #workingclasswomen #strike #socialism

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How far did wood scarcity in England trigger defor

How far did wood scarcity in England trigger deforestation in its colonies at the dawn of empire?

Keith Pluymers charts how woods were remade by colonisation, conservation and commerce in the 16th and 17th centuries

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#envhist #colonisation #conservation

How have projects to preserve “paradise” in th

How have projects to preserve “paradise” in the Virgin Islands marginalised the native Afro-Caribbean population?

Jessica S.Samuel examines the colonial nature of American conservation and ecotourism

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“The climate emergency deserves deeper, historic

“The climate emergency deserves deeper, historical thinking about our current political impasse…environmental change is never natural, inevitable or apolitical”

Elly Robson introduces our new series The Political Environment

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#cop26 #climatechange #climateaction #climatecrisis #environment #environmentalprotection #envhist #anthropocene #schoolstrikes4climate

How can the iconic 'Nippy' waitress- a fixture at

How can the iconic 'Nippy' waitress- a fixture at tea shops of 1920s Britain- help us to understand the history of emotions at work?

Historian Grace Whorrall- Campbell explores in the latest piece for HWO.

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What was life like for a feminist historian in Bri

What was life like for a feminist historian in Britain in the 1970s?

In this new podcast episode, Sheila Rowbotham, one of the founders of the History Workshop movement, joins Marybeth Hamilton to discuss the creative radical culture of a decade in which freedom and equality seemed possible.

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