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Emine Evered’s book has been published

Posted onJune 4, 2012October 23, 2018AuthoradminLeave a comment

Professor Emine O. Evered‘s new book has been published by I.B. Tauris. Empire and Education under the Ottomans: Politics, Reform and Resistance from the Tanzimat to the Young Turks (London: I.B. Tauris). For more, visit the publishers site LINK: http://www.ibtauris.com/Books/Humanities/History/Regional%20%20national%20history/Asian%20history/Middle%20Eastern%20history/Empire%20and%20Education%20Under%20the%20Ottomans%20Politics%20Reform%20and%20Resistance%20from%20the%20Tanzimat%20to%20the%20Young%20Turks.aspx

Peter Limb featured on Episode 64 of Africa Past and Present

Posted onJune 1, 2012October 23, 2018AuthoradminLeave a comment

In this show, Peter Limb considers the life and writings of Dr. Alfred Bitini Xuma, President-General of the African National Congress (1940-49) and first black physician in Johannesburg. Limb discusses his just published book bringing together Xuma’s autobiography, correspondence, essays and speeches on health, politics,… Continue Reading Peter Limb featured on Episode 64 of Africa Past and Present

Sean Forner awarded Postdoctoral Fellowship

Posted onMay 31, 2012October 23, 2018AuthoradminLeave a comment

Prof. Sean Forner has been awarded a Postdoctoral Fellowship in the Humanities for Research in Germany, funded by the Volkswagen Foundation and the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation. He will be in residence at Berlin’s Humboldt University for 2012/13 to launch research on his next project,… Continue Reading Sean Forner awarded Postdoctoral Fellowship

Episode 63 of Africa Past and Present released

Posted onMay 17, 2012AuthoradminLeave a comment

In this show, Prof. Tom Turner (DR Congo country specialist, Amnesty International USA) discusses the politics of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, focusing on The Congo Wars and their complex political, economic and international dimensions, the obstacles to peace, as well as the ambiguities… Continue Reading Episode 63 of Africa Past and Present released

Benjamin Smith receives $90,000 Grant

Posted onMay 17, 2012October 23, 2018AuthoradminLeave a comment

Benjamin Smith has just received a $90,000 British Library Endangered Archives grant for his project entitled: “From indigenous subjects to indigenous citizens: digitizing state- society relations in the State Archive of Oaxaca”.