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Marc Reyes Successfully Defends Dissertation; Accepts Stanford Fellowship
On June 4th, Marc Reyes successfully defended his dissertation, “In the Circle of Great Powers: India and the Postcolonial Atomic State, 1947-1974.” Next, he will begin a postdoctoral fellowship at Stanford University’s Center for International Security and Cooperation (CISAC). During his appointment, Marc will present his research at CISAC weekly seminars, revise his dissertation chapters […]
[Read More]“The Second American Revolution” exhibit curated by Manisha Sinha to open at Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum on June 5th
Professor Sinha will give a talk on the exhibit and her work as a Reconstruction Historian on June 4th at a special preview of “The Second American Revolution”. The exhibit will be open from June 5 through January 17 and explores the Reconstruction era’s early efforts to give newly freed and free Black Americans full […]
[Read More]Professor Manisha Sinha’s “The Rise and Fall of the Second American Republic” cited in May 22 New York Times
The article is entitled “The Civil Rights Era is Collapsing Before Our Eyes,” By Nikole Hannah-Jones, and appeared in both the print and online versions of The New York Times May 22, 2026. You can read the full article here.
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Liberation Summer: The Moment That Changed the Women’s Movement and the Future of American Politics
Micki McElya, Author Simon & Schuster, 2026 Professor McElya’s 2026 book Liberation Summer is about a key moment in the women’s liberation movement surrounding the 1968 Miss America pageant in Atlantic City and the reactions and protests it was surrounded by.
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The First Right: Self-Determination and the Transformation of International Order, 1941-2000
Bradley Simpson, Author Oxford University Press, 2025 In The First Right, Brad Simpson narrates the global history of the idea of self-determination in international politics from the 1940s through the end of the twentieth century. He argues that there was no one version of self-determination, but a century-long contest between contending visions of sovereignty and rights. He shows that […]
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The First Fascist
Sergio Luzzatto Harvard University Press, 2026 (US); Penguin Books, 2026 (UK) A vivid biography of the nineteenth-century French-Italian aristocrat Marquis de Morès, the first political leader to master the blend of racialized hatred, cross-class solidarity, and paramilitary violence that Benito Mussolini would call “fascism.”
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An Eoraip: Gaelic Ireland in Medieval and Early Modern Europe
The chapters in this volume examine the many and various ways that Gaelic Ireland was integrated into the broader, European world, focusing on literature and learning; real-world politics, economics, and travel; and questions of identity.
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