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Established 1926, this professional organization is devoted to encourage the diffusion of knowledge about Latin America and the Caribbean. It is an affiliate of @historians.org. clahistorians.org

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Joe Clark @jmhclark.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Join us next month on Zoom for a celebration of a great new book, "The Inquisition's Gambit" (Penn 2026) by Ana María Silva Campo. Registration link below!
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Hispanic American Historical Review @hahr21.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Ernesto Mercado-Montero's prizewinning article has been made freely available for a limited time by @dukepress.bsky.social: doi.org/10.1215/0018...
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Indigenous Raiding, Captive Taking, and the Politics of Maritime Violence in the Long Sixteenth-Century Lesser Antilles | Hispanic American Historical Review | Duke University Press
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Hispanic American Historical Review @hahr21.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Joan Flores-Villalobos's article, which received an honorable mention for the prize, has also been made freely available for a limited time by @dukepress.bsky.social: doi.org/10.1215/0018...
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“Our Country”: Extractive Colonialism and Labor in the Essequibo Borderland | Hispanic American Historical Review | Duke University Press
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CLAH @clahistorians.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
CALL FOR PAPERS: Please see the following CFP for the Society for Latin American Studies (@slaslatam.bsky.social) conference in Newcastle upon Tyne, England on April 8–9, 2027. Proposals are due on November 6. www.slasuk.org/events
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CLAH @clahistorians.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Congratulations to Mira Wasserman (@mirarosew.bsky.social) on winning the Lydia Cabrera Award for her project, "Indios Legítimos: Land Disputes in Cuban Pueblos de Indios, 1788–1868."
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CLAH @clahistorians.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Congratulations to Mariana Katz on winning the Lewis Hanke Post-Doctoral Award for her book manuscript, "A Working Republic: Unfree Laborers and the Making of the Paraguayan State (1811–1870)."
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CLAH @clahistorians.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Congratulations to Casey Marina Lurtz on receiving an honorable mention for the Paul Vanderwood Prize for her article, "Challenging Abstraction: Unruly Statistics and the State in Progress," in the American Historical Review. academic.oup.com/ahr/article-...
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Challenging Abstraction: Unruly Statistics and the State in Progress
Abstract. Working with never-published agricultural data collected for Mexico’s pavilion at the 1900 Paris Exposition, this article argues that manuscript
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CLAH @clahistorians.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Congratulations to Karen B. Graubart (@kbgraubart.bsky.social) on winning the Paul Vanderwood Prize for her article, "Dialogic Depositions: Finding Black Women’s Presence in Spanish Colonial Legal Records," in Renaissance Quarterly @uchicagopress.bsky.social www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/full/10....
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Dialogic Depositions: Finding Black Women’s Presence in Spanish Colonial Legal Records | Renaissance Quarterly: Vol 78, No 2
This article presents a methodology for identifying the influence of free Black women in a set of Spanish legal documents. In response to a 1574 decree imposing tribute on them, Panamá’s free men and ...
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CLAH @clahistorians.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Congrats to Barbara E. Mundy, Ben Leeming, and Mary Elizabeth Haude on receiving an honorable mention for the Antonine Tibesar Prize for "The Material Word: Indigenous Knowledge and Christian Texts in the Braidense Lectionary" (@tamquarterly.bsky.social). www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
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The Material Word: Indigenous Knowledge and Christian Texts in the Braidense Lectionary | The Americas | Cambridge Core
The Material Word: Indigenous Knowledge and Christian Texts in the Braidense Lectionary - Volume 82 Issue 2
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CLAH @clahistorians.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Congratulations to José Carlos de la Puente Luna on winning the Antonine Tibesar Prize for his article, "Andean Primordial Titles, Land Repossession, and the Rise of New Communities during the First General Land Inspection (1594–1602)" (@tamquarterly.bsky.social). www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
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Andean Primordial Titles, Land Repossession, and the Rise of New Communities during the First General Land Inspection (1594–1602) | The Americas | Cambridge Core
Andean Primordial Titles, Land Repossession, and the Rise of New Communities during the First General Land Inspection (1594–1602) - Volume 82 Issue 1
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CLAH @clahistorians.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Congratulations to Joan Flores-Villalobos on receiving an honorable mention for the James Alexander Robertson Prize for her article, "'Our Country': Extractive Colonialism and Labor in the Essequibo Borderland" (@hahr21.bsky.social). read.dukeupress.edu/hahr/article...
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“Our Country”: Extractive Colonialism and Labor in the Essequibo Borderland
Abstract. This article examines the long history of claims over the Essequibo territory (now the Venezuela-Guyana border), focused on the late nineteenth-century gold rush and the ensuing diplomatic b...
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CLAH @clahistorians.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Congratulations to Ernesto Mercado-Montero on winning the James Alexander Robertson Prize for his article, "Indigenous Raiding, Captive Taking, and the Politics of Maritime Violence in the Long Sixteenth-Century Lesser Antilles" (@hahr21.bsky.social). read.dukeupress.edu/hahr/article...
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Indigenous Raiding, Captive Taking, and the Politics of Maritime Violence in the Long Sixteenth-Century Lesser Antilles
Abstract. At the core of this piece lies an examination of how Indigenous people forged a system of raiding, captive taking, sea marauding, and trade that became instrumental in the exertion of politi...
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CLAH @clahistorians.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Congratulations to Gladys McCormick on receiving an honorable mention for the María Elena Martínez Prize in Mexican History for her book, The Last Door: A History of Torture in Mexico's War against Subversives (@ucpress.bsky.social). www.ucpress.edu/books/the-la...
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The Last Door by Gladys McCormick - Hardcover
Scholarship is a powerful tool for changing how people think, plan, and govern. By giving voice to bright minds and bold ideas, we seek to foster understanding and drive progressive change.
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CLAH @clahistorians.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Congratulations to Fernando Pérez Montesinos on winning the María Elena Martínez Prize in Mexican History for his book, Landscaping Indigenous Mexico: The Liberal State and Capitalism in the Purépecha Highlands (@utexaspress.bsky.social). utpress.utexas.edu/9781477330999/
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Landscaping Indigenous Mexico
A history of the Purépecha people's survival amid environmental and political changes. Landscapes are more than geological formations; they are living recor...
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CLAH @clahistorians.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Congratulations to Isadora Moura Mota for winning the Warren Dean Prize in Brazilian History for her book, Freedom's Horizon: Black Abolitionism in Nineteenth-Century Brazil (@pennpress.bsky.social). www.pennpress.org/978151282761...
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Freedom's Horizon – Penn Press
A social and transnational history of black abolitionism in BrazilFreedom’s Horizon is a transnational history of black abolitionism in Brazil. In the last...
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CLAH @clahistorians.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Congratulations to Javier Cikota (@javier-cikota.bsky.social) on receiving an honorable mention for the Susan M. Socolow and Lyman L. Johnson Prize for his book, Frontier Justice: State, Law, and Society in Patagonia, 1880–1940 (@unmpress.bsky.social). www.unmpress.com/978082636751...
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Frontier Justice
Frontier Justice looks beyond the lawlessness and violence of frontiers to reveal instead the intricate tapestry of relationships that underpinned the develo...
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CLAH @clahistorians.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Congratulations to John Soluri on winning the Susan M. Socolow and Lyman L. Johnson Prize for his book, Creatures of Fashion: Animals, Global Markets, and the Transformation of Patagonia (@uncpress.bsky.social). uncpress.org/978146967572...
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Creatures of Fashion
Today, the mention of Patagonia and Tierra del Fuego conjures images of idyllic landscapes untouched by globalization. Creatures of Fashion upends this, reve...
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CLAH @clahistorians.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Congratulations to María Elena Díaz on receiving an honorable mention for the Bolton-Johnson Prize for her book, From Colonial Cuba to Madrid: Litigating Collective Freedom and Native Rights in the Spanish Empire, 1780-1814 (@universitypress.cambridge.org). www.cambridge.org/core/books/f...
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From Colonial Cuba to Madrid
Cambridge Core - Latin American Studies - From Colonial Cuba to Madrid
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CLAH @clahistorians.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Congratulations to Fernando Pérez Montesinos on winning the Bolton-Johnson Prize for his book, Landscaping Indigenous Mexico: The Liberal State and Capitalism in the Purépecha Highlands (@utexaspress.bsky.social). utpress.utexas.edu/9781477330999/
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Landscaping Indigenous Mexico
A history of the Purépecha people's survival amid environmental and political changes. Landscapes are more than geological formations; they are living recor...
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CLAH @clahistorians.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Congratulations to Dr. James N. Green, who has been unanimously selected to be the recipient of the 2026 CLAH Distinguished Service Award! Dr. Green will deliver the keynote address at the 2027 annual meeting.
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CLAH @clahistorians.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
CLAH's Colonial Studies Section is thrilled to announce that it will be hosting a book launch with Ana María Silva Campo for The Inquisition's Gambit: Making Wealth and Race in Cartagena de Indias (@pennpress.bsky.social) on November 19 via Zoom. Register here: uky.zoom.us/meeting/regi....
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CLAH @clahistorians.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
JOB OPPORTUNITY: The Institute of Fine Arts at NYU is seeking applications for an Assistant Professor in Modern and Contemporary Art of the Transnational Americas. The deadline is December 1. See here for the call and application portal: apply.interfolio.com/193624.
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CLAH @clahistorians.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
CALL FOR PROPOSALS: The World History Association (@worldhistoryassn.bsky.social) is seeking proposals for its 36th annual conference, to be held in Pittsburgh from June 27–29, 2027. The deadline for proposals is October 19, 2026. See here for more info: www.thewha.org/copy-of-2027....
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2027 WHA Call for Proposals | World History Association
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CLAH @clahistorians.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
CALL FOR APPLICATIONS: The Modern Endangered Archives Program (@modarchivesucla.bsky.social) has opened its 9th call for applications, making funding available for projects to support documentation & digitization of at-risk global cultural heritage collections. meap.library.ucla.edu/about/news/m...
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CLAH @clahistorians.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
CALL FOR PAPERS: The Society for Historians of American Foreign Relations (@shafrhistorians.bsky.social) is seeking proposals for its next annual meeting, held in Arlington, VA on June 24-26, 2027. The deadline for proposals is Nov. 1, 2026. See here for more: shafr.memberclicks.net/assets/docs/....
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CLAH @clahistorians.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
CALL FOR NOMINATIONS: Nominations are now open for the 2027 Dan David Prize (@dandavidprize.org), which awards 9 prizes of $300,000 each to outstanding scholars and practitioners researching the human past. Nominations are open until Oct. 13. Check out their site for more info: dandavidprize.org
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CLAH @clahistorians.bsky.social · 08/08/2026
CALL FOR PAPERS: The American Historical Review is inviting submissions for an AHR History Lab forum that will illuminate how early Latin America’s past bends, rejects, or exemplifies what are considered major thematics of and approaches to the early modern era. www.historians.org/news-publica...
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CLAH @clahistorians.bsky.social · 08/08/2026
On September 13, The Americas Editorial Board will host an Open Office Hours event. Register in advance at this link and come prepared with your questions about the journal--especially if you are a graduate student or early career scholar! virginiatech.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
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CLAH @clahistorians.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
Please see the following exciting announcement from the Instituto Tecnológico Autónomo de México regarding the John Womack, Jr. International Essay Prize: premiowomack.itam.mx.
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Premio Internacional de Ensayo John Womack Jr. - Premio Womack
El ITAM convoca el I Premio Internacional de Ensayo John Womack Jr. Este galardón tiene por finalidad dar a conocer propuestas originales sobre la realidad de América Latina y su proyección en el mundo en base a las obras de John Womack Jr.
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CLAH @clahistorians.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
The Department of African and African American Studies at Stanford University will be hosting a conference entitled "Archival Gap in the Global Imagination" in February 2027. Please see the attached CFP for this important event.
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CLAH @clahistorians.bsky.social · 15/05/2026
Congratulations to our 2026 Scobie Award Winners: Gorka Villar Vásquez (Cornell University), Viviana Alvarez Rodriguez (University of California, Irvine), Juan Sebastián Macías-Díaz (University of Texas at Austin), and Mariana Sarkis Olson (University of Wisconsin–Madison)!
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CLAH @clahistorians.bsky.social · 18/04/2026
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CLAH @clahistorians.bsky.social · 18/04/2026
See the attached call for papers for the exciting upcoming 15th International Conference of the Association of Latin American and Caribbean Historians (ADHILAC) in Gibraltar! (CFP continued in comments.)
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CLAH @clahistorians.bsky.social · 26/03/2026
On Monday, April 6th at 4:30 pm EST, co-editors and contributors to Understanding and Teaching Modern Latin America will engage in an exciting discussion of the book. Register using the QR code below!
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Suzanne Litrel @slitrel.bsky.social · 27/02/2026
Calling all history/social studies educators--really anyone interested in understanding and teaching modern Latin America! Join me and my fabulous co-authors for a great discussion on the topic. @thewha.bsky.social @clahistorians.bsky.social To register: lnkd.in/ez8WKFY3
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CLAH @clahistorians.bsky.social · 21/02/2026
CALL FOR DONATIONS: The Northern Arizona University Foundation is raising money for a memorial fund in honor of Susan Deeds. This would support scholarships for history students in Latin America and the borderlands. For further information and to donate: crowdfund.foundationnau.org/project/49321.
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Honoring a Legacy: The Susan Deeds Memorial Fund
Help NAU Foundation raise $10,000 for the project: Honoring a Legacy: The Susan Deeds Memorial Fund. Your gift will make a difference!
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History: Reviews of New Books @histbooks-reviews.bsky.social · 26/01/2026
We, the History: Reviews of New Books would love to connect w #AHA Conference on Latin American History @clahistorians.bsky.social @historians.org and welcome suggestions, reviewing books in ES and EN www.tandfonline.com/journals/vhi... @routledgebooks.bsky.social @routledgehistory.bsky.social
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History: Reviews of New Books
Publishes reviews of books on historical topics that covers all geographic areas and time periods, from ancient times to the present.
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Hispanic American Historical Review @hahr21.bsky.social · 13/02/2026
Please consider supporting the important work done by @clahistorians.bsky.social by donating to its centennial fundraiser “100 donations (or more) for 100 years of CLAH.” You can do so by visiting clah.h-net.org?page_id=2276 and then scrolling to the "Donations" section.
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CLAH @clahistorians.bsky.social · 04/02/2026
CALL FOR PAPERS: Please see the attached CFP for the upcoming Association of Global South Studies Annual Conference in Rio de Janeiro! This is sure to be an incredibly enriching experience for scholars interested in how the Global South has shaped the Global North.
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Hispanic American Historical Review @hahr21.bsky.social · 14/01/2026
An interview with Julia Madajczak, whose HAHR article just won this year's James Alexander Robertson Memorial Prize from the @clahistorians.bsky.social. hahr-online.com/an-interview...
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An interview with Julia Madajczak, author of “Nahua Fasting in a Series of Don’ts: An Interpretation of the Precontact Nezahualiztli Practice” – HAHR
1. How did you come to research Nahua language, culture, and history?
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Renata Keller @renatakeller.bsky.social · 15/01/2026
Hey historians of Latin America! Please consider supporting @clahistorians.bsky.social's Centennial Fundraiser "100 donations (or more) for 100 years of CLAH." We have set an ambitious goal of $25,000 for the year! Donations will go towards... (1/3)
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CLAH @clahistorians.bsky.social · 11/01/2026
That's a wrap! Thanks for all those who participated in the 2026 CLAH conference! We look forward to seeing you in New Orleans 2027! Deadline for proposals is Feb 15 2026!
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Bárbara Zepeda @mbzepedacortes.bsky.social · 11/01/2026
It was an amazing panel! With insightful comments from the audience. I learned so much! We crowned the experience with an arepas lunch!!! #aha2026 #VenezuelanHistory @clahistorians.bsky.social
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Ángeles Picone @mapicone.bsky.social · 10/01/2026
I’m always energized when I run into these too. #AHA26 @clahistorians.bsky.social
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Bárbara Zepeda @mbzepedacortes.bsky.social · 10/01/2026
Happening in 30 minutes at the #aha2026 in Chicago: our panel on Venezuelan independence hero, Francisco de Miranda 🇻🇪 @clahistorians.bsky.social
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Suzanne Litrel @slitrel.bsky.social · 10/01/2026
Some more Latin Americanist fun. Great to see @mapicone.bsky.social 's fabulous work at the Exhibition Hall. And here with Kari Zimmerman, co-author-- with @sharikadcrawford.bsky.social--of Understanding and Teaching Latin America. Check it out at the U-Wisc booth! @clahistorians.bsky.social #AHA26
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CLAH @clahistorians.bsky.social · 10/01/2026
BREAKING SESSION: Kevin Coleman's documentary, Stolen Photo, is screening from 1:30 to 3:00 today in Salon C 1&2 in the Hilton Chicago's Lower Level! It will be followed by a conversation with Dr. Coleman & Dr. Lina Britto. @kevinpcoleman.bsky.social kevincoleman.org/stolen-photo/
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Suzanne Litrel @slitrel.bsky.social · 10/01/2026
Can you tell I'm a little ... thrilled? And what a dream to work with UNM Press. Fabulous support! @clahistorians.bsky.social @thewha.bsky.social #AHA26 #brasilholandês
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Suzanne Litrel @slitrel.bsky.social · 09/01/2026
Heading down to the Exhibit Hall and to get a first look at The Battle of Brazil (official release date is Jan 13)! I was told six copies are at the UNM booth, table 423. Happy to chat! I'll be there until 11-ish. #AHA26 @clahistorians.bsky.social @thewha.bsky.social www.unmpress.com/978082636904...
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The Battle for Brazil
This book examines a crucial turning point in the colonial history of Brazil and especially the enduring consequences of local and trans-Atlantic resistance ...
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CLAH @clahistorians.bsky.social · 09/01/2026
Congratulations to our newly appointed Program Committee: Jeffrey Erbig, Beau Gaitors, and María de los Ángeles Picone! @mapicone.bsky.social
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