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Martin Kalb

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Historian, intersections of nature and empire in Southern Africa (esp. #Namibia); author of "Environing Empire: Nature, Infrastructure, and the Making of German Southwest Africa" (open access); Views my own; Worried about planet; #FckNZs martinkalb.com

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Martin Kalb @historianmkalb.bsky.social · 22h
The last day to register to vote in the state of Texas is Monday, Oct. 5. www.votetexas.gov/register-to-...
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The White Horse Press @whitehorsepress.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
‘The Contributions of Environmental History in Times of Social-Ecological Crisis: Insights from the Forest’ by Simone Gingrich, #openaccess here: www.doi.org/10.3828/whpg... #envhist
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The White Horse Press @whitehorsepress.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
‘Conflicts between Fish and Oil in the Gulf of Guinea, Ghana: Thinking beyond the Resource Curse’ by Bernard Owusu, #openaccess here: www.doi.org/10.3828/whpg... #envhist #ghana #fisheries
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Prof Sheena Cruickshank @sheencr.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Excellent images to have a coffee whilst admiring
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Comedy wildlife photography award finalists 2026 – in pictures
A selection of the Nikon Comedy Wildlife Awards 2026 finalists – from a shortlist featuring a caiman wearing a wig, a leopard doing a handstand, a strutting white-tailed eagle and a polar bear appeari...
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Ronny van Mill @ronnyduisburg.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Habe ich gerade gefunden, danke dem Originalposter. Ich stimme den Worten von Hape voll und ganz zu
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Postcolonial Hierarchies in Peace and Conflict @postcolh.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
7 Oct, 6:15pm: Keynote by Antje Daniel (University of Vienna), "Confronting the Coloniality of Time through Afrotopias", part of the Think Lab "Contesting Hierarchies." Raum 101, Pilgrimstein 12, Marburg. More info: www.postcolonial-hierarchies.net/utopien-by-a...
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Sadiah Qureshi 🦈 @sadiahqureshi.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
I still can’t believe this is true. If you’re curious, the paperback is out. A huge thanks to everyone who’s been in touch with kind words and congratulations. I’m deeply moved and honoured that my words are helping so many readers think about how to build a just future for all life on earth.
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The Journal of Imperial and Commonwealth History @jich.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
We are deeply saddened to hear of the passing of Professor John MacKenzie, a giant in the field of imperialism studies. We extend our deepest condolences to all who knew him. manchesteruniversitypress.co.uk/blog/2026/09...
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Celebrating the life and contribution of John M MacKenzie - Manchester University Press
Manchester University Press remembers Professor John M. MacKenzie, founding editor of Studies in Imperialism, with tributes from colleagues reflecting on his scholarship, generosity and lasting legacy...
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Journal of Southern African Studies @jsas-journal.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
📢 New Issue! JSAS Volume 52, Issue 2 is out now. This issue explores labour, mobility, gender, ideology & knowledge production across southern Africa, from Zimbabwean mining & women’s work to kinship, migration & urban development. Read the issue & editorial: www.tandfonline.com/toc/cjss20/5...
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Journal of Southern African Studies
Volume 52, Issue 2 of Journal of Southern African Studies
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CATTLEFRONTIERS @cattlefrontiers.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
We are happy to announce our upcoming lecture series Cattle Histories: Regional and Global Perspectives. The first lecture will take place next Tuesday (29 Sept.), online, where William Beinart will talk about 'African Local Knowledge and Livestock Health: Diseases and Treatments in South Africa'.
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ZUG_Wien @zug-wien.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
CfP INWOOD A WORLD OF A THOUSAND CUTS: FORESTS, WOOD, AND INDUSTRIALISATION ACROSS THE GLOBE IN THE 19th AND 20th CENTURIES 📍University of Turin 📆 6-8 July 2027 For further information use this link: inwood.unito.it/events/call-... Deadline for submissions: 30 November 2026
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Call for Papers – INWOOD
European Industrialisation as Seen from the Forests
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African Studies Centre Leiden @ascleiden.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
📢 Call for Papers: Meat and Mining How can we rethink mining history by placing animals at the centre of analysis? 🐄🐟⛏️ 📍 Leiden, 1–4 Sept 2027 📝 Abstracts (max. 500 words) + short CV due 𝟭 𝗢𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗯𝗲𝗿 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲 🔗 More info: buff.ly/VQkS9hQ
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The White Horse Press @whitehorsepress.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
We've added a post to our blog, remembering John M. Mackenzie, who passed away last week. John was an early editor of 'Environment and History', whose important work paved the way for the journal's success since. The post is here: whitehorsepress.blog/2026/09/21/j... #envhist @eandhwhp.bsky.social
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Professor John M. Mackenzie (2 October 1943 – 18 September 2026)
John in 2022, © Nigel Dalziel. A note from Andrew Johnson, Partner, The White Horse Press. We are sad to report the death of Professor John M. MacKenzie on 18 September 2026. I first met John 35 ye…
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ESEH – European Society for Environmental History @eseh.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Our early-career network offers another round of its popular Writing Support Program with Andrea Gaynor! #envhist
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NiCHE Canada @nichecanada.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
The Fifth World Congress of Environmental History is Coming to Toronto in 2030! We are excited to welcome @iceho.bsky.social and environmental historians from around the world to Canada! niche-canada.org/2026/09/18/t... #envhist #envhum
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The Fifth World Congress of Environmental History is Coming to Toronto in 2030!
York University in Toronto will host the 2030 Fifth World Congress of Environmental History, marking its North American debut.
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Decolonize Berlin @decolonizeberlin.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Dekoloniale Bildungsarbeit in der Praxis Am 09.10. lädt unsere Multiplikator*innenfortbildung dazu ein, Spuren kolonialer Verflechtungen sichtbar zu machen und Methoden für eine praxisnahe dekoloniale Bildungsarbeit kennenzulernen. decolonize-berlin.de/de/events/bu...
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The White Horse Press @whitehorsepress.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
The historians among you may be interested in this CALL FOR PAPERS from our colleagues in Turin: inwood.unito.it/events/call-... #envhist
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Call for Papers – INWOOD
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Bathsheba Demuth @brdemuth.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Coming in February! An edited collection on rivers past and present and how they move. The code E27RIVER gets you 30% off a preorder from Duke. #envhist #rivers #envhum
Cover of the book Rivers on the Move, edited by Bathsheba Demuth, by Mark Healey, anyone Giacomo Pareinello & Laurence Smith. Cover shows white swirls of a river channel on a blue background
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All Namibian News @namibiannews.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
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Bern museum returns cultural artefacts to Namibia - SWI swissinfo.ch
Bern museum returns cultural artefacts to Namibia  SWI swissinfo.ch
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Vanessa Bateman @vbateman.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
The first review of “Globalizing Wildlife” is out! “…a superb contribution to ongoing debates around human-animal relations, globalization, global history, conservation, and more.” Thanks @historianmkalb.bsky.social !
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H-Net Reviews @hnetreviews.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
New book review: Kalb on DeBont, Raf; Bateman, Vanessa; Quick, Tom, eds.: _Globalizing Wildlife_. University of North Carolina Press, 2026. Published by H-Environment. Read here: networks.h-net.org/node/20162305
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DeBont, Raf; Bateman, Vanessa; Quick, Tom, eds.. Globalizing Wildlife. : University of North Carolina Press, 2026. Illustrations, maps. 336 pp. $39.95 (paper), ISBN 9781469694757. Reviewed by Martin Kalb (Texas A&M University) Published on H-Environment (September, 2026) Commissioned by Daniella McCahey (Texas Tech University)
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The White Horse Press @whitehorsepress.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
We’ve published ‘Global Environment’ issue 19.3, #openaccess here: liverpooluniversitypress.co.uk/toc/whpge/cu... #envhist #envhum @globalenvironment.bsky.social
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ESEH – European Society for Environmental History @eseh.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Look at this! New opportunity in Munich. #envhist
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Martin Kalb @historianmkalb.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Stop pushing AI on me.
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Bernhard Gissibl @bgissibl.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Open Access:
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Kim Todzi @kim-todzi.de · 12/09/2026
CfP: Concluding Meeting DFG Network (Post-)Colonial Business History pcbh.hypotheses.org/599
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CfP: Concluding Meeting DFG Network (Post-)Colonial Business History
Since 2024 the DFG Network (Post-)Colonial Business History (https://pcbh.hypotheses.org/) has worked to consolidate this field inbetween the global history of imperial entanglements and business hist...
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Karl Jacoby @karl-jacoby.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
Upcoming conference at Columbia University on Thursday, September 24: "Animals Across Borders." Free and open to all, but you need to register ahead of time. Details on poster below.
A n i m a l s Across B o r d e r s
A Multidisciplinary Conference
L o c a t i o n
The Lehman Center
for American History
Columbia University
Ti m e
9 am - s pm EST
Thursday
September 24, 2026
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Decolonial Memories @colonial-memories.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
Memory work in Germany: Upcoming exhibition of Deutsches Historisches Museum on „Controversial Kinship: Colonial and National Socialist Violence“ @michmo.bsky.social @tnflorvil.bsky.social @kilderbenhauser.bsky.social @adamblackler.bsky.social @mrothberg.bsky.social 👉 www.dhm.de/en/exhibitio...
Poster of exhibition by Deutsches Historisches Museum: „Controversial Kinship Colonial and National Socialist Violence
16.10.26 -11.04.27
Umstrittene
Verwandtschaft
Koloniale und nationalsozialistische Gewalt“
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Jan Böhmermann 🤨 @janboehm.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
Faschismus is back youtu.be/DgPvWtvUZF8?...
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Jan Böhmermann – “Faschismus is back” | ZDF Magazin Royale
YouTube video by ZDF MAGAZIN ROYALE
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Animal History Group @animalhistories.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
CALL FOR PAPERS The Animal History Group will be holding an online, international conference on the 11th December. Would you like to give a paper? 📗 #envhist #animalhistory Wide scope for places, animals, centuries, disciplines! Grad students welcome. 💚 animalhistorygroup.org/events/summe...
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10 Year Conference 2026
CALL FOR PAPERS Animal Histories: A Decade with Animals Animal History Group International Conference Online, Friday 11th December 2026 AHG26 The Animal History Group is an international network fo…
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regina mühlhäuser @remueh.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
Ausstellung zur Geschichte von Kolonialismus, Ausbeutung und Gewalt in der Hamburger Hafencity. Ab Montag abend 4 Wochen in der Rathausdiele. Bin gespannt, auch aufs Begleitprogramm. ⬇️ vernetztgegenrechts.hamburg/event/ausste...
Werbung Ausstellung "Der Baakenhafen im deutschen Kolonialismus"
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Serdar Güneş @serdarguenes.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
Kein Denkmal ist für die Ewigkeit Wer Kritik an Denkmälern als "Abrissmanie" abtut, verhindert eine notwendige Debatte und betreibt rückwärtsgewandte Identitätspolitik. Eine Replik auf Theo Sommer von @juergenzimmerer.bsky.social www.zeit.de/politik/2020...
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Kolonialismus: Kein Denkmal ist für die Ewigkeit
Wer Kritik an Denkmälern als "Abrissmanie" abtut, verhindert eine notwendige Debatte und betreibt rückwärtsgewandte Identitätspolitik. Eine Replik auf Theo Sommer
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natureandspace.bsky.social @natureandspace.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
OnlineFirst - "Porous fences and elephant agencies: Rethinking infrastructure in the Okavango Delta" by @wissevanengelen.bsky.social, Sandra Calkins, @estherturnhout.bsky.social, Michael Bollig, and Andreas Weber: @crctrr228.bsky.social journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....
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Martin Kalb @historianmkalb.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
"UN votes to adopt new world map that shows Africa’s true scale," via @theguardian.com www.theguardian.com/world/2026/s...
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UN votes to adopt new world map that shows Africa’s true scale
Togo-sponsored resolution called to phase out traditional map that depicts continent as similar size to Greenland
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Martin Kalb @historianmkalb.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
"UN to vote on adopting new world map that shows," via @theguardian.com www.theguardian.com/world/2026/s...
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UN to vote on adopting new world map that shows Africa’s true scale
Togo-sponsored resolution calls to phase out traditional map that depicts continent as similar size to Greenland
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Team Afrika | Heinrich-Böll-Stiftung @boellafrica.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
📆 Was hat der Mythos der „sauberen Schutztruppe“ mit heute zu tun? Am 8.10. diskutieren wir im Berlin Global Village über koloniale Gewalt, Erinnerungspolitik und die Rolle der Bundeswehr in der Aufarbeitung. Zur Anmeldung D/EN👉 #Kolonialismus #Erinnerungskultur #Bundeswehr #Berlin #DinoInTheRoom
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Mythos „Saubere Schutztruppe“ Koloniale Gewalt und ihre Nachwirkungen
Die Veranstaltung findet im Miriam Makeba Saal des Berlin Global Village, Am Sudhaus 2 in 12053 Berlin statt.Die deutsche Kolonialherrschaft war von militärischer Gewalt, Zwang, rassistischer Hierarch...
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Tag der Geschichtswissenschaft @historikertag.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
Friendly Reminder Noch bis zum 30. September läuft der Call for Sessions 📣 CfS: www.historikerverband.de/historikerta... ❓ FAQ: www.historikerverband.de/historikerta... 📮 Online einreichen: www.historikerverband.de/historikerta... 📧 heidelberg@tag-der-geschichtswissenschaft.de
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Jen Evans @jennifervevans.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
I'm on the advisory board of German History and just out of our annual meeting. It is perhaps good for colleagues, VAP, and senior graduate students to know that the journal is VERY KEEN on special issue submissions, especially in new and emergent areas of interest.
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Rachel Savage @rachelmsavage.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
Abraham Mofokeng was shot in the foot and back by apartheid police on 21 March 1960, during a peaceful protest against pass laws. Now 86, Mofokeng is among three claimants suing the South African government for compensation for the massacre.
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‘We continue to suffer’: victims of apartheid-era Sharpeville massacre demand compensation
Claim relating to 1960 attack on hundreds of protesters part of wave of litigation over apartheid crimes in South Africa
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AnwohnerIniSchanze @schanzenini.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
Der Hamburger Baakenhafen im deutschen #Kolonialismus Rathaus-Ausstellung mit Begleitprogramm über den Kolonialkrieg in Namibia (1904-1908) www.hamburg.de/politik-und-...
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Der Hamburger Baakenhafen im deutschen Kolonialismus:

Rathaus-Ausstellung mit Begleitprogramm über den Kolonialkrieg in Namibia (1904-1908)
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Decolonial Memories @colonial-memories.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
Memories of German colonialism: Deconstructing myth „Clean Schutztruppe“ by @boellafrica.bsky.social @boell.de w/ Nancy Rushohora (U Dar es Salaam), Bulami Fonyuy (U Bamenda), Christian Stachelbeck (ZMSBw), Matthias Häussler (U Bochum), Teresa Koloma-Beck (BW-Uni). calendar.boell.de/en/event/myt...
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The myth of a "clean Schutztruppe" Colonial violence and its afterlives
The event will take place at Miriam-Makeba-Hall of the "Berlin Global Village", Am Sudhaus 2 in 12053 Berlin.German colonial rule was characterized by military violence, coercion, racial hierarchies a...
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Animal History @animalhistory.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
The ANIMALS AND TECHNOLOGY themed issue is out!! Vol. 2, no. 3 online.ucpress.edu/ah
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africamultiple.bsky.social @africamultiple.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
NAB No. XXIV | 2025 The latest edition of NAB: News from the Institute of African Studies at the University of Bayreuth is out now, looking back on a landmark year for African Studies in Bayreuth. Read the digital version: www.africamultiple.uni-bayreuth.de/pool/dokumen... @unibayreuth.bsky.social
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Luregn @luregn.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
New OA paper! 🫏🐑🌿 My paper follows donkeys, sheep, Salvinia & wildlife across Southern African borders, asking how borders and multispecies mobilities shape, challenge and reconfigure one another. In a great special issue ed. by Sabine Hanke & Anne Sophie Overkamp. doi.org/10.1002/bewi... #envhist
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Nonhuman Mobilities and Multispecies Border Regimes in (Post‐)Colonial Southern Africa<link href='#bewi70033-afnote-0073'>**</link>
This article explores how borders in Southern Africa—such as Namibia's internal veterinary and settler border (Red Line) and national borders between Namibia, South Africa, and Botswana—functioned no...
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Berghahn Books @berghahnbooks.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
For a limited time only, we're pleased to offer a 50% #SALE off ALL #EnvironmentalStudies paperbacks and eBooks purchased via our website. Get these discounts automatically when you shop, no discount code required. Shop now: bit.ly/4pRmGTy Don’t miss out, offer on all subjects expires end August.
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Daniella M. @farsouthhistory.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
Now that school is starting, what are you reviewing this Fall? H-Environment has many new books available in environmental history, humanities, and social sciences, just waiting for a volunteer! #envhist #envhum #ecocrit #envphil #conservation #anthropocene #climate docs.google.com/document/d/1...
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Books Available to review for H-Environment
Books Available for Review for H-Environment Below are the books currently available for review for H-Environment. Interested in reviewing one? Please email me at dmccahey@uci.edu. If we haven’t met,...
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Radical Online Archives @radonlinearchives.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
Interested in radical, labour or anti-colonial history? Check out this list of *online* and *open access* collections of radical history documents from around the world, and in many languages! Over 1000 now listed! #history #historians #academicsky 🗃️ #archives hatfulofhistory.com/radical-onli...
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radical online collections and archives
I am very interested in the growing amount of radical literature from around the world that is being scanned and digitised. As there are so many and from many different places, I thought it would b…
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Katherine Arnold @arnoldke.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
Very happy to see another article out in the world! Part of a special issue edited by the wonderful @sabinehanke.bsky.social & Anne Sophie Overkamp, from a fantastic (and very hot) workshop we had in Tübingen back in 2024 #envhist #envhum #histsci Available open access: doi.org/10.1002/bewi...
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Berghahn Books @berghahnbooks.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
LAST CHANCE! For a limited time only, we're pleased to offer a 50% #SALE off ALL paperbacks and eBooks purchased via our website. Get these discounts automatically when you shop, no discount code required: bit.ly/3TAahYo Don’t miss out, offer ends in a week! #booksale #History #Anthropology
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