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Anna Silva

@silvareader.bsky.social
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Publicity Manager for books and the Oxford English Dictionary at Oxford University Press. South African/British. Wife of historian, mother of daughters, keeper of cats.

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Jonathan Fennell @jonathanfennell.bsky.social · 12/07/2026
Book of the Week in @thetimes.com! 'Fennell marshals a host of original insights and judgments in a narrative of terrific verve ... a superb book' says Max Hastings. The stuff of dreams! thetimes.com/culture/book... @dsdkings.bsky.social @warstudieskcl.bsky.social @penguinrandomhouse.bsky.social
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Jonathan Fennell @jonathanfennell.bsky.social · 09/07/2026
1st review in for Collapse in @thespectator1828.bsky.social 'Impeccable' judgement and an 'unerring' eye for a personal story. 'Impressively global … the book is sensitive, thoughtful and ... a weighty achievement' @penguinrandomhouse.bsky.social new-app.spectator.co.uk/article/6741...
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What precipitated a worldwide total war in the 1930s?
Rather than focusing on the struggle in Europe, Jonathan Fennell shows how the hopes and fears of tens of millions of people fired processes of radicalisation across the globe
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Anna Silva @silvareader.bsky.social · 23/06/2026
It’s a beautiful day to be at @chalkefestival.bsky.social with @jonathanfennell.bsky.social! First event of two currently in progress - back on stage tomorrow.
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Jonathan Fennell @jonathanfennell.bsky.social · 17/06/2026
In the coming weeks, alongside academic gigs, I’ll be hitting the road to speak at some public events about COLLAPSE (penguin.co.uk/books/316660...), which is set to publish with @vikingbooksuk.bsky.social on 16 July (just under a month from now!).
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Collapse
Between 1931 and 1949, a series of crises broke out that threatened collective security, world order and the internal cohesion of states across the globe. At the heart of these crises was a world war ...
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Darryl Jones @profdarryljones.bsky.social · 21/09/2025
We have a cover! ‘For the Dead Remember: The Life of M. R. James’ will be published by Oxford University Press on 10 September 2026. Set your watches, mark your calendars, and spread the word!
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The Irish Times @irishtimes.com · 11/04/2026
Nine Days in May by Jonathan Schneer and Radicals: The Working Classes and the Making of Modern Britain by Geoff Andrews
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Nine Days in May by Jonathan Schneer and Radicals: The Working Classes and the Making of Modern Britain by Geoff Andrews
Despite their defeat in two historic strikes, the British miners’ struggle raised huge questions for society
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Oxford Academic @academic.oup.com · 29/03/2026
‘Nine Days in May’ by Jonathan Schneer uncovers spies, secret reports, clashing leaders, and the human drama at the heart of the General Strike of 1926 to uncover a story of courage, conflict, and unintended consequences. Whose side are you on? oxford.ly/4d8kxyG
Nine Days in May by Jonathan Schneer: The General Strike of 1926. Discover the story behind the strike.
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History Today @historytoday.com · 27/04/2026
What can three recent books – The Edge of Revolution by David Torrance, Britain’s Revolutionary Summer by Edd Mustill, and Nine Days in May by Jonathan Schneer – tell us about the General Strike of 1926? ✍️ Peter Mandler reviews the recent #history books www.historytoday.com/archive/revi...
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‘The Edge of Revolution’, ‘Britain’s Revolutionary Summer’ and ‘Nine Days in May’ review
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Anna Silva @silvareader.bsky.social · 09/03/2026
Featuring Jonathan Schneer’s new @academic.oup.com book NINE DAYS IN MAY (out 26 March) 👇
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Anna Silva @silvareader.bsky.social · 25/08/2025
It’s been a busy weekend for Tim Greiving’s upcoming @oxfordacademic.bsky.social book “John Williams: A Composer’s Life. First up, this extract in @thetimes.com www.thetimes.com/culture/musi...
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How the Star Wars composer John Williams overcame accusations of plagiarism
His score for the 1977 film became the highest selling non-pop album when it was released. But it wasn’t all smooth sailing, as a new biography reveals
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History Today @historytoday.com · 04/08/2025
Though his relics are reviled, his impact is more keenly felt than ever. Can The Colonialist: The Vision of #CecilRhodes by William Kelleher Storey find the man for our time? ✍️ Erik Linstrum reviews the recent #historybook www.historytoday.com/archive/revi...
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‘The Colonialist’ by William Kelleher Storey review
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Nick Pearce @iprnickp.bsky.social · 24/07/2025
My review of William Keheller Storey’s fine new biography of ‘imperialist engineer’ Cecil Rhodes on.ft.com/40C0di6
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The Colonialist: The Vision of Cecil Rhodes — an imperialist engineer’s riches built on violence
William Kelleher Storey’s biography skirts the statues debate, but is clear-eyed about the magnate’s bitter legacy in southern Africa
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Anna Silva @silvareader.bsky.social · 17/07/2025
“A brave and learned book … We need to know the history – which is so punctiliously told [here].” A.N. Wilson for @thespectator1828.bsky.social on William Kelleher Storey's @oxfordacademic.bsky.social book THE COLONIALIST. www.spectator.co.uk/article/the-...
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The crimes of Cecil Rhodes were every bit as sinister as those of the Nazis
This is a brave and learned book. I would recommend it to anyone interested in the history of Africa; who has taken sides in the recent quarrel about ‘Rhodes Must Fall’, in Oxford or other parts of th...
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Anna Silva @silvareader.bsky.social · 02/06/2025
The speaker line-up is out! Come see @kitkowol.bsky.social speak about his @oxfordacademic.bsky.social book “Blue Jerusalem” at We Have Ways Fest this September. wehavewaysfest.co.uk/line-up/
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We Have Ways Fest is the UK’s number one, Second World War festival. Tanks, talks and tankards … experts, enthusiasts, authors, historians. Blackpit Farm, 8th – 10th September. WN…
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Anna Silva @silvareader.bsky.social · 29/05/2025
Today’s episode of “We Have Ways of Making You Talk” features @kitkowol.bsky.social chatting to @almurray.bsky.social about his @oxfordacademic.bsky.social book “Blue Jerusalem”. Tune in here 🎧 podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/w...
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The Tory Party At War
Podcast Episode · WW2 Pod: We Have Ways of Making You Talk · 28/05/2025 · 49m
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Anna Silva @silvareader.bsky.social · 19/05/2025
“Absorbing and original” Geoffrey Wheatcroft reviews @kitkowol.bsky.social’s “Blue Jerusalem” for @lrb.co.uk @oxfordacademic.bsky.social www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...
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Geoffrey Wheatcroft · New Deal at Dunkirk: Wartime Tories
Even if they had been appeasers, most Conservatives accepted the patriotic necessity of the war, but had many different...
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Oxford Academic @academic.oup.com · 06/05/2025
Experience the magic of Edda Field-Black's @pulitzerprizes.bsky.social-winning history, COMBEE! Dive into an excerpt that tells the story of how Harriet Tubman led 150 African American soldiers of the 2nd South Carolina Volunteers to rescue more than 700 former slaves: oxford.ly/4d42Eip
3D book shot of COMBEE by Edda Field-Black
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Oxford Academic @academic.oup.com · 08/05/2025
You probably have questions about AI. Like: Will AI be my friend? Does AI want my job? Was this post written by AI or a human being?* Richard Susskind's new book "How to Think About AI" is truly a guide for us all: oxford.ly/44wu9z2 *(human being! 🙋‍♀️) #philtech
How to think about AI
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Oxford Academic @academic.oup.com · 28/04/2025
Hi Bluesky! 👋 We're the Academic division of Oxford University Press and we're excited to join this vibrant community, full of academics, thinkers, and those that are curious about the world around them.
Oxford Academic is on Bluesky!
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