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@bloomsburyhist.bsky.socialHow did anti-colonial activists fight imperial rule using the printed word? ✍️🌍
Celebrate the launch of Dr. Jack Bowman's "Writing against Empire: A Book History of Pan-Africanism in Britain, c.1930-50" at @warwickhistory GHCC.
📅 Oct 14, 4-6 PM BST
🔗 https://bit.ly/4dulRvf
@bloomsburyhist.bsky.socialReady to master your history degree? 🎓
The new 2nd edition of Tracey Loughran's A Practical Guide to Studying History arrives October 29! Get the ultimate roadmap to research, writing, and acing your courses. 📚
Request your exam or inspection copy: https://bit.ly/4zio8C3
@bloomsburyhist.bsky.socialA definitive gateway to Southern African history.
Access a comprehensive, newly updated guide featuring over 700 cross-referenced entries mapping the political, cultural, and economic evolution of one of Africa's most enduring democracies.
@bloomsburyhist.bsky.socialThe name Nobel is famous for the prize—but what about the rest of the family?
This #NobelPrize week, discover the gifted family behind Alfred. From dynamite to oil empires, meet the Nobel dynasty in Bengt Jangfeldt's 'The Nobel Family'.
Read our blog:
https://bit.ly/476sxMn
@bloomsburyhist.bsky.socialHow did the British public see the end of empire in Southern Africa?
Explore how the UK's major newspapers framed the dramatic transition from colonial Rhodesia to independent Zimbabwe—shaping public consciousness.
@bloomsburyhist.bsky.socialOctober is #BlackHistoryMonth in the UK! ✨
We are celebrating by spotlighting the incredible Black scholars, writers, and voices shaping our academic landscape.
Explore our curated reading list of essential texts to enrich your bookshelf:
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https://bit.ly/4hImQsR
@bloomsburyhist.bsky.socialHow did a 1930s architectural utopia on the margins of Paris become a symbol of Nazi incarceration and terror?
Trace the eight-decade transformation of a groundbreaking social housing complex into an internment camp, and the complex memory it holds.
@bloomsburyhist.bsky.socialBehind the corporate strategy of the global oil rush.
Explore how foreign oil giants navigated rising economic nationalism, labor unrest, and Cold War politics in the decades leading up to Venezuela's nationalization. 📚👇
@bloomsburyhist.bsky.socialHuge congratulations to Sandra Araújo!
Her groundbreaking book, Spying on Muslims in Colonial Mozambique, 1964–74, has won the prestigious Intelligence History Book Prize 2026 from the IIHA! 📖🏆
Discover this award-winning imperial history:
👉 https://bit.ly/4ACOIap
@bloomsburyhist.bsky.socialA legendary figure, redefined. ⚖️✊
A massive 30-year study mapping the full life, letters, and legacy of an American icon—going far beyond the raid at Harper's Ferry. 📚👇
@bloomsburyhist.bsky.socialHow did Paris bohemians in the 1830s pave the way for Hippies and modern hipsters?
Alan Bisbort joins @Larry Rifkin's America Trends podcast 🎙 to discuss his book and why these movements shape our world today.
@bloomsburyhist.bsky.social55 years ago today, Walt Disney World opened its gates. ✨
Discover how Disney Imagineering transformed wildlife design in "Disney and the Theming of the Contemporary Zoo" by Benjamin H. George & Dave Gottwald—out today!
Order now: https://bit.ly/4irEYtb
@bloomsburyhist.bsky.socialHow did fighting for systemic change transform the everyday lives of activists themselves? ✊🗣️
Explore a powerful new history of the British Women's Liberation Movement, focusing on the deeply personal impact of taking a stand. 📚👇
@bloomsburyhist.bsky.socialHow did ordinary people fight back against fascism?
Luke Berryman, author of #ResistingNazism, is LIVE on r/AskHistorians for a Reddit AMA! ✊
Ask him about everything from 1920s underground resistance to how we fight extremism today.
Join here: https://bit.ly/3VDLovF
@bloomsburyhist.bsky.socialHow did interwar fascists use "destructive creation" to build symbolic power? 🏛️💥
Aristotle Kallis discusses his new book "Iconic Fascism" on the @New Books Network podcast.
Listen to the episode now: https://bit.ly/4xNjtH3
📖: https://bit.ly/4AGwFQJ
@bloomsburyhist.bsky.social📍 Looking back at a fantastic BASAS conference at SOAS! 🏛️✨ It was wonderful seeing our series editors at the Bloomsbury stand. If you missed us, you can still explore the Critical Perspectives in South Asian History series online. Save 35% with code BLMCNF27!
@bloomsburyhist.bsky.socialHow did the USSR use higher education to win hearts and minds in the Global South? 🎓🤝
Explore the history of the legendary Peoples' Friendship University in Moscow and its role in Soviet public diplomacy during the Cold War. 📖: https://bit.ly/4glxtm8
@bloomsburyhist.bsky.socialEven at the height of the Cold War, how did rivals still find ways to cooperate? 🤝🔓
Discover how scientists, activists, and policymakers quietly bypassed ideological divides in 'Rethinking Cooperation in Cold War Europe'—now available Open Access! 📖: https://bit.ly/3UfN5Pn
@bloomsburyhist.bsky.socialDid you know anti-Nazi resistance started in the 1920s—long before WWII began? "Resisting Nazism" author @lukeberryman.bsky.social will be on r/AskHistorians answering your questions about the history of anti-fascist defiance.
📆 Sept. 30, 9 AM EST: https://bit.ly/4r39WtO
📖: https://bit.ly/4A0nL04
@bloomsburyhist.bsky.socialHow did early 20th-century migrants overcome obstacles to build lives in the metropole?
Discover their mobility, survival, and resistance in the new release, 'Colonized Migrants in Imperial Britain.'
Available now: https://bit.ly/3SWxwvw
