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The Present as History

E. H. Carr famously said that the creation of history is embedded in the ‘reciprocity between the past and present’ (What is History. 1962). Obviously, all history is shaped by the historians who create...

Maartje Abbenhuis | 9 Dec 2014

The Forme of Cury: A Medieval Cookbook

One of the oldest surviving English-language cookbooks, this fascinating work was originally compiled in the late fourteenth century by the master cooks at the court of Richard II. It contains nearly 200 recipes for the preparation of everyday dishes as well as elaborate banquets.

8 Dec 2014

Joseph Fourier: Breaking new ground

In this, the second of three posts by T. W. Körner, author of Calculus for the Ambitious (2014) explores Joseph Fourier's ground-breaking work.

T. W. Körner | 8 Dec 2014

Paradise Lost and “another Planet”

Dennis Danielson, author of Paradise Lost and the Cosmological Revolution takes a look at the effect of astronomical discovery on the writings of John Milton.

Dennis Danielson | 5 Dec 2014

The Potential of International Law to Relieve Human Suffering

Anastasia Telesetsky, an editor of The International Law of Disaster Relief, discusses how international law can play a larger role in disaster relief and disaster prevention when it comes to major catastrophes like floods, tsunamis, and hurricanes.

Anastasia Telesetsky | 4 Dec 2014

Can Moderate Social Democracy be Progressive?

Richard Sandbrook, the author of Reinventing the Left in the Global South, explores progressive politics in Latin America, South America, and Africa.

Richard Sandbrook | 3 Dec 2014

The Genesis of a Book

Robert Bireley chronicles his interest in German history and how he came to write Ferdinand II, Counter-Reformation Emperor, 1578–1637.

Robert Bireley | 2 Dec 2014

The Role of Host State Consent in the UK Parliamentary Debate on Air Strikes in Iraq

Matthew Saul, the author of Popular Governance of Post-Conflict Reconstruction, comments on the UK parliamentary debate over airstrikes against ISIL.

Matthew Saul | 1 Dec 2014

The Roman Wall

After the success of his 1851 book on The Roman Wall, in 1863 John Collingwood Bruce (1805–92) published this shorter work, intended as 'a guide to pilgrims journeying along the Barrier of the Lower Isthmus'.

28 Nov 2014

Bridging the Gap between University Research and Commercial Success

Thomas J. Allen and Rory P. O'Shea, editors of Building Technology Transfer within Research Universities, suggest six strategies for research universities striving to live up to a profitable commercial model.

Rory P. O'Shea, Thomas J. Allen | 28 Nov 2014

Martin Paul Eve on Open Access and the Humanities

Humanities Commissioning Editor Linda Bree, interviews Martin Paul Eve, author of Open Access and the Humanities.  Martin has been an expert witness before the UK House of Commons Select Committee BIS...

27 Nov 2014

Beyond “terra nullius”

The law of occupation—a concept popular since Roman times—offers a finders-keepers approach to claiming property. Andrew Fitzmaurice, the author of Sovereignty, Property and Empire, 1500–2000, explores the historical concepts of occupation and ownership to expose the injustices of empire.

Andrew Fitzmaurice | 26 Nov 2014