Current Issue
June 2025
Vol 130 | Issue 2
The June 2025 issue includes articles on opium, terminology for slavery, and counterrevolution. The History Lab feature contributions on the concept of “Big Asia,” searchability in the age of mass digitization, and the craft of writing history, and the latest #AHRSyllabus module showcases using archival databases in the classroom. Members can access the issue online through the link at the top of the left column on MY AHA.
Recently Published
"The Opiated Ocean: Drugs, Addiction, and Disease in La Trata Amarilla"
By Alastair Su
"Mesopotamian Words for 'Slave': Opacity and Mutability in Early Terms and Practices"
By Seth Richardson
Past Issues
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Collaborative Projects & Reviews
History in Focus Podcast
The Craft of Writing History with Drafting the Past’s Kate Carpenter
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Big Asia
A Martian lands on Earth, heads to the nearest university’s history department, and asks the question, “What is Asia?” What...
Teaching the Vietnam War, Fifty Years On
Fifty years after the fall of Saigon in April 1975, we investigate the challenges and opportunities of teaching the Vietnam...