Books, Selves, and Libraries of the Mind

Cover shows detail from The Bookworm, circa 1850, by Carl Spitzweg (1808–85). The digital image is part of a collection of images compiled by The Yorck Project and distributed by Directmedia Publishing GmbH, and is reproduced here courtesy of Wikimedia Commons. See William Cronon’s essay for more details.

Staff

Pillarisetti Sudhir, editor
Allen Mikaelian, associate editor and coordinator of media relations
Christian Hale, production manager and layout
Sarah Fenton, consulting editor
Kelly Elmore, marketing manager

From the AHA

Pencils on yellow background

November 1, 2012

From the Executive Director

Lincoln, Hollywood, and an Opportunity for Historians

Other Articles

November 1, 2012

From the President

Recollecting My Library … and My Self

November 1, 2012

Atina Grossman to Speak at the CWH Breakfast in New Orleans

November 1, 2012

Some Highlights of the 127th Annual Meeting

November 1, 2012

Preparing for the 2013 Annual Meeting: Some Reminders

November 1, 2012

The Presidential Sessions

November 1, 2012

Visiting New Orleans with Children

November 1, 2012

Perspectives on Culture

Film Festival: Celebrating the Work of John Sayles

November 1, 2012

Join Your Fellow Historians at the 106th Annual Jackson Day Race!

November 1, 2012

Training Doctoral Students with the AHA’s Archives Wiki

November 1, 2012

Student-Created Websites as Useful Forums for Reporting on Historical Research

November 1, 2012

Using Skype to Teach History Transnationally: An Experiment

November 1, 2012

Researching and Writing a Historical Biography for the Elementary Classroom

November 1, 2012

Looking Back at the Longue Duree of Women’s History

November 1, 2012

Teaching Chicana History: Reflecting on the Pedagogic Potential of Emotions

November 1, 2012

Teaching the History of Women in the Middle East and North Africa

November 1, 2012

Teaching Women’s History: Accuracy, Objectivity, and Critical Thinking

November 1, 2012

Trending on AHA’s Social Media

November 1, 2012

Advocacy beyond Capitol Hill

November 1, 2012

Forming a Field from Fragments of Empires: The Decolonization Seminars and Their Alumni Help Create New Subdiscipline

November 1, 2012

News

SHAFR Seeks Proposals for Editor of Diplomatic History

November 1, 2012

Letters to the Editor

On the September Issue

November 1, 2012

Letters to the Editor

On the Tuning Project

November 1, 2012

Letters to the Editor

Social Studies and the FAIR Act

November 1, 2012

Letters to the Editor

On Subversives: An Author’s Perspective

November 1, 2012

Letters to the Editor

On Political Facts and Historical Thinking

November 1, 2012

Letters to the Editor

On Letters to the Editor

November 1, 2012

Letters to the Editor

On Funding for Conference Travel

November 1, 2012

In Memoriam

James J. Lorence (1937–2012)

November 1, 2012

In Memoriam

J.M.W. Bean (1928–2012)

November 1, 2012

In Memoriam

Robert K. Webb (1922–2012)

November 1, 2012

In Memoriam

Eric Hobsbawm (1917–2012)

November 30, 2012

AHA Activities, Perspectives Daily

Celebrating the Fiftieth Anniversary of the AHA Newsletter at the Annual Meeting

November 28, 2012

AHA Activities, Perspectives Daily

Teaching and Learning History: Teagle Foundation to Support a New AHA Initiative

November 28, 2012

Perspectives Daily

Session of the Week: Climate and the Atlantic World: Hurricanes, El Niño, La Niña, and Drought in the Eighteenth and Nineteenth Centuries

November 28, 2012

Member Spotlight, News, Perspectives Daily

AHA Member Spotlight: Courtney Thomas

November 27, 2012

Perspectives Daily

A Vital Resource: The Humanities Indicators

November 26, 2012

Perspectives Daily

UNESCO World Heritage Sites and Global Context: Building a Broader History of Humanity

November 21, 2012

Perspectives Daily

Accreditors Consider Academic Freedom in Evaluating Higher Education Institutions

November 21, 2012

Member Spotlight, News, Perspectives Daily

AHA Member Spotlight: Theodore M. Porter

November 20, 2012

AHA Activities, Perspectives Daily

Now Available: A Perspectives on History Forum on Teaching Women’s History

November 19, 2012

AHA Activities, Perspectives Daily

Reaction to the AHA’s Versatile PhD Annoucement

November 15, 2012

Perspectives Daily

Historians React to Proposal from Florida Task Force on State Higher Education Reform

November 14, 2012

Perspectives Daily

Spielberg, Lincoln, and Historians

November 14, 2012

Member Spotlight, News, Perspectives Daily

AHA Member Spotlight: Paul Murphy

November 13, 2012

Perspectives Daily

The Real Widows of the 19th Century Revealed

November 13, 2012

AHA Activities, Perspectives Daily

Versatile PhD: The Newest AHA Member Benefit

November 9, 2012

AHA Activities, Perspectives Daily

Announcing the Latest Robert H. Smith Seminar: The Supreme Court in the Age of Holmes and Brandeis

November 8, 2012

From the Executive Director, Perspectives Daily

Obama and His Historians: A Suggestion

November 7, 2012

Perspectives Daily

Session of the Week: Changing the Narrative: Linda K. Kerber and Evolving Histories of Women and the State

November 7, 2012

Member Spotlight, News, Perspectives Daily

AHA Member Spotlight: Daisy V. Domínguez

November 6, 2012

AHA Activities, Perspectives Daily

Now Available: History and the Digital Image, a Forum in Perspectives on History

November 6, 2012

AHA Activities, Perspectives Daily

The AHA Needs Your Input

November 6, 2012

Perspectives Daily

Placement Information on History Department Websites

November 5, 2012

AHA Activities, Perspectives Daily

This Month in Perspectives on History

November 5, 2012

Perspectives Daily

The AHA in New Orleans: Sessions with a Local Flavor, Part 3—New Orleans and the Wider World

News

November 1, 2012

AHA Activities, News

Fundraising Begins for the Jerry Bentley Prize in World History

November 1, 2012

News

Perspectives on the Presidential Debates

November 1, 2012

News

The Emancipation Proclamation and America: A Report on the Discussion Sponsored by the NEH