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On the Peaceful Transfer of Power: Lessons from 1800
Perspectives Daily
Sara Georgini | Sep 29, 2020
Historians can read plenty of pointed lessons in the presidential election of 1800, a surprisingly uncivil brawl between two aging revolutionaries.
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Sleep, Food, and Sex: In the October Issue of the American Historical Review
AHA Activities
Alex Lichtenstein | Sep 28, 2020
The October issue of the AHR features four research articles, a lively AHR Exchange, a roundtable review of a new book on digital research, and a History Unclassified essay on sex and food.
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Shape the Future . . . of History?: Why We Need a Longer Census Questionnaire in 2030
Perspectives Daily
Rachel Basinger | Sep 25, 2020
Future historians could benefit from advocacy now for a longer census.
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A New View of Event History: Collective Consciousness As a Historical Force
Perspectives on Culture, Viewpoints
Robert Darnton | Sep 24, 2020
A senior historian reflects on how living through this moment of crisis spurred him to rethink the notion of events and their relationship to collective consciousness.
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The Pith Helmet
Carina Ray | Sep 23, 2020
Everything has a history, including the pith helmet.
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Neoliberalism’s Long Legacies
Joaquín M. Chávez | Sep 22, 2020
Chile and Venezuela are just two nations that may feel the effects of the 2020 US elections.
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Nominations Invited for AHA Offices, Terms Beginning January 2022
Liz Townsend | Sep 21, 2020
The executive director invites all members to submit to him recommendations for AHA offices.
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Why Study History? Revisited
Peter N. Stearns | Sep 18, 2020
Two decades after writing a powerful response to the question "why study history," Peter Stearns revisits his answer.
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China as Equal
John Delury | Sep 17, 2020
For the first time in centuries, Americans are looking upon China as an equal; and for the first time ever, the parity presents itself as a threat to the interests and security of the United States.