January 2008

Volume 46, Number 1
Contents of the online edition
Editor: Pillarisetti Sudhir
Associate Editor: David Darlington
From the President
- The Case for History and the Humanities
by Gabrielle M. Spiegel
News
- Perspectives Gets a New Name
- Number of History PhDs Rising Again, but Job Openings Keep Pace
by Robert B. Townsend - NYU Creates Master’s Program in Archives and Public History
AHA Activities
- Report of the 2007 AHA Nominating Committee
By Neil Foley - 2008 Nominating Committee Invites Nominations for AHA’s Elective Offices
In Conversation
- In Conversation with ... João José Reis
by Sueann Caulfield
Public History
- Public History and Public Audiences: The U.S. Department of State and Its Historical Advisory Committee
by Kristin L. Ahlberg and Thomas W. Zeiler
Noteworthy
- Report of the Advisory Committee on Historical Diplomatic Documentation, January 1–December 31, 2006
The Coalition Column
- The Year in Review
by Lee White
Film and History
- Masters at the Movies, Take 2
by Robert Brent Toplin - The Pawnbroker: Holocaust, Memory, and Film
by Richard Stites
Teaching
Viewpoints
2009 Annual Meeting
- Call for Proposals: The 123rd Annual Meeting
by Felice Lifshitz and Jerry Bentley - Session Types at the Annual Meeting
Letters to the Editor
In Memoriam
Cover art of the print edition is by Chris Hale.