Political History

  • Hope and Despair

    Edward Muir | Dec 14, 2022

    In his first column, president Edward Muir examines the place of hope in history.
  • America's Nuclear Sponge

    Taylor Rose | Dec 12, 2022

    Preventing construction of a nuclear complex on the Nevada–Utah border brought together an unexpected coalition.
  • Putin's Past

    William Partlett | Dec 7, 2022

    Authoritarians have often grounded their claims to power in a version of history. Why?
  • Art as Historical Method

    Mark Philip Bradley | Oct 11, 2022

    Identity, colonial legacies, and recovering knowledge are all showcased in the latest issue of the AHR.
  • Henry J. Tobias (1925–2021)

    Daniel C. Snell | Sep 30, 2022

    Henry J. Tobias, historian of Russia and American Jewish life, died on March 28, 2021. 
  • Louis E. Wilson (1939–2022)

    Daniel Horowitz | Sep 30, 2022

    Louis E. Wilson, historian of Africa and African Americans, died on July 10, 2022. 
  • Sovereignty Is Not So Fragile

    Noah Ramage | Aug 2, 2022

    Though historians have long accepted tribal termination, recent jurisprudence leads Noah Ramage to question this assumption.
  • We Have Always Been Global

    Noah Ramage | Jun 21, 2022

    In the 19th century, Native American nations were early pioneers in constitutional democracy.
  • AHA Member Spotlight: Victoria Phillips

    Matthew Keough | Jun 16, 2022

    Victoria Phillips is a global fellow at the Wilson Center in Washington, DC. She lives in Cheltenham, United Kingdom, and...
  • Meet the 2022 Perspectives Daily Summer Columnists

    Laura Ansley | Jun 1, 2022

    Introducing the three graduate students who will write about archives, place, and sovereignty.

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