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Accori Beads
Everything Has a History
Gérard Chouin | Dec 27, 2023
Glass beads made in medieval Ife became an incredibly valuable European trade good centuries later. -
Merze Tate (1905–96)
In Memoriam, Long Overdue
Barbara D. Savage | Dec 20, 2023
This Long Overdue tribute honors historian Merze Tate, who died in 1996. -
Medicalized Enslavement, Disability, and Southeast Asian Art
AHA Activities
Mark Philip Bradley | Dec 15, 2023
Get a peek inside the latest issue of the AHR. -
It’s Always Time for a Cheeky Nando’s
Features
Trishula Patel | Sep 19, 2023
A South American pepper brought by Portuguese colonizers to Africa has become the basis of a global South African brand.
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Teaching and Pedagogy
Mark Philip Bradley | Sep 18, 2023
The AHR looks at pedagogy, Indigenous histories, revolution, the Cold War, the role of AI in historical practice, and more. -
Macanese Galinha à Africana
Isaac Boqiao Yan | Jul 12, 2023
In modern Macao, chicken, bird’s eye chilis, and peanut butter provide a rare taste of memory across Portugal’s colonies in Africa and Asia. -
Grant of the Week: MESA Global Academy Fellowships
Lizzy Meggyesy | Apr 7, 2023
The MESA Global Academy offers competitive fellowships to Middle East Studies scholars in the humanities and social sciences from the Middle... -
Robert L. Tignor (1932–2022)
Heather J. Sharkey | Feb 28, 2023
A pathbreaking historian of modern Africa, the Middle East, and the world, and beloved mentor to generations of students, Robert... -
Trading on Justice
Mark Philip Bradley | Feb 22, 2023
The latest AHR issue includes slavery and reparations, histories of the 19th century, and new approaches to transnational history.
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