Asia/Pacific
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“Two Separate Societies, Divided by Color”
Trishula Patel | Aug 9, 2022
The diverse casting of the Netflix series Bridgerton raises questions about a fictional version of the past without colonialism. -
AHA Member Spotlight: John D. Wong
Matthew Keough | Jun 9, 2022
John D. Wong is an associate professor at the University of Hong Kong. He lives in Hong Kong and has been a member since 2012. -
Empires, Families, and Engaged History
Mark Philip Bradley | Apr 28, 2022
Questions of empire, race, family, and knowledge production weave throughout the articles in the latest AHR issue. -
Maya K. Peterson (1980–2021)
Brendan Karch | Mar 31, 2022
Maya K. Peterson, a pioneering environmental historian of central Asia and associate professor at the University of California, Santa Cruz,... -
Jonathan Spence (1936–2021)
Kenneth Pomeranz | Mar 31, 2022
Jonathan Spence, a pathbreaking historian of China and former AHA president, died on December 25, 2021. -
AHA Member Spotlight: Andrew Preston
Matthew Keough | Mar 18, 2022
Andrew Preston is a professor of American history at Cambridge University. He lives in Cambridge, United Kingdom, and has been a member since 2000. -
Bronze Bell
Paula R. Curtis | Feb 24, 2022
Large cast bells like the one found in Kyoto’s Tōji temple were a crucial part of everyday life in premodern Japan. -
New Year, Fresh Look
Mark Philip Bradley, Manuel Martinez Alvarenga, Marlena Boswell, Isti Bhattacharya, Miguel Cruz-Díaz, Justin Hawkins, Brian Quinn, and Thomas Stephens | Feb 23, 2022
The latest issue of the journal has been completely redesigned and introduces the AHR History Lab. -
Trolling History
Alexandra F. Levy | Feb 14, 2022
Academics who speak out publicly to keep the historical record straight are often belittled, harassed, and threatened, but silence cedes... -
AHA Member Spotlight: Eugenia Lean
Matthew Keough | Feb 1, 2022
Eugenia Lean is a professor of history at Columbia University. She lives in New York, New York, and has been a member since 2000.
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