Economic History
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How the Culture of “Welfare Reform” Changed the US Army
Jennifer Mittelstadt | Aug 15, 2016
The welfare reform movement played a vital role in changing the US Army's social and economic support system for its soldiers and their families. -
Class Struggle or Sectionalism?
Robin Einhorn | Apr 11, 2016
It’s tax time again in the United States. The AHA will not be advising you about home offices or the... -
Transforming the US History Survey with a Focus on Labor in the Atlantic World
Kimberly D. Hill | Feb 16, 2016
About three years ago, I realized I needed to reorganize the first few weeks of my early US history ... -
New Seminar by the Institute for Constitutional History: Capital as a Constitutional Issue: Land and Money, 1776–1900
Sadie Bergen | Dec 16, 2015
The Institute for Constitutional History is pleased to announce another seminar for advanced graduate students and junior faculty: Capital as a... -
Envisioning Reconstruction: Atlanta’s Landscapes, in Black and White
Christianna Merry Huber | Dec 1, 2015
When Atlanta residents returned to the city after the Civil War, they confronted destruction they ha... -
Immigrant Atlanta: How Newcomers Have Enriched the City
Marni Davis | Dec 1, 2015
At a press conference last April, Atlanta mayor Kasim Reed responded to the Republican legislators o... -
Democratic Capitalism
Allison Miller | Oct 1, 2015
In late November 1999, a brigade of turtles stormed Seattle. Surprisingly loud, quick, and agile, th... -
Telling Labor History through Stories: An Interview with Historian Premilla Nadasen
Sadie Bergen | Sep 7, 2015
By Sadie BergenTo celebrate Labor Day, AHA Today interviewed historian and Barnard College professor of history Premilla Nadasen about her... -
Our Federal Tax System
Dane Kennedy | May 18, 2015
How did our current federal tax system coming into being? What lessons can we draw from its history as Congress... -
A Social Historian Retools and Reframes
Beverly Bunch-Lyons | Apr 1, 2015
In 1999, I began working on a project focusing on African American women’s involvement in undergroun...
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