Perspectives Summer Columns
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Caught between a Rock and a Hyrax
Bernard C. Moore | Aug 3, 2017
Bernard Moore on what the history of vermin control in Namibia can tell us about rural agriculture, capitalism, and white-black labor relations. -
“I Am Certainly Having a Most Wonderful Experience”
Bridget Keown | Jul 27, 2017
For Bridget Keown, the letters of a voluntary nurse exemplify how difficult it was for women to express the suffering they endured during WWI. -
“Vermin are Like Weeds in Your Garden”: Fences, Poisons, and Agricultural Transformation in Colonial Namibia
Bernard C. Moore | Jul 20, 2017
“Ongediertes is soos onkruid in jou tuin. Elke jaar moet jy weer van nuuts af begin skoonmaak.”[Vermin are like weeds... -
“To Save Her Sister’s Soul”: Uncovering a Nurse’s Trauma in WWI Britain
Bridget Keown | Jul 13, 2017
One of the most challenging aspects of studying the case notes of women treated for war trauma is that I... -
Gendered Treatments of Trauma during the First World War
Bridget Keown | Jun 21, 2017
“Patient has an anxious frightened and distressed expression . . . is unhappy and emotional . . . .” During... -
“Dogs Were Our Defenders!”
Bernard C. Moore | Jun 16, 2017
An early 20th-century tax on owning dogs played a crucial role in shaping agriculture & labor relations during colonialism in Namibia, argues Bernard Moore. -
Killing for Sheep
Bernard C. Moore | Jun 9, 2017
Over the course of my research into sheep farming in Namibia during the colonial and apartheid periods (emphasis on 1915–82),... -
Statement of Particulars: Women’s Experiences of Trauma in the First World War
Bridget Keown | Jun 8, 2017
The image of the “shell-shocked soldier” remains one of the most enduring of the First World War. His symptoms have... -
Announcing the Winners of the 2017 AHA Today Blog Contest
AHA Staff | Jun 1, 2017
The AHA is pleased to announce the winners of our 2017 AHA Today Blog Contest. Over the course of the... -
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Kritika Agarwal | Mar 22, 2017
A key skill for 21st-century historians, whether they work in the professoriate, public history, government, publishing, or beyond, is the...
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