Both of these books showcase the kind of path-breaking, transnational yet locally-grounded histories that my co-editors and I love to produce with InterConnections! Check them out! uncpress.org/search-grid/... @juliairwin.bsky.social @cmcknichols.bsky.social @drjsarkar.bsky.social
Cover of "Grounds for Exclusion: Race, Health, and Disability in Argentine Immigration Policy, 1876-1932" by Benjamin Bryce
Cover of "A Proxy Africa: Guyana, African Americans, and the Radical 1970s" by Russel Rickford
So proud to share our two latest #InterConnections @uncpress.bsky.social books!! These are both important, exciting new looks at international and global history. Grounds for Exclusion, by Benjamin Bryce, sheds light on the timely topic of immigration policy... (1/x) #History🗃️
Two of my fabulous co-editors and our brilliant new UNC editor Andrew Kinney are at the conference, however, if anyone wants to chat about InterConnections! @juliairwin.bsky.social @cmcknichols.bsky.social uncpress.org/series/inter... (2/2)
UNC Press banner (photo stolen from Kevin Kruse, hopefully he won't mind)
The Fate of the Americas for sale at the OAH! (Photo kindly sent from my awesome former colleague Sarah Keyes)
I'm (sadly) not at #OAH2026... but my book is! Big thanks to @uncpress.bsky.social for featuring The Fate of the Americas... and the latest book in our InterConnections series, A Proxy Africa: Guyana, African Americans, and the Radical 1970s! .... (1/2) #History🗃️
Congratulations!!! It’s such a terrific collection!
The idea was simple: what does US history look like from the perspective of water? The brilliant editors at @modamhist.bsky.social gave us the ideal platform for that conversation, and the result is an issue to be proud of, one that crosses disciplinary boundaries and sparks new research. Enjoy!
SHAFR is now accepting nominations for the 2026 election! Click here for more information: tinyurl.com/3ewsc89u
It looks amazing!! Congratulations, Anna!!!
Aw, thank you!!!
Are you headed to Philadelphia for the @oah.org annual meeting later this month? Join #SHAFR members for an informal meet-up.
Friday, April 17, 2026
5–7:30 PM
Loews Philadelphia Hotel Bar
1200 Market St
Congratulations to former #SHAFR President Andrew Preston (UVA) whose book, Total Defense, won the @smh-historians.bsky.social 2026 Distinguished Book Award!!
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Book cover shows an alleyway in a Rio favela, the black and white photo has been given a bluish tinge; my name is upper left, the title of the book "Poverty of the Imagination" is at lower left and at right, in reddish text is the subtitle "The Cold War and the Social Science of Development in Latin America"
Your humble servant has a written a book about the social science of poverty in Cold War Latin America and the contexts that shaped its creation, from international sources like the Ford Foundation to dictatorships across the region. The book is in production and will be ready at the end of 2026
Oh wow, thanks! I just preordered it and very much look forward to reading. Congrats!!
This looks SO good
Ooooh congratulations!!! This is definitely going on my to-read list!
Thank you!!
thank you!
Many, many thanks, Boyd!
Thanks so much for the very generous words, Chris! I hope you're doing well and I'd love to hear your thoughts if you read it!
** Humanitarianism: A Very Short Introduction ** is officially published today! Happy to have this new little book out in the world.
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If you are working on a book manuscript in international history during any part or the long 20th century, consider the Interconnections book series🗃️ @uncpress.bsky.social - we're here for you! @juliairwin.bsky.social @renatakeller.bsky.social @drjsarkar.bsky.social uncpress.org/series/inter...
We are very pleased to announce the publication of the newest issue of Journal of Disaster Studies! As always, of the articles from Volume 2, Issue 2 are available in open-access. You can read them here: muse.jhu.edu/issue/56527
The Graduate Student Writing Group is soliciting submissions for its next workshop on April 19!
This is a terrific article -- highly recommended for historians of humanitarianism, development, disasters, and the global Cold War. We are so pleased to feature Grazia Sciacchitano's excellent research in the Journal of Disaster Studies!
The final episode of our SECOLAS audiodocumentary on the Cuban Missile Crisis is out!! 🎉 In Episode VI: Resolution, Dustin Walcher and I discuss how the crisis came to an end and examine its consequences. We speak with scholars including... (1/2)
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Looking forward to seeing you!
Happy to see the cover for this terrific edited volume — congratulations Margot and Brian (and thanks for all of the work you’ve put in!!)
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Episode 5 of my audiodocumentary on the Cuban Missile Crisis is live! In this episode, Dustin Walcher and I *finally* get around to discussing the crisis itself, yay! Please share and give it a listen! #history 🗃️ @shafrhistorians.bsky.social
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