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Mosaics of Time: The Latin Chronicle Traditions from the First Century BC to the Sixth Century AD. Vol. 1, A Historical Introduction to the Chronicle Genre from Its Origins to the High Middle Ages

By Michael Kulikowski (NHC Fellow, 2009–10) The multivolume series Mosaics of Time offers for the first time an in-depth analysis of the Roman Latin chronicle traditions from their beginnings in the first century BC to their end in the sixth century AD. For each chronicle it presents a comprehensive introduction, edition, translation, and historical and historiographical commentary. … Continued

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On History and Philosophers of History

By William H. Dray (NHC Fellow, 1983–84) This book deals with theoretical problems that arise at points of contact between the concerns of philosophers and historians about the practice of historiography. In bringing together these critical studies on diverse but related themes, the book offers insight into the aims and methods of those working in … Continued

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Women’s Words: The Feminist Practice of Oral History

Edited by Daphne Patai (NHC Fellow, 1990–91) and Sherna Berger Gluck Women's Words is the first collection of writings devoted exclusively to exploring the theoretical, methodological, and practical problems that arise when women utilize oral history as a tool of feminist scholarship. In thirteen multi-disciplin ary esays, the book takes stock of the implicit presuppositions , … Continued

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African Words, African Voices: Critical Practices in Oral History

Edited by Luise White (NHC Fellow, 1993–94; 2016–17), Stephen Miescher, and David William Cohen Until the advent of African independence, Africans were not considered fitting subjects for historical research and their words, voices, and experiences were largely absent from the continent's history. In thirteen lively and provocative essays focusing on all areas of Sub-Saharan Africa, … Continued

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Origins of the Black Atlantic

Edited by Laurent Dubois (NHC Fellow, 2008–09; 2016–17) and Julius S. Scott Between 1492 and 1820, about two-thirds of the people who crossed the Atlantic to the Americas were Africans. With the exception of the Spanish, all the European empires settled more Africans in the New World than they did Europeans. The vast majority of these … Continued

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Writing Women’s History: A Tribute to Anne Firor Scott

Edited by Elizabeth Anne Payne (NHC Fellow, 2008–09) Contributions by Laura F. Edwards, Crystal Feimster, Glenda E. Gilmore, Jacquelyn Dowd Hall, Darlene Clark Hine, Mary Kelley, Markeeva Morgan, Anne Firor Scott, Laurel Thatcher Ulrich, and Deborah Gray White Anne Firor Scott's The Southern Lady: From Pedestal to Politics, 1830-1930 stirred a keen interest among historians in both … Continued

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Bones of Contention: The Living Archive of Vasil Levski and the Making of Bulgaria’s National Hero

By Maria Todorova (NHC Fellow, 2000–01) This book is about documenting and analyzing the living archive around the figure of Vasil Levski (1837–1873), arguably the major and only uncontested hero of the Bulgarian national pantheon. The processes described, although with a chronological depth of almost two centuries, are still very much in the making, and … Continued

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Race and History: Selected Essays 1938-1988

By John Hope Franklin (Trustee; NHC Fellow, 1980–81; 1981–82) In Race and History, John Hope Franklin, one of the nation’s foremost historians, collects twenty-seven of his most influential shorter writings. The essays are presented thematically and include pieces on southern history; significant but neglected historical figures; historiography; the connection between historical problems and contemporary issues; and … Continued

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Dreaming and Historical Consciousness in Island Greece

By Charles Stewart (NHC Fellow, 1996–97) Charles Stewart tells the story of the inhabitants of Kóronos, on the Greek island of Naxos, who, in the 1830s, began experiencing dreams in which the Virgin Mary instructed them to search for buried Christian icons nearby and build a church to house the ones they found. Miraculously, they … Continued