Mi-Sanḳṭ-Peṭerburg Le-Leningrad: masot ʻal darkah ha-hisṭorit shel Rusyah = From St. Petersburg to Leningrad: Essays in Russian History
By Michael Confino (NHC Fellow, 1984–85)
History
Natural Allies: Women’s Associations in American History
By Anne Firor Scott (Trustee; NHC Fellow, 1980–81) America's female benevolent societies took root in the 1790s. Initially founded on notions of Christian duty and hope of heavenly reward, these groups produced volunteers dedicated to providing aid to unfortunates in general and women and children in particular. Anne Frior Scott explores the history of these … Continued
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
Peasants and Capital: Dominica in the World Economy
By Michel-Rolph Trouillot (NHC Fellow, 1985–86)
Portable Property: Victorian Culture on the Move
By John Plotz (NHC Fellow, 2001–02) What fueled the Victorian passion for hair-jewelry and memorial rings? When would an everyday object metamorphose from commodity to precious relic? In Portable Property, John Plotz examines the new role played by portable objects in persuading Victorian Britons that they could travel abroad with religious sentiments, family ties, and national … Continued
Radical Expression: Political Language, Ritual, and Symbol in England, 1790-1850
By James A. Epstein (NHC Fellow, 1985–86) Radical Expression explores a set of related themes dealing with popular radical language, ideology and communication in England and reexamines the rhetoric of popular constitutionalism and the associated repertoire of constitutionalist mobilization. Despite the impulses of the French revolution, popular constitutionalism remained the dominant idiom within which radicals … Continued
Remaking the American Patient: How Madison Avenue and Modern Medicine Turned Patients into Consumers
By Nancy Tomes (NHC Fellow, 1999–00; 2022–23) In a work that spans the twentieth century, Nancy Tomes questions the popular–and largely unexamined–idea that in order to get good health care, people must learn to shop for it. Remaking the American Patient explores the consequences of the consumer economy and American medicine having come of age at exactly … Continued
Running for Freedom: Civil Rights and Black Politics in America Since 1941
By Steven F. Lawson (NHC Fellow, 1987–88) This book is a history of the black civil rights movement in the United States, ranging from A. Philip Randolph’s threatened march on Washington on the eve of American entry into World War II to Jesse Jackson’s stirring presidential bids in the 1980s. The author describes the major … Continued
Secluded Scholars: Women’s Education and Muslim Social Reform in Colonial India
By Gail Minault (NHC Fellow, 1987–88) Giere is utterly persuasive in arguing that to criticize the Enlightenment ideal is not to criticize science itself, and that to defend science one need not defend the Enlightenment ideal. Science without Laws thus stakes out a middle ground in these debates by showing us how science can be … Continued
Slave Owners of West Africa: Decision Making in the Age of Abolition
By Sandra E. Greene (NHC Fellow, 2007–08; 2014–15) In this groundbreaking book, Sandra E. Greene explores the lives of three prominent West African slave owners during the age of abolition. These first-published biographies reveal personal and political accomplishments and concerns, economic interests, religious beliefs, and responses to colonial rule in an attempt to understand why … Continued