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Iván Chaar López argues that the United States uses a combination of drone, surveillance, and informational technologies to protect the US-Mexico border in ways that mark border crossers as racialized others that must be policed.
Perceptive and original, Strangers No Longer reframes the history of Latinos in Wisconsin by revealing religion’s central role in the settlement experience of immigrants, migrants, and refugees.
What America’s intervention in Cambodia during the Vietnam War reveals about Cold War–era U.S. national security strategy.
Alekna weaves together both rural and urban history to tell the story of the rise of mass society through the lens of communication techniques and technology, showing how the news revolution fundamentally reordered the political geography of China
Job description: Location: St Pancras; Hours: Permanent – Full time; Grade: A; Salary: £40,950 per annum. The Eccles Institute Lead Curator for North American Collections will lead the team responsible for developing, managing, and promoting the Library’s printed and digital North American collections. They will also work on associated research development and engagement activities.
Sponsored by the Royal Historical Society, the Harriet Tubman Essay Prize is awarded for the best undergraduate essays or research projects on any kind of nineteenth century American history by Black, Asian, or Minority Ethnic students based in the UK. In the current cycle, up to £500 will be awarded for the Tubman Prize.
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