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The American Nation in the Twentieth Century: The Declaration of Independence at 250 A one-day winter research symposium at the University of Liverpool, Friday 27 February 2026 Organisers invite proposals for papers and panels that explore how nation, citizenship, and freedom were redefined in the United States across the twentieth century. Submissions are due January 10, 2026.
"An enlightening and insightful assessment of the foreign policy statecraft of several American presidents." —New York Journal of Books "This is an interesting read, packed with insight. Students at all levels and general readers will find it a useful counter to the simplistic soundbite pontifications of many contemporary aspirants for political leadership." —Choice
"Rings of Dissent is a knock-out! A masterful collection that rightly recenters boxing at the center of the American story and struggles to retell it. Passionate and smart, it reinvigorates the study of sport, bringing voices and visions from beyond the academy to speak on the entanglements of power, performance, and possibility." —C. Richard King, author of Redskins: Insult and Brand
“Sweatshop Capital traces the historical throughline of antisweatshop activism to demonstrate that this history has much to teach us about contemporary manifestations of sweated labor and our collective efforts to challenge worker exploitation. Beth Robinson mines valuable lessons from both the successes and failures of feminist activism to powerfully remind us that feminism has made important contributions to labor history.” - Mary Margaret Fonow, author of Union Women: Forging Feminism in the United Steelworkers of America
“Neagle’s book offers much-needed context for the war on terror, particularly by linking American ideas about irregular warfare to US interventions in Latin America. A must-read for students of terrorism, US–Latin American relations, and US military history.” —Joseph Stieb, author of The Regime Change Consensus: Iraq in American Politics, 1990–2003
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