Tag: Political History
As the nation’s first historical society, the MHS strives to enhance the understanding of our nation’s past and its connection to the present, demonstrating that history is not just a series of events that happened to individuals long ago but is integral to the fabric of our daily lives.
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The “public sphere”—an idea with deep roots in the European enlightenment—has always been a contested concept in American culture and society. Almost by default, American intellectuals, artists, politicians, and activists have stressed the non-unitary, diversified, and oppositional dynamics of all things public.
The city in the United States is and has been etched with boundaries. Lines crisscross the map of the nation dividing states and cities and counties, and perhaps more importantly in recent years, suburban jurisdictions and their resources from urban areas. Gated communities and fortress like buildings inspired by modernist architecture cut off the flow of people and their access to goods, services, and each other.
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Long-term Visiting Fellowships at the GHI
What, when & where
The German Historical Institute (GHI), Washington, DC, is now accepting applications for its long-term visiting fellow program. The fellowship
Nicolas Barreyre et Romain Huret organizzano il seminario “Richesse et redistribution : économie et politique aux États-Unis” che si tiene ogni 1°, 3° e 5° mercoledì del mese
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Quattro giornate per quattro grandi fasi della storia.
I dibattiti storici – Deformazioni, interpretazioni e omissioni nelle opere storiche e storiografiche dal mondo antico all’età contemporanea – hanno dato modo a numerosi dottorandi
The Department of History of Princeton University invites applications from scholars who specialize in the history of North America in the eighteenth century for a professorship starting in 2018.