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Like many great men, the legacy of Ghana’s independence hero is not uncontested.
Just what is Boris Johnson, the UK’s new prime minister: a liberal or conservative? A historian writing a book about Brexit, the focus of much of Johnson’s career, says the man is hard to pin down.
They reflect wider concerns about the US – and its leaders.
Municipal swimming pools flourished in the 20th century. But too often, their success was based on the exclusion of African Americans.
Why the UK should follow the US lead in plans to issue an annual certificate of Hong Kong’s autonomy.
White House Press Secretary Sarah Sanders is leaving her job, and two media scholars reflect on the career of the very first press secretary – a model of openness who respected news reporters.
Far from being a technical, commercial instrument, money can be a social and political construct that has immense radical potential.
Research shows that England was one of the first sovereigns to default on its international debt obligations.
Prime Minister Scott Morrison can learn from the pitfalls that contributed to the downfall of the Rudd and Gillard governments.
What can be the road ahead for Kosovo and Serbia under the EU patronage?
A scholar’s efforts to learn how textbooks in New Jersey were portraying the Holocaust leads her to testify against a history teacher who taught his students to question if the Holocaust took place.
The link between empire, inequality – and Brexit.
Morse code works whether flashing a spotlight or blinking your eyes – or even tapping on a smartphone touchscreen.
This sorry tale of institutional racism represents a scandal to rival the treatment of the Windrush generation.
History is complex and multi-dimensional. Any response to what happened in the past should reflect this.
India’s elections are not about policy issues. Instead, they have zeroed in on the leadership of Narendra Modi and, through him, the legitimacy of Hinduness as India’s new dominant ideology.
The holiday honors a 19th-century battle between the French and the Mexican armies that, strangely enough, may have influenced the outcome of the US Civil War.
After a civil conflict, within five years the majority of modern peace agreements fail. What is causing these negotiated settlements to fall apart?
Russia isn’t the only nation suspected of training marine mammals for military use – the US, UK, and Ukraine have all done so in the past.
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Director, Gender and Women's History Research Centre, Australian Catholic University
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Professor Emerita, Classical Studies, The Open University
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Associate Professor, Fashion History, De Montfort University
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Chancellor's Professor of Medicine, Liberal Arts, and Philanthropy, Indiana University
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Professor of History, Macquarie University
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ANU Visiting Professor, Politics and International Relations, Australian National University
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Lillian Gilbreth Postdoctoral Fellow, Purdue University
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Assistant researcher, University of Sydney
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Professor of History, ANU College of Arts and Social Sciences, Australian National University
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Research assistant, Deakin University
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Research Fellow, University of Exeter, University of Exeter
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Research Fellow, Institute for Humanities and Social Sciences, Australian Catholic University
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Senior Lecturer in History, University of Winchester
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Senior Lecturer, School of History, Australian National University
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Adjunct Professor, University of Technology Sydney
