With the emergence of treaty ports and the rise of light industry in the latter part of the
nineteenth century and the early twentieth century, China's material landscape saw not only …

In my previous work I have established a theoretical framework called 'the Singularization of
History'by criticizing the way social, cultural and microhistorians have practiced their …

This book studies everyday writing practices among ordinary people in a poor rural society
in the 19th and early 20th centuries. Using the abundance of handwritten material produced …

This thesis explores various factors which may have influenced migration decisions and the
outcomes of those decisions of the villagers of Meare in the County of Somerset in the …

This chapter explores how feminist historical analyses are understood in a post-truth
framework, with a particular focus on gender violence. Given that gender violence–and …

There has been a much-discussed movement towards 'Big History'in recent years. Big
History is concerned with the big questions–the origins of humanity, the rise of cities and …

This chapter surveys debates among contemporary historians on the nature of historical
research and change over time. Although historians often study longer time periods than …

The History Manifesto by David Armitage and Jo Guldi seeks to replace economists with
historians as the foremost policy advisors of politicians. With the humanities in a persistent …