of a social historian
Academic book reviews tend to take a long time before they appear in print. Some take longer than others. David Cameron was still Prime Minister when I promised to write a review of Armine Ishkanian and Simon Szreter's edited collection on the 'big society' for the journal Cultural and Social History. By the time I …
As luck would have it, the cheap train was the one that took the scenic route - along the Rhine down from Cologne to Frankfurt. Much luckier than those planning to fly over from Birmingham that day, grounded by the Lufthansa cockpit strike. It meant I found myself alongside Kate Bradley and Lucy Robinson as …
I arrived at the coach station early, thanks to the excellent fool-proof map a good friend drew me. So I took the opportunity to enjoy a Chai Latte and jot down a few thoughts on the past three days I’ve spent in Portsmouth at the annual Social History Society conference. It was my second time at this …
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