The next seminar in the 2024 Centre for the History of Retailing and Distribution (CHORD) on-line seminar programme will be taking place on Monday 25 March 2024 (UK times)
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The next seminar in the 2024 Centre for the History of Retailing and Distribution (CHORD) on-line seminar programme will be taking place on Monday 25 March 2024 (UK times)
Find out more here:
Welcome to the BHC book series! Three or more books will be featured a year. Each publication will have an X interview (@TheBHCNews, using the hashtags #bizhis #newbooks), and the BHC will host a virtual interview with the author and two or three selected hosts. This conversation will be streamed on our YouTube channel. The video and audio of the interview will also be available on our YouTube channel. Please subscribe to receive notifications.
The first book covered in the series was Xaq Frohlich’s From Label to Table: Regulating Food in America in the Information Age.
The X interview can be
Tune in to the Hagley Center podcast, the Hagley History Hangout! You can find it here or wherever you get your podcasts: https://www.hagley.org/research/history-hangout-hugh-wood.
Freedom to Harm: Private Violence and the American State, 1860-1895 with Hugh Wood
The Weberian definition of the state is an institution with a monopoly over legitimate violence within a defined territory. Eager to explain the genesis of European nation states, Weber’s model is a poor fit for the history and experience of American statehood. What might explain the marked failure of the United States government to
Hong Kong Institute for the Humanities and Social Sciences
Chinese Business History Webinar Series
The Making of China’s Post Office: Sovereignty, Modernization, and the Connection of a Nation
Dr. Weipin Tsai
University of London
Date and Time: March 15, 2024 (Fri) 5:00-6:00 pm HKT (March 15, 2024 | 9:00-10:00 am GMT)
Register now: https://hku.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_k-7QhOm-Suq94qmhUp6o5A
Abstract
The Making of China’s Post Office traces the origins and early development of the country’s modern postal system. Sweeping in perspective, it goes beyond the bounds of institutional history to explore
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After a long hiatus, the Executive Summary is back with another series (dare I say a second season?) of summer interviews with Emerging Scholars, the first of which drops TODAY. In case you missed any of last year's interviews, you can get caught up here:
While we're here, I'd also like to highlight some recent posts in H-Business of note:
A roundup of articles and other materials of interest to scholars of business and economic history.
A roundup of articles and other materials of interest to scholars of business and economic history.
Next week, from Nov. 1-4, the Smithsonian's Lemelson Center for the Study of Invention and Innovation is running a four-day webinar series on Robotics and AI. Every day, from 1-2:30 pm Eastern, there is a webinar on a different topic in robotics and AI. (I really like this format!)
So whether you worry about robots taking human jobs, are wondering about the future of automation, or are curious about how all of this gets reported and communicated, there
A roundup of articles and other materials of interest to scholars of business and economic history.
The BHC exchange did an excellent roundup of the mid-year conference on social media. Obviously, I'm biased, but I thought the legal sources workshop was particularly successful. Thanks to everyone who convened workshops and the participants who showed up!
The deadline to submit proposals for the Detroit meeting (Nov. 1) is rapidly approaching. In an earlier H-Business post, we notified you