December 5-11, 2015
Network News
H-Ethnic welcomes new network editor Alyssa Ribeiro
H-Empire introduces new advisory board member Heather Streets-Salter
Lead editor of H-Shukyo, Jason Josephson steps down; the network for the study of Japanese religions seeks new editors
Discussions
H-Scolar editor Margaret DeLacy calls readers' attention to conference on for-profit platforms like Academia.edu
Shawn Leigh Alexander's lastest roundup of relevant news items on H-AfroAm
H-New-Jersey member points readers to coverage of toxic waste sites in the state
H-DC remembers Smithsonian Anacostia Community Museum Senior Curator, Portia James
H-PRC's Great Leap "smoking gun" query from last week has yielded a lengthy discussion
A canny reminder about criticizing sources at H-PRC
Editor Erin Bartram points H-AmRel readers to piece on "Defining Evangelical"
H-Canada editor Keith Grant highlights an essay on letters and diaries as historical sources on a new blog on early Canadian history
Resources
The new Resources Tab has replaced the Media tab across the H-Net Commons; the tab will organize network projects and content as editors put it to use
H-Luso-Africa compiling a listing of theses/dissertations in progress on Lusophone Africa
H-PCAACA building a pop culture syllabus bank for the network, invites submissions
Queries
H-OralHist solicits ideas of best practices in redacting personal information in online collections
A member of H-Education seeks help in identifying two American educators/reformers around WWI in a Japanese visitor's photo
H-Memory is looking for readings to introduce history majors to memory studies
H-Sport query for sources on volleyball research, preferably US and Latin American
H-Asia reader seeks leads on Hindi classes or teachers in Delhi
H-Buddhism query on Tibetan verse structure
Blogs
Bill Brantley's The Weekly Five of democracy in the news on H-Democracy
Podcasts
The Art of the Review Episode 11 speaks with H-War editor David Silbey about writing a scholarly obituary
Reviews
H-Diplo: Jeanne Guillemin reviews Men to Devils, Devils to Men: Japanese War Crimes and Chinese Justice
H-Diplo: A. Tom Grunfeld reviews Muslim, Trader, Nomad, Spy: China's Cold War and the People of the Tibetan Borderlands.
H-War: Sebastian Huebel reviews Allen Dulles, the OSS, and Nazi War Criminals: The Dynamics of Selective Prosecution
H-War: Angela Riotto reviews The Fort Pillow Massacre: North, South, and the Status of African Americans in the Civil War Era
H-War: Christopher Rein revews The Air Force Way of War: U.S. Tactics and Training after Vietnam
H-War: Mark Montesclaros reviews Savage Continent: Europe in the Aftermath of World War II
H-Judaic: Alexander Kaye reviews Judaism, Liberalism, and Political Theology
H-Italy: Holly S. Hurlburt reviews Agents of Empire: Knights, Corsairs, Jesuits and Spies in the Sixteenth-Century Mediterranean World
H-Empire: Matthew G. Stanard reviews Imperialism Past and Present
H-Italy: Stephen Cummins reviews New Approaches to Naples c.1500-c.1800: The Power of Place
H-Socialisms: Maria González Gorosarri reviews Engaged Journalism: Connecting with Digitally Empowered News Audiences
H-Asia: David Buck reviews Quest for Power: European Imperialism and the Making of Chinese Statecraft
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