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Dear Colleagues,

I'm a graduate student working on a database of the global arms trade in the 19th century. We have made extensive use of the CUST series in the National Archives at Kew. They have been a fantastic source. But it seems that the person who took photos for us ommitted 1821 and 1822, and these two years have become of great interest to my PI. We were planning on having a colleague go dig up the relevant years next time they were at Kew, but given the COVID lockdowns that's been delayed indefinitely.

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On critical years in the life of Winston Churchill there is little debate. Of course, as he said, “Nothing surpasses 1940.” But there are other years leading up to that pinnacle. David Stafford, famed for his books on Churchill and secret intelligence, now considers 1921. It’s a wonder no one has thought of it before. It was filled with crucial events—political and personal—that critically affected Churchill’s later life.  For more, please see

I would like to announce that Harvard University Press has published my book on Dadabhai Naoroji, Naoroji: Pioneer of Indian Nationalism (368 pages, ISBN 9780674238206). It will be published by Harper Collins in India on 31 May.

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 eSamizdat 2020 (XIII) 

ROOMS, DÉCOR, OBJECTS: THE INTÉRIEUR IN THE SLAVIC AREA. 

Ed. by Emilio Mari

http://www.esamizdat.it/htdocs/ENG-Presentazione_CFP-eS-2020.pdf

«The most important feature of human life is not symbolic language but the incessant and diverse transactions that take place between people and myriad artifacts»

M.B. Schiffer

«History pass through homes, through private

life of men»

Ju.M. Lotman

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Dear colleagues,

I hope this email finds you and loved ones healthy and well.

I don't know how many of you are subscribed to the Association for Borderlands Studies listserv so I thought I'd share the following with you. 

ABS is hosting a 2-day Summer Seminar this upcoming week, June 3-5 2020. The program features a strong transnational array of scholars in the field of border studies. 

The event is free but registration is required.

The National Sporting Library and Museum in Middleburg, Virginia is pleased to announce we are now accepting applications for the 2021 John H. Daniels Fellowship program.  The fellowship program serves to promote awareness of, and innovative, scholarly use of the institution's unique collections focused on equestrian and field sports.