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The Baltic Way, sometimes also called the Baltic Chain, was a peaceful political demonstration on 23 August 1989. In fact, it was one of the largest political demonstrations in European history. (1/13)

Finalizing a syllabus and looking for material on the Middle East/North Africa, or on questions of immigration, settler colonialism, public health, urbanism, or climate change? Our editors chose their 10 favorite articles for classrooms! 🧵

We love a discount -- the coupon code for my book is here! Use the code 6AF24 for 40% off: tinyurl.com/yu6tkmrt Univ Nebraska Press

Well, this has been a very long time coming. I am so proud of the book I have written, and that Emily Silk has editorially shaped. Forthcoming from Harvard University Press in January 2025, my first monograph THE DISINHERITED: THE POLITICS OF CHRISTIAN CONVERSION IN COLONIAL INDIA!

Now's as good a time as any to share that UNMENTIONABLES is ready for preorder. On the textile industries of the Syrian diaspora, the book appears with Stanford Press this Winter. It will launch at the Lawrence History Center in Massachusetts in December! sup.org/books/title/?i…

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How did Ottoman Muslims finance trade with Western Europe in the early modern period? In my new article, I illustrate the little-known role of Islamic trusts (cash-waqfs) in providing credit to 16th-century Sarajevo merchants trading with Venice. brill.com/view/journals/…

This article connects environmental and business history (and, surprise, I reached human labour and wages) on the example of sugar factories in late Ottoman Egypt. Also experimenting with a new type of microhistory. Working on the book now, thanks Past and Present

This photo shows Elisa, a woman born in Moscow in 1925, arm in arm with the love of her life Joyce. Taken on Dublin's O'Connell Bridge around 1963, I found it in a garden shed in Galicia in 2021. Let me tell you how 🧵 1/

What a joy it was to talk about Empire of Refugees (Stanford Press, 2024) with Ottoman History Podcast and to record that episode in person in Istanbul! And what an honor it is to open their new season! Many thanks to Chris Gratien and Can Gümüş-İspir.

Vladimir Hamed-Troyansky Stanford Press Ottoman History Podcast Can Gümüş-İspir Just listening to this episode now—one of the best and you offer such an essential “connected history” that must be integrated into our understandings of violent ethnic homogenization and forced mobility in that period.

OTSA’s first conference will take place on October 25-27, at Northwestern University’s Evanston campus. For more information including the program and registration, please visit our website: ottomanturkishstudiesassociation.org/2024-otsa-annu…

In 1858, as China was losing the Second Opium War, the Russian Empire forced it to conclude an unequal treaty, seizing over 600,000 km² of Outer Manchuria under the threat of invasion. This colonial land grab was justified using the language of security concerns: 🧵

There is still time to apply for the "Endgame of Empires" conference that Masha Kirasirova and I are organizing. It will take place in April 2025 and will focus on post-Ottoman and post-Romanov transitions. For the CfP: socialhistoryportal.org/news/articles/…

That's about 1,000 km from the frontline, roughly the distance between Paris and Berlin. When you go to bed anywhere in Ukraine, you don't know if you'll wake up the next morning, or if you'll be among those whose lives Russia decided to take that night.

NEW: "Israel is Waging War on Palestinian Prisoners" from Lisa Hajjar and باسل فراج Basil Farraj. An in-depth examination of carceralism's role in the war on Palestine. bit.ly/4cRiY4n

The only advice I can give to aspiring book authors is celebrate every step. The proposal, the contract, each chapter draft, the final draft, the copy edits. Be sure to celebrate when the book is only yours, before it’s out into the world of critique or recognition.

My book, Prophetic Maharaja: Loss, Sovereignty, and the Sikh Tradition in Colonial South Asia, is officially out today! Get 20% off with code CUP20 Columbia Univ Press Grateful for all the support from numerous mentors and friends! cup.columbia.edu/book/prophetic…

Check out Andrew Simon and IDEAS TO INK if you are looking for help with a book proposal, manuscript revisions, or book publicity!

We are pleased to invite you to this Southeast European studies seminar with Vladimir Hamed-Troyansky of UCSB Global Studies. Join us to hear more about his recent book 'Empire of Refugees' (Stanford Press). 🗓️ 02 October at 4pm BST 📍 Online ➡️ buff.ly/4eco7pj