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We cherish everything we publish, but occasionally something special comes along. So, we're delighted to present Michael Bennett & Mike Anson's "The Compensation Agency Business: London Merchants, Bankers, & the Payment of Slavery Compensation, 1835-46." This ... www.cambridge.org/core/journal...

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All of Yasmin Williams's Tiny Desk concert is great, but I was especially taken by the fascinating way this song combines instruments/techniques/sounds. Williams tapes a kalimba to her guitar and plays both at once, while she also tap dances on a tarima, backed by a djembe! youtu.be/E6-z-Gqd30Q?...

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HK folks -- from USPS: "Effective Feb. 4, the Postal Service will temporarily suspend only international package acceptance of inbound parcels from China and Hong Kong Posts until further notice." Letters/flats still going thru. about.usps.com/newsroom/ser...

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🗃️ History at the Grammys:

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Listening to: youtu.be/wqbEsS5kFb8

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"South Korea’s Candlelight Revolution was the culmination of twenty successive Saturday night rallies that brought out over 16 million people from a population of 51 million. By...spring, Park’s support had fallen to 4 percent." Historian Alexis Dudden: www.dissentmagazine.org/article/revo... 🗃️

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It's American Music Vol. 41, No. 3! Featuring "From Jonkonnu and Son de los diablos to Congo Square and Son Jarocho: Global Histories of the Jawbone/Quijada as a Black Musical Instrument" by @petrulis.bsky.social & 3 other new articles on @projectmuse.bsky.social

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FYI, Microsoft is changing its Office 365 package to raise the price by including AI. To reject this, go to account then subscription, then choose "cancel" and it will give you the option to revert to "Classic" ($30 cheaper) without AI.

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PSA: To disable Copilot in MSFT Word, go to File:Options:Copilot and uncheck the box.

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A fantastic web publication from RISD about French wallpaper design! risdmuseum.org/art-french-w...

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🗃️ "It strips off the garments of civilization and arrays him in the t-shirt and the Topher moccasin slippers." Frederick Jackson Target, 2024

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One of two important current calls around business history and imperialism. The first for a special issue of @businesshistory.bsky.social on Business History & Imperialism: @kevindtennent.bsky.social, @nkleinoeder.bsky.social

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Just in time for gift-giving season, it's giveaway time! I've got some free downloads of the audiobook of Missionary Diplomacy & would love to share. Repost to enter and I'll pass along codes to the winners. And if you don't win, you can order at the link below! www.audible.com/pd/Missionar...

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My new book, JAPAN AT WAR, 1914-1952, is available for pre-order. It is a political history that highlights the centrality of war to the Japanese experience between World War I and World War II. www.routledge.com/Japan-at-War... There is currently a 25% off discount at Routledge!

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From 1953's _When We Get Back Home from Japan,_ poking fun at how US military retained local habits when returning home after occupying Japan. This one's on wearing a medical mask when you have a cold... Thanks to @kml.muninn.net for sharing on Internet Archive: archive.org/details/when...

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What better way to inaugurate Enterprise and Society's brand new Bluesky account than with Sharon Murphy's superb 2024 @businesshistoryc.bsky.social Presidential Address, presented here Open Access. www.cambridge.org/core/journal...

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So lucky to be able to hear Tessa Morris-Suzuki lecture on this topic today . Still buzzing from it all: whales, “liquid” areas & histories, links from below across Japan to the Pacific . She is such an inspiring historian. apjjf.org/2024/3/morri...

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I rarely teach my own work, but in the global enviro hist grad course I have the pleasure of co-teaching with @tobycjones.bsky.social , we are discussing my JAH article on counterfeit weather forecasts (and related WaPo piece on the time a US president drew on a hurricane map w a Sharpie... 1/2

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@rhiannongiddens.bsky.social my jawbone history article "From Jonkonnu and Son de los diablos to Congo Square and Son Jarocho: Global Histories of the Jawbone/Quijada as a Black Musical Instrument" is out! DM, or email petrulis [atsign] eduhk.hk & I will send a copy. muse.jhu.edu/pub/34/artic...

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The Colored Conventions movement was one of the longest campaigns for civil rights in US history, from 1830-1900s Black communities organized 600+ state & national conventions to fight for Black civil rights and freedom—voting, legal, labor & educational rights Learn more: ColoredConventions.org

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Performer, songwriter, and historian Ella Jenkins has passed away, age 100. She was so important to me and my family. We were lucky to see her perform in 2013 -- and as always, she connected music, history, and hearts. cso.org/experience/a...

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One of the greatest flower songs from the album that helped me write my way through The Dark Fantastic... Here's the original by the legend Minnie Riperton! open.spotify.com/track/4XCGfH...

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While ~this~ happened, my new article came out: “From Jonkonnu and Son de los diablos to Congo Square and Son Jarocho: Global Histories of the Jawbone/Quijada as a Black Musical Instrument.” muse.jhu.edu/pub/34/artic... Ping me for a copy! 🗃️

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Selected back issues of Vibe Magazine, founded by Quincy Jones, are on Internet Archive: archive.org/search?query... 🗃️

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Want a quick catch-up on Monica L. Miller's work on Black dandyism? Here's the "Dressed" fashion history podcast 2-part interview with Prof Miller: Pt 1: redcircle.com/shows/dresse... Pt 2: redcircle.com/shows/dresse... 🗃️

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