Enlightenment

The Eighteenth-Century Studies Collection: A major step in the digital enlightenment

Besterman’s vision for Studies on Voltaire and the Eighteenth Century In a report written on January 20, 1950 to his newly formed “International Advisory Committee,” Theodore Besterman noted that his “search for Voltaire correspondence had brought to light other manuscript material;” he envisioned publishing “many by-products” with the hope that his efforts on the correspondence … Continue reading →

News

EvenUP: Inspiring the next generation of publishers

A group of University Presses, all signatories to the EvenUP commitment to equity, diversity and inclusivity, have launched a new initiative to inspire the next generation of publishers through work with their local secondary schools.  EvenUP: Publishing For All will see the university presses at Bristol, Cambridge, Liverpool, Manchester and Princeton commit to work with … Continue reading →

Journals

Featured in International Development Planning Review 46.1: Transnational marriage networks for intra-Asian circuit of mobilities, investment and development

The editors of International Development Planning Review (IDPR) have selected the following paper as the Featured Article in IDPR 46.1: 'Transnational marriage networks for intra-Asian circuit of mobilities, investment and development: Vietnamese marriage migrant women’s investments in Vietnam' by HaeRan Shin and Thi My Hang Bui

History, Political History

British Society in Crisis by Neville Kirk

Britain experienced continual crises from the 1970s to Brexit in 2016. Neville Kirk's new publication British Society and its Three Crises: From 1970s Globalisation, to the Financial Crash of 2007-8 and the onset of Brexit in 2016 is an innovative and comprehensive study which pays special attention to three combined crises: the development of neo-liberal … Continue reading →