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A Chronic Affliction: Capital Mobilisation in the Wartime Japanese Empire

2 Sep, 2025
In this post Tsz Ho Wong of University of Edinburgh discusses their ongoing research, supported by the EHS Research Fund...

Letters to Marie Stopes: Seeking Birth Control Advice in Scotland, 1918-1930

29 Aug, 2025
In this post Barbara Gabeler of University of Edinburgh (with cross-institutional supervision at the University of Glasgow) discusses their ongoing...

Women in finance in modern Britain

20 Aug, 2025
In this post James Taylor of Lancaster University discusses their new book, supported by an EHS Carnevali Small Research...

Sulphur governance and state-community relations in the Duchy of Florence, 1532-1569

13 Aug, 2025
In this post Fabrizio Ansani of King’s College London discusses their ongoing research, supported by an EHS Carnevali Small Research...

The Centre for South-East European Economic History – Summer School in Quantitative Economic History

6 Aug, 2025
This post describes the inaugural summer school held by the Centre between 9 and 11 July 2025 at the...

Decolonising development with Ifá tradition

4 Aug, 2025
In this post Luqma Temitayo Onikosi of the University of Brighton discusses their ongoing research, supported by the EHS...
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