Be sure to follow the Women’s Committee of the Economic History Society @ehswomcom.bsky.social for the latest updates on its work, which includes an annual workshop, training day, networking event and a dedicated session at the Annual Conference.

We had a great time discussing the contributions in the two volumes of the Special Issue on Global Economic History. Many thanks to Coskun Tuncer @uclhistory.bsky.social and Emma Griffin @qmul.bsky.social for the stimulating discussions!

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We start with the guest editor @alkaraman.bsky.social telling us how these Special Issues started back in 2023, how the two issues are divided and how exciting it has been to bring together such an excellent collection of contributions.

Very excited for the online presentation of the Special Issue on Global Economic History and the discussions by Emma Griffin @qmul.bsky.social and Coskun Tuncer @uclhistory.bsky.social Register now 👇

Industrial History Review@rhi-ihr.bsky.social · 2mo ago

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We are delighted to announce the publication of The Hobo: A History of America’s First Climate Migrants by our Lecturer in Environmental History, Dr Robert Suits! Congratulations to Robert on this important and timely contribution to American environmental and labour history 🌎 👉 shorturl.at/bYne9

Robert Suits Publishes The Hobo: A History of America's First Climate Migrants

The History Department is delighted to announce the publication of The Hobo: A History of America’s First Climate Migrants by Dr Robert Suits, Lecturer in Environmental History.

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📸 Highlights from the AFRAB Project's research workshop, African Voices Against Slavery and the Slave Trade, at the University of Cape Coast in Ghana on 9–10 June, hosted by Professor Emmanuel Saboro and his team! 👉 Find out more about the project: shorturl.at/CFJAS

How does one do historical research using textiles as sources? What are its advantages and limitations? We had an insightful public discussion following student presentations @uclhistory.bsky.social

Cricket, migration, empire, and postwar Britain: join Guy Ortolano (NYU) and Michael Collins (UCL) for the 60-minute Zoom launch of Windrush Cricket on Wednesday 13 May 2026🏏 🕛 12pm New York 🕔 5pm London 🕤 9:30pm Delhi 👉 Free RSVP below 👈

TheNACBS@thenacbs.bsky.social · 3mo ago

📢Online book event! Join us next week to hear more about Windrush Cricket: Imperial Culture, Caribbean Migration, and the Remaking of Postwar England by Michael Collins. 📅May 13 ⏰12pm noon ET Free and open to the public Info and RSVP: www.nacbs.org/event-detail...

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Alka Raman@alkaraman.bsky.social · 3mo ago

How do historians use textiles as sources? Come to our public event where 2nd year students present their research on the social, economic and technological significance of cloth-making in history using textiles as sources. Free but booking is essential 👇 www.ucl.ac.uk/social-histo...

How do historians use textiles as sources? Come to our public event where 2nd year students present their research on the social, economic and technological significance of cloth-making in history using textiles as sources. Free but booking is essential 👇 www.ucl.ac.uk/social-histo...

Textiles as Sources: Linen and Cotton in Eurasian History

Join the Department of History’s Second Year Research Seminar: Textiles as Sources. Explore linen and cotton in Eurasian history at our engaging Public History Showcase.

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The @ehswomcom.bsky.social organised a roundtable @echistsoc.bsky.social #EHS100 on ‘Women in Economic History’ with a rich discussion on the value of community and initiative!

Judy Stephenson@judyzara.bsky.social · 4mo ago

@ehswomcom.bsky.social our session at the @echistsoc.bsky.social #EHS100 is a study of how unity around shared interests mitigates compound discrimination. Hats off to @alkaraman.bsky.social for a great panel

As part of the @echistsoc.bsky.social centenary, the Women’s Committee will screen a retrospective, featuring women economic historians, in their own words, on the past, present and future of women in EH. Screening Friday, 10 April, 18:25, Sheikh Zayed Theatre, LSE. Short clip 👇

Compiling and editing the second volume of the Special Issue on Global Economic History sparked new ideas and conversations, especially related to the linkages between the local and the global👇

Industrial History Review@rhi-ihr.bsky.social · 5mo ago

We are proud to present the opening article of Vol. 35 No. 96 of @rhi-ihr.bsky.social: @alkaraman.bsky.social's introduction to Part II of the special issue New Perspectives in Global Economic History (19th-20th c.), on the interplay between global forces and local lineages. doi.org/10.1344/rhi-...

It was a real pleasure to guest edit the second volume of the Special Issue on Global Economic History, and an even greater pleasure to see it published and share it here, open access! 👇

Industrial History Review@rhi-ihr.bsky.social · 5mo ago

Vol. 35, No. 96 (2026) of @rhi-ihr.bsky.social is out! Vol. 2 of New Perspectives in Global Economic History, edited by @alkaraman.bsky.social, examines global-local interactions via migration in Shanghai, migrant remittances, poor relief, and US debt diplomacy. revistes.ub.edu/index.php/Hi...

I had the best time giving a talk at CHSTM @uni-of-warwick.bsky.social on knowledge transfer in printing-dyeing from India to Europe. Nothing like a rigorous discussion when the audience comes with annotated copies of your papers! Thanks Elise Smith and Michael Bycroft for the invitation!

What does memory and its commemoration entail in the context of plurality of experiences? Fascinating discussion between students, alumni and academics and @eicathomefinn.bsky.social Matt Smith @cslbs.bsky.social and Benedetta Rossi @uclhistory.bsky.social

‘Power of the purse, and spine’ in this week’s ‘The Economist’

This term, we’re going from ‘calico craze’ to ‘china mania’ in our quest to unpack technological change.

I had the great pleasure yesterday of giving a public lecture at the Oriental Rugs and Textiles Society on the theme of Indian chintz and calico printing in Europe and was overjoyed by the enthusiastic and lively discussions on madder, indigo and all things dyes and their techniques!

The editorial board of the @rhi-ihr.bsky.social wishes you happy holidays and a very happy new year! We are grateful to our editors, authors, and referees, for a very good year 2025. We look forward to 2026 for more workshops, and new issues engaging with industrial and economic history!

We had the @echistsoc.bsky.social Women’s Committee’s Annual Workshop yesterday @ucl.ac.uk Thanks to all the presenters and participants for their collegiality and shared interest in making women visible in history! Special thanks to @camilladekoning.bsky.social for the great organisation!

What comprised useful market knowledge enabling British merchants to sell cotton textiles in overseas markets? Alexander Appleton examines the coordination of market intelligence for successful cotton trading 👇

Industrial History Review@rhi-ihr.bsky.social · 8mo ago

"Co-ordination of knowledge and merchant networks in the rise of the British textile trade between 1820 and 1840: the case of Langworthy Brothers and Co." by Alexander Appleton (@uniofeastanglia.bsky.social) DOI: doi.org/10.1344/rhi-...

What did innovation in the production of salt look like in the British Caribbean during the late 18th and early 19th centuries? Kimberley Thomas unpacks what the shift from slavery to freedom in salt production entailed 👇

Industrial History Review@rhi-ihr.bsky.social · 8mo ago

"From slavery to freedom: Labour, technological change, and institutional innovation on the salt islands of the British Caribbean, c. 1774-1845" by Kimberley Thomas (@universityofleeds.bsky.social) DOI: doi.org/10.1344/rhi-...

How might we assess the little divergence between India and Japan through the lens of access to raw cotton? Aditi Dixit comparatively examines the role of the state and industrial growth 👇

Industrial History Review@rhi-ihr.bsky.social · 8mo ago

"Raw cotton markets, industrial strategies, and trade organisation in India and Japan, c. 1850-1940" by Aditi Dixit (Wageningen University @resourcewur.bsky.social) DOI: doi.org/10.1344/rhi-...

How does a physical space become a site for global economic history? @alibennett.bsky.social unpacks the significance of African ivory in the Port of London 👇

Industrial History Review@rhi-ihr.bsky.social · 8mo ago

"Port labour, global commodities, and material skill development: a study of the ivory warehouse in the Port of London and its representation c. 1860-1968" by @alibennett.bsky.social (@officialuom.bsky.social ) DOI: doi.org/10.1344/rhi-...

Few days left to register for the EHS Women’s Committee’s annual workshop. Details 👇 or follow the link ehs.org.uk/event/womens...

Women's Commitee Workshop - Women & Entrepreneurship: Agency, Experience, and Enterprise - Economic History Society

12/12/2025 @ All day - Annual Workshop of the Economic History Society Women’s Committee University College London Friday, 12 December 2025 Theme: Women & Entrepreneurship: Agency, Experience, and Ent...

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Camilla de Koning@camilladekoning.bsky.social · 8mo ago

Just a few more spots available to attend the EHS Women’s Commitee Workshop – Women & Entrepreneurship on Friday 12 December at UCL. Researchers from all over Europe coming to present and workshop new and innovative research on women. Come discuss and please share! ehs.org.uk/event/womens...

🍾 We are proud to announce “Introduction: New Perspectives in Global Economic History” by @alkaraman.bsky.social (@ucl.ac.uk ), author of the piece and editor of the special issue on global economic history in @rhi-ihr.bsky.social . Read it open access 👉 doi.org/10.1344/rhi-...

The first volume of the Special Issue on Global Economic History @rhi-ihr.bsky.social is now out! It features 4 new articles on 4 commodities in global economic history - salt, ivory, raw cotton, and finished cotton goods - all open access. It was a great experience editing this volume!

Industrial History Review@rhi-ihr.bsky.social · 9mo ago

Vol. 34 No. 95 (2025) of @rhi-ihr.bsky.social is out! The first instalment of New Perspectives in Global Economic History, edited by @alkaraman.bsky.social, shows how commodity based economic history reveals global interconnections and rethinks long-term development. revistes.ub.edu/index.php/Hi...

Last evening was truly special, meeting with dear friends and colleagues to celebrate the launch of @edmond-smith.bsky.social new book, ‘Ruthless: A New History of Britain’s Rise to Wealth and Power’

Still buzzing after the talk by @sushmajansari.bsky.social about her experience of community curation and the making of the exhibition ‘Ancient India, Living Traditions’ @britishmuseum.bsky.social @uclhistory.bsky.social

A great programme on the theme of ‘Women and Enterprise’ for the annual workshop of the EHS Women’s Committee @echistsoc.bsky.social @ehswomcom.bsky.social The workshop will be held in-person @uclhistory.bsky.social see registration details 👇

Women’s Committee of the Economic History Society@ehswomcom.bsky.social · 10mo ago

The @echistsoc.bsky.social Women’s Committee is organising its annual workshop on the 12th of December @ucl.ac.uk This will be an in-person only event. Book now to attend. Details ⬇️