David Chan Smith
@dasmith.bsky.social
Historian of business and law, and the history of human cooperation. Writing on corruption and polarization, markets and morality, early modern smuggling, and the history of responsible businesses. Sailing in my free time. Check out www.davidchansmith.net
The new issue of EJHET includes great reviews of 📚 on postwar economics in Germany, the USA, and beyond, with a focus on Keynesianism, management, and rational choice www.tandfonline.com/toc/rejh20/3... @dnientiedt.bsky.social @dasmith.bsky.social @cherfeld.bsky.social
The European Journal of the History of Economic Thought
Volume 33, Issue 3 of The European Journal of the History of Economic Thought
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I’ve been working on using #AI tools for #education. Using Claude and Dall-E I created a proof-of-concept game about my eighteenth-century smuggling research. Even people with limited budget and coding skills can generate materials for #edusky and #history #publichistory !
The Running Trade | David Chan Smith
A game simulating the world of the eighteenth-century English smuggler
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CFP: Mid-career workshop for early modern British historians at USC-Huntington Early Modern Studies Instutute Jan 2027. Applications due 31 July 2026.
📢 One day to go until the 2026 Business History Conference begins ‼️ ++ 🙏 Thank you to the program committee, sponsors and to everyone who submitted panels, papers, roundtables, and workshops, and to all who are traveling to join us. #BHC2026 #BusinessHistory #CoCreation #BizHis
The #SEC just gave #crypto its clearest win in years, but much of it could still be reversed. #cryptonews #Bitcoin #BTC #ETH #stablecoins #altcoins cryptoslate.com/the-sec-just...
The SEC just gave crypto its clearest win in years, but much of it could still be reversed
The agencies drew bright lines on tokens, staking, airdrops, mining, and wrapped assets, then warned they can revise it.
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My dept @ Copenhagen Business School) has an open PhD scholarship in business humanities. Do you know a potential candidate? An excellent scholar in history who would thrive in a collaborative, interdisciplinary business school setting? Please tell them to get in touch www.cbs.dk/en/about-cbs...
PhD scholarship in Business Humanities at CBS
PhD scholarship in Business Humanities at the Department of Business Humanities and LawCopenhagen Business invites applications for one vacant PhD scholarship within business humanities at the Department of Business Humanities and Law (BHL). The expected start date is 1 September 2026.Firmly rooted in interdisciplinary scholarship, the business humanities research areas of the department include:
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#dictator #ancientbluesky #history #Rome Most dictionaries define ‘dictator’ as an authoritarian ruler who gains power without election. In the 2nd quarter of the 21st Century, it appears that the bit about being elected might need to be updated. Anyway, read this, or else! - shorturl.at/ItKZZ
What is a Dictator?
Acta Populi, Number XXIV
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What happened to the notorious pirate Henry Avery has been baffling historians for centuries. Does this book reveal the truth about Avery's fate? #piratehistory #pirates #history #historybookchat
#BHC 2026 travel information for those attending! #bizhis
David Chan Smith@dasmith.bsky.social · 5mo ago#BHC 2026 is coming up! Don't forget to register by March 16 and get that ETA for the UK. Looking forward to talking about the early modern #offshore and seeing everyone in London. #bizhis #econsky #history #18thc
Can’t join us in Pasadena for our annual meeting? NACBS will once again host a virtual day of programming the week before our in-person meeting. Submit proposals through the regular CFP (closes April 6)! NACBS 2026 Virtual Day November 4 More info: www.nacbs.org/news/nacbs-2...
I am just writing a module for an online history of computing course on #software development over time. Recent developments with #AI are so disruptive to the industry, but offer potential for non-coders to create interactive games for education etc. #bizhis #history www.nytimes.com/2026/03/12/m...
Coding After Coders: The End of Computer Programming as We Know It
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This is amazing Stephen, thanks for sharing!
Stephen Gadd@docuracy.co.uk · 5mo agoMedieval Markets & Fairs in England & Wales: remember the excellent dataset published back in 2003? I've given it a snazzy new interface, incorporating various updates which were made following publication. Separately, I'm working on extending it to 1846... ihr-digital.github.io/markets-and-...
Some posts for #InternationalWomensDay ... The History of Mary Prince, a West Indian Slave, Related by Herself (1831; electronic edition by Documenting the American South, 2000) docsouth.unc.edu/neh/prince/pri…
Mary Prince. The History of Mary Prince, a West Indian Slave. Related by Herself. With a Supplement by the Editor. To Which Is Added, the Narrative o…
The History of Mary Prince, a West Indian Slave. Related by Herself. With a Supplement by the Editor. To Which Is Added, the Narrative of Asa-Asa, a Captured African. By Mary Prince
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NiCHE Canada@nichecanada.bsky.social · 5mo agoCool opportunity to work at the intersections of climate/environmental history and history of medicine! History and Medicine – Associate Professor or Professor with Tenure – McMaster University Apply by March 31st niche-canada.org/2026/03/05/h... #envhist #histmed #climhist #cdnhist
We are delighted to announce the winner of the WHN Book Prize. The judges chose Female Servants in Early Modern England by @charmianmansell.bsky.social The highly readable & engaging book, interrogates long-standing assumptions about the domesticity & constraints of women’s lives in service.
#BHC 2026 is coming up! Don't forget to register by March 16 and get that ETA for the UK. Looking forward to talking about the early modern #offshore and seeing everyone in London. #bizhis #econsky #history #18thc
Business History Conference@businesshistoryc.bsky.social · 8mo agoTraveling to #BHC2026 in London? A quick overview to help you plan: • Most travelers need an ETA (gov.uk/eta) • Book early in South Kensington, Victoria, or Earl’s Court. More ℹ️ thebhc.org/2026-bhc-mee... • Conference venue: Imperial College London • Dates: March 26–28, 2026 #bizhis #conferences
UNC spent $1.2 million, over 6 months, to investigate its School of Civic Life. It won’t release findings. 🤔 @ncaaup.bsky.social
UNC-Chapel Hill Concludes Civics School Investigation, Won’t Release Findings
A law firm's external investigation into UNC-CH's civics school is complete, but the university won't provide details.
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As someone beginning work on a book on heterodox entrepreneurship and organizations over time (co-operatives to blockchain), tokenization is one of the most important shifts in financial markets in recent years #bizhis #econsky #crypto #defi
Crypto News@crypto.at.thenote.app · 5mo agoTokenized assets exceed $25 billion after nearly quadrupling in a year Treasurys, private credit, and commodities are driving growth, but most tokenized assets remain isolated from DeFi markets. #crypto #defi #news
Hi #EarlyModern Bluesky - did you know that someone brilliant has built working printing presses using Lego and they are trying to get enough supporters so that Lego will release it as a kit? They look so cool! beta.ideas.lego.com/product-idea...
Two Working LEGO Printing Presses | LEGO® Ideas
The development of mechanical printing changed how ideas move through the world. Once text and images could be printed rather than copied by hand, knowledge was…
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I've used my London Lives datasets of 18th-century St Clement Danes pauper removal orders and settlement exams to make a new interactive map mindseye.sharonhoward.org/dashboards/cdr… #18thc
Migration and Exclusion in an 18th-century London Parish – In Her Mind’s Eye
An interactive map of St Clement Danes pauper removal orders, 1752-1793
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Can early modernists contextualize today's talk of tariffs and neomercantilism? My post on ProMarket explores the early modern offshore and #smuggling, asking whether the offshore is a persistent feature of capitalism. #bizhis #History #econsky #18thc www.promarket.org/2025/06/11/a...
A Tale of Tariffs and the Making of the Modern Offshore Market - ProMarket
David Chan Smith argues that tariff regimes during the eighteenth century encouraged modern history’s first offshore markets to reroute goods through jurisdictions that faced lower tariff rates. This ...
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Upcoming workshop #BHC2026 📘 BHC 2026 Workshop: Publish or Perish? New Directions in Business History Publishing 🗓 Thursday, March 26, 2026 🕑 2:15–3:30 pm 📍 Imperial College London www.thebhc.org #BHC2026 #Bizhis #BusinessHistory #AcademicPublishing #CoCreation
Only a couple weeks left until the Business History Conference in London, UK. Check out the program! thebhc.org/meeting-prog... #history #econsky #historians #bizhis
Annual Meeting Program | The Business History Conference
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Business History Conference@businesshistoryc.bsky.social · last yr.𝑊𝑒 𝑎𝑟𝑒, 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝑩𝒖𝒔𝒊𝒏𝒆𝒔𝒔 𝑯𝒊𝒔𝒕𝒐𝒓𝒚 𝑪𝒐𝒏𝒇𝒆𝒓𝒆𝒏𝒄𝒆 📈💼🖊️ thebhc.org #BHC2026 in London, with a focus on "Co-Creation" thebhc.org/bhc-2026-cal... Journal 👉 @entandsoc.bsky.social lnkd.in/gMqsqYs5 #BizHis #BHC #Historians
‘The early modern postal system had its origins in medieval northern Italy. Political intrigue and commercial exigency fed the need for a reliable service.’ @earlymodernjohn.bsky.social on early modern news: www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...
John Gallagher · Quickly Quickly Quickly: Signed, Sealed, Delivered
In early modern Europe, couriers represented the increased connectivity of the Continent. They travelled faster and...
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Who was smuggling in 18th century Britain? My refreshed database for prosecutions for smuggling in England and Wales c. 1721-1732 is live with over 4,000 entries. From naval officers to farmers, smuggling was big business. #twitterstorians #earlymod #history www.davidchansmith.net/smugglingdat...
Smuggling Database | davidchansmith
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Excited about an article on the legal history of Britain or the British Empire published in 2025? Consider nominating the article for the #ASLH Sutherland Prize! Self-nominations also accepted - don't be shy! Due date: June 1. aslh.net/award/suther...
Sutherland Prize | American Society for Legal History
The Sutherland Prize, named in honor of the late Donald W. Sutherland, a distinguished historian of the law of medieval England and a mentor of many students, is awarded annually, on the recommendatio...
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New MIH Issue: David Chan Smith @dasmith.bsky.social th.bsky.social reconstructs the intellectual history of Milton Friedman's criticism of corporate social responsibility
The Intellectual History of Milton Friedman's Criticism of Corporate Social Responsibility | Modern Intellectual History | Cambridge Core
The Intellectual History of Milton Friedman's Criticism of Corporate Social Responsibility - Volume 22 Issue 1-2
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📢 Calling all #Humanities historical researchers of #AcademicSky, #PhDSky, & more! Discover how you can make your findings more visible to UK policy makers w/ @historylabplus.bsky.social NEXT WEEK! 🗓️ 19 June @ 12:30 Details? 👉 www.history.ac.uk/events/historical-research-and-policy-making & 👇
a man with a mustache is sitting in front of a wall with a picture of a field and the word government on it .
Alt: A man with a moustache (Ron Swanson from the sitcom Parks and Recreation) sits frowning in front of a wall with pictures hanging on it. He slowly blinks, with an air of weary frustration, presumably to the sound of someone out of frame saying "government".
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Sarah Wride@srwride.bsky.social · last yr.#Skystorians! Join me & the @historylabplus.bsky.social team online on 19 June @12:30 to explore how historical researchers (across all periods) can make themselves more visible to UK policy makers. For details👉 www.history.ac.uk/events/historical-research-and-policy-making & 🧵
Looking forward to this conference on corruption in the early modern world starting today, June 5! #history #edusky #EarlyMod 📗 #britishstudies www.eventbrite.com/e/corruption...
Corruption and Scandal in the Early Modern World, 1500-1800 (5-6 June 2025)
An academic conference showcasing cutting-edge research on corruption and scandal across the globe during the early modern period.
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Amilia Gillies@amiliagillies.bsky.social · last yr.Registration is now open for 'Corruption and Scandal in the Early Modern World, 1500-1800' on 5th and 6th June: eventbrite.com/e/corruption... Join us at the IHR or online for what promises to be an exciting conference!
