Hugely excited to see our edited volume with OUP now out in the world! The Political Thought of John Locke: New Perspectives, co-edited with the indefatigable @davidrarmitage.bsky.social and Felix Waldmann. academic.oup.com/book/63006

The Political Thought of John Locke: New Perspectives

Abstract. The Political Thought of John Locke: New Perspectives brings together research essays by political theorists, historians of political thought, an

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“We should remember that the distance between the first Polish partition in 1772 and the Declaration of Independence was barely four years,” @davidrarmitage.bsky.social writes. “An event that causes shock at first can become a feature of the political landscape.”

Opinion | How Poland’s fate drove the Declaration

Poland was carved up in 1772. Four years later, Americans took note.

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My latest in @thetls.bsky.social to mark the US semiquincentennial: "Separate and Equal" www.the-tls.com/politics-by-...

Separate and equal

July 12, 1776: the sun was shining and Ambrose Serle was beaming as the largest expeditionary force the world had ever seen – 450 ships and 32,000 men – assembled off New York to crush American indepe...

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Available later this year: Armitage, Bejan, and Waldmann, eds., The Political Thought of John Locke: New Perspectives (OUP, 2026).

What linked the first partition of Poland and American independence? David Armitage (@davidrarmitage.bsky.social) explores the question in the George Rousseau Lecture, 13 May, 5pm @magdalenoxford.bsky.social: www.history.ox.ac.uk/event/2026-a...

2026 Annual George Rousseau Lecture: "Poland was but a breakfast": or, why 1772 helps us to understand 1776

David Armitage (Harvard University)

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"The Revolution to Come brilliantly reveals the genealogy of the modern concept of revolution. After it, the study of revolution will never look the same again," says @davidrarmitage.bsky.social for @historytoday.com. Read the full review of Dan Edelstein's new book here:

‘The Revolution to Come’ and ‘Revolutions: A New History’ review

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Proud to see my brilliant senior thesis student Hassan Looky showcased for his highly original work on the Birrarung/Yarra River as a living entity: college.harvard.edu/about/news/c...

Class Curiosity Spouts River Thesis

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So proud of the students in my first-year seminar on the Declaration of Independence this semester and so grateful to the Harvard Gazette for covering their great work: news.harvard.edu/gazette/stor...

Life and times of ‘the birth certificate of the U.S.’ — Harvard Gazette

First-years spend semester delving into 1770s texts, influences that shaped nation, its founding document.

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Join us Thursday, Nov. 13, to kick off a new season of our #ReadtheRevolution Speaker Series! @davidrarmitage.bsky.social will join us to discuss his book "The Declaration of Independence: A Global History" and the 250th anniversary of the Declaration. 📚: https://bit.ly/4hDXWKz

Read the Revolution Speaker Series with David Armitage

Author Dr. David Armitage will join the Museum’s Read the Revolution Speaker Series for a lecture and discussion inspired by his book "The Declaration of Independence: A Global History."

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Explore the Declaration of Independence’s impact in world history with David Armitage in the new Interactive Declaration of Independence. https://ow.ly/iWPL50XlMww

📣John Locke’s Forgotten Manuscript We are thrilled to announce that @davidrarmitage.bsky.social's article on his discovery of a new John Locke manuscript is out now👇 It sheds new light on Locke's practical involvement in political economy & his engagement with Ireland 📜🗃️

Thank you, John: it wouldn't have seen the light of day without your editorial care!

John Gallagher@earlymodernjohn.bsky.social · 12mo ago

A very exciting new John Locke find by @davidrarmitage.bsky.social now published in the @historicaljnl.bsky.social!

'Locke argued that linen manufacture ‘should not be put into the management of a Company’ because ‘the Greediness of gaine, occasions stock jobbing’.' David Armitage: Discovering a new manuscript by John Locke

Discovering a new manuscript by John Locke

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And it’s out! My book is now available online: www.cambridge.org/core/books/l... From the history of knowledge to the practice of censorship, the Republic of Letters, textual criticism, and much else(!), it tells a new story about the Old Testament in #EarlyModern Europe. #Skystorians

Emmanuel Macron annonce l'entrée au Panthéon de l'historien et résistant Marc Bloch, fusillé par la Gestapo en 1944. L'annonce est intervenue lors du discours du président pour commémorer le 80e anniversaire de la libération de Strasbourg. www.francetvinfo.fr/societe/deba...

Emmanuel Macron annonce l'entrée au Panthéon de l'historien et résistant Marc Bloch, fusillé par la Gestapo en 1944

Engagé dans la résistance, Marc Bloch est arrêté à Lyon le 8 mars 1944, emprisonné et torturé à la prison de Montluc, puis fusillé le 16 juin avec 29 de ses camarades.

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Ending the year on a high note! 📚The paperback edition of "A Cultural History of Peace in the Age of Enlightenment", co-ed. with @davidrarmitage.bsky.social, is now out and waiting for readers 🙌🎊 @BloomsburyAcad @BloomsburyBooks #PeaceHistory #Enlightenment www.bloomsbury.com/us/cultural-...

A Cultural History of Peace in the Age of Enlightenment

A Cultural History of Peace presents an authoritative survey from ancient times to the present. The set of six volumes covers over 2500 years of history, charti…

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Thank you, Jack: impossible not to be inspired by John, in so many directions.

Jack Rakove@jrakove.bsky.social · 3y ago

This is a magnificent tribute to J.G.A. Pocock in its own right.

My tribute to the late, great John Pocock (1924-2023): folgerpedia.folger.edu/J._G._A._Poc...

Colin Kidd succinctly sums up the manifold achievements of the late, great John Pocock (1924-2023): www.intellectualhistory.net/news/john-po...

Deeply sad to learn that John Pocock passed away yesterday at the extraordinary age of 99. The greatest historian of political thought of his generation, he was perhaps the greatest historian of historiography we'll ever see. Il miglior fabbro.

My small homage to Natalie Zemon Davis. davidabell.substack.com/p/natalie-ze...

Deeply sorry to learn of the death of Natalie Zemon Davis, the most brilliant early modern historian of our time, influence on every one of us, and my teacher and mentor for my whole life as a historian. She was extraordinary.

Are you a recent or imminent PhD in the social sciences interested in teaching social theory and/or seminars in your field at Harvard? Apply now for postdoctoral lectureships in Social Studies for 1 + 3 years, deadline January 7, 2024: academicpositions.harvard.edu/postings/12943