Historians for Peace
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Members and friends of Historians for Peace and Democracy, We are circulating the following request for signers for a response letter to the Washington Office on Latin America (WOLA) after they wrote a statement in reaction to a previous open letter about Venezuela that we circulated to this list. The original statement questioning some of…
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Links to Recent Articles of Interest "How Bush's War on Iraq Produced Trumpism, Instability, Refugees and Climate Catastrophe" By Juan Cole, Informed Comment blog, posted March 21 The author teaches Middle Eastern history at the University of Michigan. "How to End Endless War: The Case Against American Military Supremacy" By Stephen Wertheim, The New Republic,…
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Links to Recent Articles of Interest "When the Frontier Becomes the Wall: What the Border Fight Means for One of the Nation's Most Potent, and Most Violent, Myths" By Francisco Cantu, The New Yorker, March 11 issue Review-essay on Greg Grandin's new book The End of the Myth: From the Frontier to the Border Wall…
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Links to Recent Articles of Interest “America: ‘Indispensable Nation’ No More” By Andrew J. Bacevich, The American Conservative, posted February 22 The author is a professor emeritus of history and international relations at Boston University. “How the Failure of Our Foreign Wars Fueled Nativist Fanaticism” By Greg Grandin, The Nation, posted February 21 The author teaches history at…
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Links to Recent Articles of Interest “A New Phase in the Great Game: U.S., Soviets, India, Pakistan Vied to Shape a New Afghanistan in Late 1980s” By the National Security Archive, posted February 1. Official documents newly obtained by Georgetown University’s National Security Archive, with introduction and document summaries by Svetlana Savranskaya. “Elliott Abrams, Trump’s…
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[First a quick reminder: The memorial event for the late historian Jesse Lemisch, co-sponsored by H-PAD, takes place this Thursday, December 6, from 4:30 to 6:30 at NYU’s Tamiment Library. Click here for more information.] H-PAD at the AHA Historians for Peace and Democracy will be at the American Historical Association (AHA) annual meeting in Chicago,…
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“The DNA Industry and the Disappearing Indian: DNA, Race, and Native Rights” By Aviva Chomsky, TomDispatch.com, posted November 29 The author teaches history at Salem State University. “Our Man in Riyadh: Abizaid of Arabia” By Andrew J. Bacevich, TomDispatch.com, posted November 27 The author is a professor emeritus of history and international relations at Boston…
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H-PAD members and friends: H-PAD-Newsletter-2-Final.pdf
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Note: The Kent State University School of Peace and Conflict Studies and the Peace History Society are sponsoring a conference next October 24-26 on “Commemorating Violent Conflicts and Building Sustainable Peace.” The Call for Papers gives a deadline of February 15 for abstracts. Links to Recent Articles of Interest “Woodrow Wilson Is Misremembered. This Has Warped…
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Good advice! The Brennan Center works to ensure that American institutions live up to American ideals. The ideal democracy is one in which everyone counts and every vote is counted. Your vote is your voice. Early voting totals suggest a big Election Day turnout, so we want to be certain you know your rights.Make sure your vote…