Finnane & Richards in the Asia-Pacific Economic History Review investigate the evidence of genocide against First Nations on the Queensland frontier 1859-1897. They argue that the impact of colonisation needs to be studied carefully using local sources. https://doi.org/10.1111/aehr.12278
A systematic genocide? Army violence against Native Americans was greater when land values increased due to gold mining or RR building & in recessionary election years, according to economist Warren Anderson in the Asia-Pacific Economic History Review. https://doi.org/10.1111/aehr.12283
The internal organization of overseas empires influenced the choice of ship technology & contributed to Portugal’s decline & the 17th century ascendancy of the Dutch, according to Claudia Rei in an exciting Social Science History paper. OA https://doi.org/10.1017/ssh.2024.7
First millennium CE literary texts describe the peoples of the western Pyrenees as inferior & 'other' than Rome & Christianity. Asier Aguirresarobe argues in Social Science History that this narrative of alterity has influenced the development of Basque identity. OA https://doi.org/10.1017/ssh.2024.8
Pierre Benz & coauthors identify family strategies to preserve elite power in 20th century Switzerland using social network, kinship & sequence analysis. Other families lost influence while some lost & then regained it.
New & open access in Social Science History! https://doi.org/10.1017/ssh.2024.6
In a new Social Science History article Robert Lieberman argues that the study of US politics shares origins, concepts & methods with the field of comparative politics. Recognizing this helps us understand the current crisis of American democracy & governance.
Open access! https://doi.org/10.1017/ssh.2024.5
Racialized efforts by housing reformers missed the big picture in early 20th century Washington DC, says Carolyn Swope in the new Social Science History. Poverty & marginalization not housing damaged the health of low income Black residents.
Open access! https://doi.org/10.1017/ssh.2023.19
The 1915-16 Finnish typhoid epidemic spread via shared kitchens, lack of laundry & illiteracy. The introduction of central water distribution levelled risks, according to Jarmo Peltola, Henri Mikkola & Sakari Saaritsa in a new Social Science History article. https://doi.org/10.1017/ssh.2023.34
Olmstead & Rhode argue in SSH that animal health programs paved the way for federal investments to improve human health in the early 20th century US. The complex historical relationship between American animal & human health policies was an early example of #OneHealth thinking! https://doi.org/10.1017/ssh.2023.35