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EHSSA
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The Economic History Society of Southern Africa (EHSSA) was formed in July 1980 to promote the study of, and interest in economic and social history of southern Africa.
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Duncan Money @mininghistory.bsky.social · 8d
A detailed historic map of gold mines along South Africa's Rand has been digitised and made publicly available by l'Université Bordeaux Montaigne:

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John Gallagher @earlymodernjohn.bsky.social · 16d
I'm very pleased to announce that the call for proposed Special Issues of the Historical Journal is now live, with a deadline of 12th December. Please do spread widely among your networks — @saracaputo.bsky.social and I look forward to reading your submissions! www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
Historical Journal Call for Special Issues
Welcome to Cambridge Core
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Economic History of Developing Regions @historyregions.bsky.social · Aug 12
▶️▶️The 2nd issue of 2025 is now online, a special issue focusing on New Voices in Nigerian Economic History!

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Economic History of Developing Regions
New Voices on Nigerian Economic History. Volume 40, Issue 2 of Economic History of Developing Regions
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EHSSA @ehssa.bsky.social · Apr 22
EHDR journal is seeking applications for the position of Editor or Assistant Editor.
Submit your application to [email protected] by 31 May 2025.
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Economic History of Developing Regions @historyregions.bsky.social · Mar 12
🛑📷New article available online!

"Education and land inequality: Evidence on Colombia land tenure and human capital formation"

by Germán Tabares-Pozos, Irina España-Eljaiek, & Juan Carlos Muñoz-Mora

www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1...
Education and land inequality: Evidence on Colombia land tenure and human capital formation
This article provides new evidence for the effects of land inequality on human capital formation using the case of Colombia in the first half of the twentieth century. The paper studies this causal...
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Economic History of Developing Regions @historyregions.bsky.social · Feb 23
🛑📷New article available online!

"Unification of education, ethnic diversity, and literacy in the early Turkish Republic"

by Alpay Filiztekin

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Unification of education, ethnic diversity, and literacy in the early Turkish Republic
This paper examines the impact of language and education policies on human capital accumulation during the nation-building process in the early Turkish Republic and tests whether ethnic composition...
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Department of Economics, Trinity College Dublin @tcdeconomics.bsky.social · Jan 17
📢 This week, @cephie.bsky.social launches a new episode of their podcast, featuring @ronanlyons.bsky.social, @barratree.bsky.social, @gaianarciso.bsky.social & @profjohnturner.bsky.social. They discuss what happened in 2024 & what to expect in 2025. 🗣️

🎧 Listen here: tinyurl.com/yc52d5am

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Johan Fourie @johanfourieza.bsky.social · Jan 17
What is new in the second edition of Our Long Walk to Economic Freedom?
Second to none
The second edition of Our Long Walk to Economic Freedom is now available in South Africa
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Sara Lowes @saralowes.bsky.social · Dec 10
Please consider applying to a pre-doc position at UCSD. Projects at the intersection of development and culture in Africa with Eduardo Montero Nathan Nunn James Robinson & others. Possible fieldwork in DRC. French skills preferred. Thank you! employment.ucsd.edu/research-ass...
Research Assistant - 133553
Apply for Research Assistant - 133553 position at UC San Diego in Remote, National on https://employment.ucsd.edu/
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Leo Dolan @leodolan.bsky.social · Dec 4
Until 1963, Companhia de Diamantes de Angola relied on forced labour in its diamond mines, making it arguably the last major employer in colonial Africa to uphold such practices. My IHR blog examines the economic forces that sustained this system and what finally brought about its end. #Angola
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Industrial History Review @rhi-ihr.bsky.social · Dec 4
What drives the transformation of oppressive institutions, and how does this affect economic development amongst those working under European colonial rule in Africa? Read @leodolan.bsky.social's post on The Great Spurt: ihrthegreatspurt.wordpress.com/2024/12/03/w...
What drives the transformation of oppressive institutions, and how does this affect economic development amongst those working under European colonial rule in Africa?
My latest research tackles these questions through the case of the Companhia de Diamantes de Angola (Diamang), one of the largest colonial enterprises to exist in Portuguese Africa. By exploring ho…
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Johan Fourie @johanfourieza.bsky.social · Dec 3
And it's off to the printers!

A fully revised second edition, available in South Africa (and on Kindle) in January 2025!
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Thomas Kang @kangthomas.bsky.social · Nov 28
This is finally out! Our paper on a new dataset of average years of schooling in Brazil, 1925-2015 is available at Economic History of Developing Regions. Again we thank the editorial leadership of Alfonso Herranz, whose advices and conduction really improved the paper: doi.org/10.1080/2078...
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