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The Journal of Imperial and Commonwealth History @jich.bsky.social · 4h

Just published! Check out 'Expanding Morgan Godwyn’s Corpus: Rethinking the Evolution of Early Modern Anti-Slavery Sentiment' by Brian Smith: doi.org/10.1080/0308...

Expanding Morgan Godwyn’s Corpus: Rethinking the Evolution of Early Modern Anti-Slavery Sentiment

This paper seeks to extend Morgan Godwyn’s bibliography by bringing to light two of his early-career letters that have not received as much attention as they deserve. While these texts have been in...

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The Journal of Imperial and Commonwealth History @jich.bsky.social · 2d

Check out the recent article 'Sailing for Crown and Curiosity: Prince Alfred’s Mediterranean Voyage' by Diren Çakilci: doi.org/10.1080/0308...

Sailing for Crown and Curiosity: Prince Alfred’s Mediterranean Voyage

The tours of the British royal family have always been important both for the British Empire and for the countries visited. Prince Alfred’s Mediterranean voyage in 1859 is among the royal tours tha...

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Paul F Scott @paulfscott.bsky.social · 6d

'Once they are made public, these Hong Kong records will be invaluable to historians of Hong Kong, China and the British Empire. This cannot come soon enough.'

The Journal of Imperial and Commonwealth History @jich.bsky.social · 6d

Just released and #OpenAccess, have a read of the article 'Hong Kong Colonial Government Migrated Archives at Hanslope Park' by Matthew Hurst: doi.org/10.1080/0308...

Hong Kong Colonial Government Migrated Archives at Hanslope Park

Following the revelation in 2011 that the British Foreign and Commonwealth Office was sitting on the migrated archives of dozens of colonial governments, almost 20,000 files were transferred from s...

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Evan @evansmithhist.bsky.social · 4d

Looking for a reviewer for this new book for the @jich.bsky.social. DM me if interested!

www.bwb.co.nz/books/the-me...

The Meeting Place - BWB Bridget Williams Books

Vincent O’Malley’s account of the first meeting between Ngāti Tūmatakōkiri and Abel Tasman’s crew sets the scene for how two peoples navigated fraught beginnings to find a ‘meeting place’ in pre-Treat...

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Evan @evansmithhist.bsky.social · 4d

Also looking for a reviewer for this new book for the @jich.bsky.social. DM me if interested!

kansaspress.ku.edu/9780700640737/

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Evan @evansmithhist.bsky.social · 4d

This book is slightly older, but still keen for a reviewer for this book for @jich.bsky.social. DM me if interested!

www.mqup.ca/civilization...

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brendan coke @brendancoke14.bsky.social · 7d

The Journal of Imperial and Commonwealth History. Just published! Check out 'Between Paternal Power and Prerogative: The Reformatory Origins of Protection in the British Empire (1788–1888)' by Matilde Cazzola:

The Journal of Imperial and Commonwealth History @jich.bsky.social · 7d

Just published! Check out 'Between Paternal Power and Prerogative: The Reformatory Origins of Protection in the British Empire (1788–1888)' by Matilde Cazzola: doi.org/10.1080/0308...

Between Paternal Power and Prerogative: The Reformatory Origins of Protection in the British Empire (1788–1888)

In the nineteenth century, protective departments for the ‘treatment’ of groups of colonised subjects – portrayed as vulnerable and disorderly yet reformable – were installed across the British Emp...

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Matthew Hurst @mrmhurst.bsky.social · 7d

British colonial officials destroyed countless files before decolonisation. But one colony has been neglected by the literature: Hong Kong. My latest paper in @jich.bsky.social examines the past, present and future of Hong Kong colonial government migrated archives: doi.org/10.1080/0308...

Hong Kong Colonial Government Migrated Archives at Hanslope Park

Following the revelation in 2011 that the British Foreign and Commonwealth Office was sitting on the migrated archives of dozens of colonial governments, almost 20,000 files were transferred from s...

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Evan @evansmithhist.bsky.social · 6d

One year since I became the book reviews editor for @jich.bsky.social. It has been fun and busy!

Evan @evansmithhist.bsky.social · Oct 19

I am the new book reviews editor at @jich.bsky.social. If you’re keen to review a recently published book on British colonial & imperial history (broadly defined), drop me an email at evan dot smith at adelaide dot edu dot au and tell me which one! Authors of recent books get in touch too!

Evan @evansmithhist.bsky.social · Oct 18

The Journal of Imperial and Commonwealth History has a new editorial team and is now on BlueSky. Follow the journal at @jich.bsky.social

www.tandfonline.com/toc/fich20/c...

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The Journal of Imperial and Commonwealth History @jich.bsky.social · 6d

Just released and #OpenAccess, have a read of the article 'Hong Kong Colonial Government Migrated Archives at Hanslope Park' by Matthew Hurst: doi.org/10.1080/0308...

Hong Kong Colonial Government Migrated Archives at Hanslope Park

Following the revelation in 2011 that the British Foreign and Commonwealth Office was sitting on the migrated archives of dozens of colonial governments, almost 20,000 files were transferred from s...

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The Journal of Imperial and Commonwealth History @jich.bsky.social · 7d

Just published! Check out 'Between Paternal Power and Prerogative: The Reformatory Origins of Protection in the British Empire (1788–1888)' by Matilde Cazzola: doi.org/10.1080/0308...

Between Paternal Power and Prerogative: The Reformatory Origins of Protection in the British Empire (1788–1888)

In the nineteenth century, protective departments for the ‘treatment’ of groups of colonised subjects – portrayed as vulnerable and disorderly yet reformable – were installed across the British Emp...

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Jonas Fossli Gjersø @jonasgjerso.bsky.social · 9d

Our series of essays and commentary relating to the ongoing genocide in Palestine is free to read, share and download until tomorrow, 30 September 2025. @jich.bsky.social #FreeAccess

Jonas Fossli Gjersø @jonasgjerso.bsky.social · Aug 3

Our series of essays and commentary relating to the ongoing genocide in Gaza is free to read, share and download until the end of September 2025. #OpenAccess @jich.bsky.social

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● Raz Segal, "Settler Colonial Genocide" (doi.org/10.1080/0308...)

Israeli Settler Colonial Genocide

The article examines the combined violence of settler colonialism in Israel and the US in two parts. The first part discusses the Jewish supremacism at the heart of Israeli settler colonialism, foc...

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Karly Kehoe @karlykehoe.bsky.social · 9d

New publication for reading lists! "Displacement and Resilience: Scottish Highland Communities in Nova Scotia" with @jich.bsky.social. if you don't have institutional access - please let me know and I'll share another link. www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

Displacement and Resilience: Scottish Highland Communities in Nova Scotia, 1810–1850

This article is a historical intervention in understanding the roots of socio-economic exclusion by interrogating the links between people’s displacement from three of Scotland’s Western Isles – Ba...

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The Journal of Imperial and Commonwealth History @jich.bsky.social · 10d

Hot off the press! See our latest article 'Mobilising Xenophobia and Making Colonialism at the British Cape of Good Hope: Emigrants, Africans, and Repealers in the Politics of the 1849 Anti-Convict Movement' by Paddy O’Halloran: doi.org/10.1080/0308...

Mobilising Xenophobia and Making Colonialism at the British Cape of Good Hope: Emigrants, Africans, and Repealers in the Politics of the 1849 Anti-Convict Movement

This paper examines the politics of the 1849 anti-convict movement that emerged in the British Cape Colony in southern Africa in response to the designation of the colony as a penal settlement and ...

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The Journal of Imperial and Commonwealth History @jich.bsky.social · 13d

See the latest book review written by Augustine Meaher on 'The Special Operations Executive in Malaya: World War II and the Path to Independence' by Rebecca Kenneison, Oxford, Bloomsbury Academic, 2025: doi.org/10.1080/0308...

The Special Operations Executive in Malaya: World War II and the Path to Independence

Published in The Journal of Imperial and Commonwealth History (Ahead of Print, 2025)

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Evan @evansmithhist.bsky.social · 14d

Just a reminder that I am the book reviews editor for @jich.bsky.social and am always looking for people to pitch reviews of recent books on British imperialism, colonialism and the Commonwealth (broadly defined). Send me a DM or email!

www.tandfonline.com/journals/fic...

The Journal of Imperial and Commonwealth History

Publishes works on the history of the British Empire, Commonwealth and comparative European colonial experiences, including imperial policies and decolonization

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The Journal of Imperial and Commonwealth History @jich.bsky.social · 16d

We are excited to announce that Volume 53 Issue 5 (2025) is now out! Check it out here: www.tandfonline.com/toc/fich20/5...

The Journal of Imperial and Commonwealth History

Volume 53, Issue 5 of The Journal of Imperial and Commonwealth History

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Jonas Fossli Gjersø @jonasgjerso.bsky.social · 19d

Our latest opinion piece in our ongoing debate over the repatriation of the Parthenon sculptures is now out. In "Recorded facts and different stories" @dr-m-trabucco.bsky.social argues in favour of retention.

The Journal of Imperial and Commonwealth History @jich.bsky.social · 21d

See the latest current debate article '‘Recorded Facts’ and ‘Different Stories’: A Response to Catharine Titi' by Mario Trabucco della Torretta: doi.org/10.1080/0308...

‘Recorded Facts’ and ‘Different Stories’: A Response to Catharine Titi

The article challenges the assertion that the British Museum's acquisition of the Elgin Marbles was unlawful and unethical, arguing that this interpretation of the event is instead factually incorr...

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Evan @evansmithhist.bsky.social · 19d

New book review published advance access by @jich.bsky.social

Rebecca Kenneison's 'The Special Operations Executive in Malaya: World War II and the Path to Independence', reviewed by Augustine Meaher

@bloomsburyhist.bsky.social

www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

The Special Operations Executive in Malaya: World War II and the Path to Independence

Published in The Journal of Imperial and Commonwealth History (Ahead of Print, 2025)

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The Journal of Imperial and Commonwealth History @jich.bsky.social · 20d

Just released and #OpenAccess, check out '‘Forced Free Labour’: Connecting the Abolition of Slavery and Settler Colonisation in the Thought of Henry George Grey' by Jane Lydon: doi.org/10.1080/0308...

‘Forced Free Labour’: Connecting the Abolition of Slavery and Settler Colonisation in the Thought of Henry George Grey

This article investigates the connections between emancipation in Britain’s slave colonies and settler colonisation through the policies of Henry George Grey, 3rd Earl Grey (styled Viscount Howick ...

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Alan Lester @alanlester.bsky.social · 21d

Action against the slave trade from 1807 enabled British colonisation, but Jane Lydon shows here how achieving the abolition of slavery in 1833 and expanding territory through conquest were also interrelated, not separate, processes. www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

‘Forced Free Labour’: Connecting the Abolition of Slavery and Settler Colonisation in the Thought of Henry George Grey

This article investigates the connections between emancipation in Britain’s slave colonies and settler colonisation through the policies of Henry George Grey, 3rd Earl Grey (styled Viscount Howick ...

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Evan @evansmithhist.bsky.social · 21d

The latest issue of @jich.bsky.social (53/5) has now been published!

www.tandfonline.com/toc/fich20/5...

The Journal of Imperial and Commonwealth History

Volume 53, Issue 5 of The Journal of Imperial and Commonwealth History

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The Journal of Imperial and Commonwealth History @jich.bsky.social · 21d

See the latest current debate article '‘Recorded Facts’ and ‘Different Stories’: A Response to Catharine Titi' by Mario Trabucco della Torretta: doi.org/10.1080/0308...

‘Recorded Facts’ and ‘Different Stories’: A Response to Catharine Titi

The article challenges the assertion that the British Museum's acquisition of the Elgin Marbles was unlawful and unethical, arguing that this interpretation of the event is instead factually incorr...

doi.org

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The Journal of Imperial and Commonwealth History @jich.bsky.social · 23d

Hot off the press! See the latest article 'If One is A Soldier of Our Great Empire There Should Be No Discrimination: Service and Mortality in Britain’s East African Colonial Military' by Timothy Parsons: doi.org/10.1080/0308...

If One is A Soldier of Our Great Empire There Should Be No Discrimination: Service and Mortality in Britain’s East African Colonial Military

In 2019, it came to light that the Imperial War Graves Commission, the predecessor to the Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC), had left the remains of African and South Asian WWI dead unmarke...

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The Journal of Imperial and Commonwealth History @jich.bsky.social · 27d

The first prizes will be awarded in Feb 2026 for articles published within the six issues of Vol 53, 2025.

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