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Yianni Cartledge
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Lecturer & History Teacher PhD (History) graduate @flindersuniversity.bsky.social Assistant Editor @jich.bsky.social https://yiannicartledge.wordpress.com/ Closet horticulturalist: https://yiannischilli.blogspot.com/
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Yianni Cartledge @yiannicart.bsky.social · Aug 27
The pre-order page for my upcoming book 'Ikarians in South Australia, 1900-1945' with Anthem Press is online - check it out here: anthempress.com/books/ikaria...
Ikarians in South Australia, 1900-1945 | Anthem Press
Emigration, Settlement, Community Building and Integration
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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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Yianni Cartledge @yiannicart.bsky.social · 3d
Check out Tanja Bueltmann's review of our recent volume on Forced Migration with @degruyterbrill.bsky.social in @imm-min-journal.bsky.social - doi.org/10.1080/0261...

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Forced migration: exiles and refugees in the UK and the British Empire, 1815-1949
Published in Immigrants & Minorities: Historical Studies in Ethnicity, Migration and Diaspora (Ahead of Print, 2025)
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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...
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Volume 53, Issue 5 of The Journal of Imperial and Commonwealth History
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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!

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Publishes works on the history of the British Empire, Commonwealth and comparative European colonial experiences, including imperial policies and decolonization
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Professor Andrekos Varnava, FRHistS, FRSA (Ανδρίκκος) @andrekosvarnava.bsky.social · Aug 1
New article hot off the press www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
The Origins of “Big Tobacco” Cigarette Manufacturing and the Prevalence of Smoking in Colonial Cyprus, 1920-1960 | Enterprise & Society | Cambridge Core
The Origins of “Big Tobacco” Cigarette Manufacturing and the Prevalence of Smoking in Colonial Cyprus, 1920-1960
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Professor Andrekos Varnava, FRHistS, FRSA (Ανδρίκκος) @andrekosvarnava.bsky.social · 25d
Read our new article!
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Evan @evansmithhist.bsky.social · 26d
Very excited that my new article with @andrekosvarnava.bsky.social has been published open access in @historicaljnl.bsky.social

'Transnational Whiteness and the Elite Backlash to Reforming the Australian Immigration Control System in the 1950s and 1960s'

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Transnational Whiteness and the Elite Backlash to Reforming the Australian Immigration Control System in the 1950s and 1960s by Evan Smith & Andrekos Varnava Abstract: In the 1950s and 1960s, changes in the international situation, such as decolonization in Asia, led some Australians to question the usefulness of keeping the ‘White Australia Policy’, the basis for the country’s immigration system since Federation in 1901. Some argued that Australia’s international reputation, especially with newly independent countries in Asia and Africa, could be harmed by the maintenance of this policy. Events such as the Sharpeville Massacre in apartheid South Africa in 1960 caused further introspection into Australia’s racialized system. However, as pushes to reform the policy grew, others used international events to resist reforms. Using speeches by politicians and documents produced by policymakers, this article will show how events, such as the Notting Hill riots in Britain, the Little Rock controversy in the United States, and the Sharpeville massacre, were used as warnings about Australia potentially introducing similar ‘racial problems’ if it allowed more non-white migration. This article argues that these concerns tapped into a transnational whiteness that shared anxieties about decolonization, civil rights and non-white immigration in the post-war period, bringing a racialized solidarity forged at the turn of the twentieth century into the Cold War era.
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Evan @evansmithhist.bsky.social · 21d
Just reupping this new article that me and @andrekosvarnava.bsky.social published last week
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Evan @evansmithhist.bsky.social · 26d
Very excited that my new article with @andrekosvarnava.bsky.social has been published open access in @historicaljnl.bsky.social

'Transnational Whiteness and the Elite Backlash to Reforming the Australian Immigration Control System in the 1950s and 1960s'

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Transnational Whiteness and the Elite Backlash to Reforming the Australian Immigration Control System in the 1950s and 1960s by Evan Smith & Andrekos Varnava Abstract: In the 1950s and 1960s, changes in the international situation, such as decolonization in Asia, led some Australians to question the usefulness of keeping the ‘White Australia Policy’, the basis for the country’s immigration system since Federation in 1901. Some argued that Australia’s international reputation, especially with newly independent countries in Asia and Africa, could be harmed by the maintenance of this policy. Events such as the Sharpeville Massacre in apartheid South Africa in 1960 caused further introspection into Australia’s racialized system. However, as pushes to reform the policy grew, others used international events to resist reforms. Using speeches by politicians and documents produced by policymakers, this article will show how events, such as the Notting Hill riots in Britain, the Little Rock controversy in the United States, and the Sharpeville massacre, were used as warnings about Australia potentially introducing similar ‘racial problems’ if it allowed more non-white migration. This article argues that these concerns tapped into a transnational whiteness that shared anxieties about decolonization, civil rights and non-white immigration in the post-war period, bringing a racialized solidarity forged at the turn of the twentieth century into the Cold War era.
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Evan @evansmithhist.bsky.social · 26d
Very excited that my new article with @andrekosvarnava.bsky.social has been published open access in @historicaljnl.bsky.social

'Transnational Whiteness and the Elite Backlash to Reforming the Australian Immigration Control System in the 1950s and 1960s'

www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
Transnational Whiteness and the Elite Backlash to Reforming the Australian Immigration Control System in the 1950s and 1960s by Evan Smith & Andrekos Varnava Abstract: In the 1950s and 1960s, changes in the international situation, such as decolonization in Asia, led some Australians to question the usefulness of keeping the ‘White Australia Policy’, the basis for the country’s immigration system since Federation in 1901. Some argued that Australia’s international reputation, especially with newly independent countries in Asia and Africa, could be harmed by the maintenance of this policy. Events such as the Sharpeville Massacre in apartheid South Africa in 1960 caused further introspection into Australia’s racialized system. However, as pushes to reform the policy grew, others used international events to resist reforms. Using speeches by politicians and documents produced by policymakers, this article will show how events, such as the Notting Hill riots in Britain, the Little Rock controversy in the United States, and the Sharpeville massacre, were used as warnings about Australia potentially introducing similar ‘racial problems’ if it allowed more non-white migration. This article argues that these concerns tapped into a transnational whiteness that shared anxieties about decolonization, civil rights and non-white immigration in the post-war period, bringing a racialized solidarity forged at the turn of the twentieth century into the Cold War era.
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The Journal of Imperial and Commonwealth History @jich.bsky.social · 27d
JICH will now award two annual prizes: The Stockwell-Burroughs Prize for Best Article; & the Murphy-Howe Prize for Best Postgrad Article.
Winners will be announced each Feb & receive £200 in book vouchers from @tandfresearch.bsky.social. Winning articles will become free access for 12 months.
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Yianni Cartledge @yiannicart.bsky.social · 29d
My article on the Ikarian Revolution (1912) in @euroreviewhistory.bsky.social is currently the 'most read' for the year. Check it out #OpenAccess here:
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The Journal of Imperial and Commonwealth History @jich.bsky.social · Sep 6
Check out the recent book review by Yianni Cartledge @yiannicart.bsky.social of 'Victorians and Modern Greece: Literary and Cultural Encounters' edited by Efterpi Mitsi & Anna Despotopoulou (Routledge, 2025): doi.org/10.1080/0308...
Victorians and Modern Greece: Literary and Cultural Encounters
Published in The Journal of Imperial and Commonwealth History (Ahead of Print, 2025)
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Jonas Fossli Gjersø @jonasgjerso.bsky.social · Sep 3
#OpenAccess throughout September.
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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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Evan @evansmithhist.bsky.social · Sep 4
New book review published advance access by @jich.bsky.social

Efterpi Mitsi and Anna Despotopoulou's 'Victorians and Modern Greece: Literary and Cultural Encounters', reviewed by @yiannicart.bsky.social

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Victorians and Modern Greece: Literary and Cultural Encounters
Published in The Journal of Imperial and Commonwealth History (Ahead of Print, 2025)
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Yianni Cartledge @yiannicart.bsky.social · Sep 3
Check out my latest book review on the fascinating 'Victorians and Modern Greece: Literary and Cultural Encounters', by Efterpi Mitsi & Anna Despotopoulou (Routledge, 2025) for @jich.bsky.social. The first 50 people visitors get to access it for free: www.tandfonline.com/eprint/YYGWD...
Victorians and Modern Greece: Literary and Cultural Encounters
Published in The Journal of Imperial and Commonwealth History (Ahead of Print, 2025)
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Yianni Cartledge @yiannicart.bsky.social · Aug 27
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Yianni Cartledge @yiannicart.bsky.social · Aug 27
The pre-order page for my upcoming book 'Ikarians in South Australia, 1900-1945' with Anthem Press is online - check it out here: anthempress.com/books/ikaria...
Ikarians in South Australia, 1900-1945 | Anthem Press
Emigration, Settlement, Community Building and Integration
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The Guardian @theguardian.com · Aug 21
In Norway we see ourselves as ethically virtuous – so why is our oil wealth enabling genocide? | Sindre Bangstad
In Norway we see ourselves as ethically virtuous – so why is our oil wealth enabling genocide? | Sindre Bangstad
With an election looming, will politicians finally listen to the majority who want to divest from Israeli arms companies, asks Oslo academic Sindre Bangstad
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Climate, Ecology, War & More by Dr. Glen Barry, BigEarthData.ai @bigearthdata.bsky.social · Aug 20
Hot springs, empty beaches, forests and wine: exploring the unspoilt Greek island of Ikaria
->The Guardian | #Island #Forest | More info from EcoSearch
Hot springs, empty beaches, forests and wine: exploring the unspoilt Greek island of Ikaria
There are no signs to the hot spring, but I locate it on the map and we drive to the end of the paved road. Overlooking the sea is a stone bench someone has dedicated to her parents, “with gratitude...
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The Journal of Imperial and Commonwealth History @jich.bsky.social · Aug 8
Hot off the press & #OpenAccess, see 'James Flint and the 1759 Petition: The Influence of British Intermediaries on the East India Company's China Trade and Sino-British Encounters' by Gongchen Yang: doi.org/10.1080/0308...
James Flint and the 1759 Petition: The Influence of British Intermediaries on the East India Company's China Trade and Sino-British Encounters
This article reexamines a pivotal yet understudied episode in Sino-British relations: the British East India Company's 1759 petition to the Qing Emperor. It highlights the critical role of intermed...
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The Journal of Imperial and Commonwealth History @jich.bsky.social · Jul 31
We are proud to be listed in Google Scholar's top 20 history journals: scholar.google.com/citations?vi...
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The Journal of Imperial and Commonwealth History @jich.bsky.social · Jul 9
New article '‘A Brave People United’: Warfare, Race, and the Making of the Martial Sikh' by Paul K. MacDonald - check it out: doi.org/10.1080/0308...
‘A Brave People United’: Warfare, Race, and the Making of the Martial Sikh
This article explores how British perceptions of Sikh martial character evolved in the years surrounding the First and Second Anglo-Sikh Wars. Although British observers in previous decades recogni...
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The Journal of Imperial and Commonwealth History @jich.bsky.social · Jul 13
Hot off the press & #OpenAccess, check out 'Writing Back to Empire: Anticolonial Petitioning and Decolonisation in Postwar British West Africa, 1945–1960' by Bright Alozie: doi.org/10.1080/0308...
Writing Back to Empire: Anticolonial Petitioning and Decolonisation in Postwar British West Africa, 1945–1960
This article reexamines petition writing as a strategic form of anticolonial resistance and negotiation in British West Africa between 1945 and 1960. Focusing on Nigeria and the Gold Coast (now Gha...
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The Journal of Imperial and Commonwealth History @jich.bsky.social · Jul 17
Hot off the press! See the article: 'Missing the Bolt from the Blue: British Intelligence and the Third Anglo-Afghan War of 1919' by Travis Kaiser Weinger: doi.org/10.1080/0308...
Missing the Bolt from the Blue: British Intelligence and the Third Anglo-Afghan War of 1919
This paper explores how the colonial intelligence system operated on British India’s north-west frontier during the first two decades of the twentieth century. Coming off of its successes during th...
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The Journal of Imperial and Commonwealth History @jich.bsky.social · Jul 18
Article released! Read our latest piece 'Perception and ‘Salvation Government’ in 1940s Lagos Petitions' by Tunde Decker: doi.org/10.1080/0308...
Perception and ‘Salvation Government’ in 1940s Lagos Petitions
In the 1940s ordinary citizens in Lagos had subjective perceptions of the colonial state. Their views about how the governing system was run was so personalised that they held on to the belief that...
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The Journal of Imperial and Commonwealth History @jich.bsky.social · Jul 25
Our latest special issue (53/3) on 'Petitions and Petitioning in Colonial and Post-colonial Contexts' has been released, fantastically co-edited by Miranda Johnson and @henryjmiller.bsky.social - you can read the issue here:
www.tandfonline.com/toc/fich20/5...
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