Vietnamese Boat people in 1984: image courtesy of Wikimedia commons I’ve been teaching a course on ‘Refugees in modern world history’ for several years and I wrote a book as a result – see http://ukcatalogue.oup.com/product/9780198744474.do). Never has the subject seemed timelier or more troubling than in 2015. Here are a few short observations about what…
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Some historical reflections on the Refugee Crisis by Professor Peter Gatrell
Vietnamese Boat people in 1984: image courtesy of Wikimedia commons I’ve been teaching a course on ‘Refugees in modern world history’ for several years and I wrote a book as a result – see http://ukcatalogue.oup.com/product/9780198744474.do). Never has the subject seemed timelier or more troubling than in 2015. Here are a few short observations about what…
Inching Towards the Meter
Editors Note: This is an archived blog post from 19/5/2015 May 20th World Metrology Day Inching Towards the Meter: Dr. Velkar Reflects on Britishness on World Metrology Day May 20th 2015 is ‘World Metrology Day’. The theme for 2015 is ‘Measurements and Light’. Historically, light has had a special significance in modern metrology, which is…
Occupied France During WW1
As part of a series of posts showcasing recent publications by members of staff, below are three works that have appeared in various forms in the last few months by Dr James Connolly: ‘Fresh Eyes, Dead Topic? Writing the History of the Occupation of Northern France in World War One,’ in Ludivine Broch and Alison…
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