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Modern American History
Attention graduate students and early career historians: Essay prize submissions due in 10 days!
Congratulations to @eladiobobadilla.com on his new book "Dangerous Migration: Mexican Labor and the Fight for Immigrant Rights."
MAH featured him in our relaunch of Paul Kramer's “Power and Connection: Imperial Histories of the United States in the World."
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We've got some terrific pieces rolling out at @modamhist.bsky.social on the 1976 bicentennial celebrations.
Here's a great one from Jennifer Depew on the libertarian vision for America's 200th:
Now up on First View!
"'We All Won That Fight': U.S. Empire and Military Labor in the Battle of Guadalcanal" by Holger Droessler, which looks at how Solomon Islanders assisted Allied soldiers during WWII as construction workers, local scouts, & messengers.
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Modern American History
Excited to share my latest article in @modamhist.bsky.social. Focuses on a top-secret Army dog-training project that used Japanese Americans as live bait during World War II.
feel like you need to bone up on imperial presidencies, federal oversight of D.C. and commemorative planning? I have an article for you! Open access as part of @modamhist.bsky.social's forthcoming special issue on the 250th
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Modern American History
Kevin M. Kruse
Modern American History
Japanese American Dog Bait: Racialized Odors, Canine Violence, and the Environment on Cat Island, Mississippi
Announcement: We are now accepting submissions for the Fourth Annual Brooke L. Blower and Sarah T. Phillips Essay Prize. Ph.D. candidates and early-career contingent instructors are invited submit until June 15.
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Modern American History
Connie Chiang
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“The Second American Revolution”: Murray Rothbard and the Libertarians Imagine the U.S. Founding
Announcement: We are now accepting submissions for the Fourth Annual Brooke L. Blower and Sarah T. Phillips Essay Prize. Ph.D. candidates and early-career contingent instructors are invited submit until June 15.
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A Commemoration in Washington or a Commemoration for Washington? The Federal Government and the DC Bicentennial Assembly