Book Review : The Scotch-Irish: from the North of Ireland to the making of America
(2006)
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Porter, J. (2006). Book Review : The Scotch-Irish: from the North of Ireland to the making of America. Journal of the West, 45(2), 84 - 84
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Socio-economic dislocation and inter-war emigration to Canada and the United States: A Scottish snapshot (2006)
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Harper, M., & Evans, N. J. (2006). Socio-economic dislocation and inter-war emigration to Canada and the United States: A Scottish snapshot. Journal of Imperial and Commonwealth History, 34(4), 529-552. https://doi.org/10.1080/03086530600991456During the 1920s emigration from Scotland exceeded the natural growth of population. Yet relatively little attention has been paid to the mechanisms of relocation, the regional and occupational origins and destinations of the emigrants or their demog... Read More about Socio-economic dislocation and inter-war emigration to Canada and the United States: A Scottish snapshot.
Fire and quake in the construction of Old Manila (2006)
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Bankoff, G. (2006). Fire and quake in the construction of Old Manila. Medieval History Journal, 10(1-2), 411-427. https://doi.org/10.1177/097194580701000215Manila, was one of the grandest early modern European cities in Asia, yet it was destroyed by fire and earthquake on numerous occasions. Over successive reconstructions, it evolved a style of architecture and urban planning that reconciled alien noti... Read More about Fire and quake in the construction of Old Manila.
The politics of performance : transnationalism and its limits in former Yugoslav popular music, 1999-2004 (2006)
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Baker, C. (2006). The politics of performance : transnationalism and its limits in former Yugoslav popular music, 1999-2004. Ethnopolitics, 5(3), 275-293. https://doi.org/10.1080/17449050600911075This paper examines transnational relations between the Yugoslav successor states from the point of view of popular music, and demonstrates how transnational musical figures (such as Djordje Balasevic, Momcilo Bajagic-Bajaga and Ceca Raznatovic) are... Read More about The politics of performance : transnationalism and its limits in former Yugoslav popular music, 1999-2004.
Making nature sacred: Literature, religion, and the environment in America from the Puritans to the present. (2006)
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Porter, J. (2006). Making nature sacred: Literature, religion, and the environment in America from the Puritans to the present. Journal of American Studies, 40(2), 431 - 432. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0021875806401808
Learning to write "Indian": The boarding-school experience and American Indian literature (2006)
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Porter, J. (2006). Learning to write "Indian": The boarding-school experience and American Indian literature. Journal of the West, 45(3), 118 - 118
Winds of colonisation: The meteorological contours of Spain's imperium in the Pacific 1521-1898 (2006)
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Bankoff, G. (2006). Winds of colonisation: The meteorological contours of Spain's imperium in the Pacific 1521-1898. Environment and History, 12(1), 65-88. https://doi.org/10.3197/096734006776026827This paper examines the relationship between prevailing weather systems and colonialism in the context of Spanish possessions in the Pacific from Magellan till the end of the nineteenth century. It argues that any historical appreciation of Hispanic... Read More about Winds of colonisation: The meteorological contours of Spain's imperium in the Pacific 1521-1898.
Book review : Indian views of the Custer fight: a source book (2005)
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Porter, J. (2005). Book review : Indian views of the Custer fight: a source book. Journal of the West, 44(2), 107 - 107
Book review : Individuality incorporated: Indians and the multicultural modern. (2005)
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Porter, J. (2005). Book review : Individuality incorporated: Indians and the multicultural modern. Journal of American history, 92(2), 651 - 652. https://doi.org/10.2307/3659366
Book review: Finding Sand Creek: History, archeology, and the 1864 massacre site (2005)
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Porter, J. (2005). Book review: Finding Sand Creek: History, archeology, and the 1864 massacre site. Journal of the West, 44(2), 107 - 108
Ancient roads and GPS survey: modelling the Amarna Plain (2004)
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Fenwick, H. (2004). Ancient roads and GPS survey: modelling the Amarna Plain. Antiquity, 78(302), 880-885. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0003598X00113511Remote mapping is painting in the context and filling the gaps of some of the best known archaeological places. Here Helen Fenwick shows what can be done to understand the 'blank' part of the great site at Tell el-Amarna using a differential GPS.
Political Culture and the Origins of a Party System in the Southern Ohio Valley: The Case of Early National Tennessee, 1796-1812 (2004)
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Ray, K. (2004). Political Culture and the Origins of a Party System in the Southern Ohio Valley: The Case of Early National Tennessee, 1796-1812. Ohio Valley History, 4(4), 3-26
The Port Jews of Libau, 1880–1914 (2004)
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Evans, N. J. (2004). The Port Jews of Libau, 1880–1914. Jewish Culture and History, 7(1-2), 197-214. https://doi.org/10.1080/1462169x.2004.10512018
The fall and rise of Anzac Day: 1965 and 1990 compared (2002)
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Macleod, J. (2002). The fall and rise of Anzac Day: 1965 and 1990 compared. War and Society, 20(1), 149--168
Contextualising previous excavation: the implications of applying GPS survey and GIS modelling techniques to Watton Priory, East Yorkshire (2002)
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Chapman, H., & Fenwick, H. (2002). Contextualising previous excavation: the implications of applying GPS survey and GIS modelling techniques to Watton Priory, East Yorkshire. Medieval Archaeology, 46, 81-89. https://doi.org/10.1179/med.2002.46.1.81Current understanding of archaeological sites often relies upon plans compiled before the advent of modern archaeological techniques. Such plans were often created with a specific purpose in mind that might be less helpful for modern study. In this p... Read More about Contextualising previous excavation: the implications of applying GPS survey and GIS modelling techniques to Watton Priory, East Yorkshire.
Land speculation, popular democracy and political transformation on the Tennessee Frontier, 1780-1800 (2002)
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Ray, K. (2002). Land speculation, popular democracy and political transformation on the Tennessee Frontier, 1780-1800. Tennessee historical quarterly, 61(3), 161-181
Latter-Day Saint Scandinavian migration through Hull, England, 1852-1894 (2002)
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Woods, F. E., & Evans, N. (2002). Latter-Day Saint Scandinavian migration through Hull, England, 1852-1894. BYU Studies, 41(4), 75-102Nearly one hundred thousand Latter-day Saints made the journey across the Atlantic during the nineteenth century. Both contemporary commentators and Mormon historians alike have described these ocean crossings extensively. Yet the journey from Liverp... Read More about Latter-Day Saint Scandinavian migration through Hull, England, 1852-1894.
General Sir Ian Hamilton and the Dardanelles commission (2001)
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MacLeod, J. (2001). General Sir Ian Hamilton and the Dardanelles commission. War in History, 8(4), 418-441. https://doi.org/10.1177/096834450100800403This article traces some aspects of the story behind-the-scenes at the Dardanelles commission which account for the bland nature of its reports. It focuses in particular upon the clandestine attempts by General Sir Ian Hamilton to influence the verdi... Read More about General Sir Ian Hamilton and the Dardanelles commission.
Work in progress: Indirect passage from Europe Transmigration via the UK, 1836–1914 (2001)
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Evans, N. J. (2001). Work in progress: Indirect passage from Europe Transmigration via the UK, 1836–1914. Journal for Maritime Research, 3(1), 70-84. https://doi.org/10.1080/21533369.2001.9668313
Contextualizing learning and teaching: Academics and the history curriculum of the future (1999)
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Porter, J. (1999). Contextualizing learning and teaching: Academics and the history curriculum of the future. Innovations in education and teaching international, 36(3), 219-223. https://doi.org/10.1080/1355800990360307This paper reviews the broader overall context to the current emphasis upon teaching and learning within university higher education in the UK and beyond. It considers how change might impact upon both the role of academic historian and the teaching... Read More about Contextualizing learning and teaching: Academics and the history curriculum of the future.