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Q&A with Amanda Moniz, guest editor of The Public Historian‘s special issue, “Material Culture as a Methodology for the History of Philanthropy”
May 14 2024
How can material objects help us better understand the complex, contested, and sometimes contradictory history of philanthropy? This question guides the new special issue of The Public Historian, “Material Culture as a Methodology for the History of Philanthropy,” guest edited by Amanda Moniz. Moniz
Q&A with Aaron Eddens, author of Seeding Empire
Apr 15 2024
In Seeding Empire, Aaron Eddens rewrites an enduring story about the past—and future—of global agriculture. Eddens connects today's efforts to cultivate a "Green Revolution in Africa" to a history of American projects that introduced capitalist agriculture across the Global South. Expansive in scope
Q&A with Daniel Caner, author of The Rich and The Pure
Nov 22 2021
Daniel Caner, author of the new book The Rich and The Pure joined us to discuss some of the key findings from his work.As the Roman Empire broke down in western Europe, its prosperity moved decisively eastward, to what is now known as the Byzantine Empire. Here was born history’s first truly