The Journal of Imperial and Commonwealth History
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A peer-reviewed Taylor & Francis academic journal exploring the British Empire, the Commonwealth, and wider colonialism.
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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.
Winners will be announced each Feb & receive £200 in book vouchers from @tandfresearch.bsky.social. Winning articles will become free access for 12 months.
See the recent #OpenAccess debate essay 'The Debate over British Reparations for Mandate-Era Governance of Palestine? Three views' by John B. Quigley: doi.org/10.1080/0308...
The Debate over British Reparations for Mandate-Era Governance of Palestine? Three views
As reparations are being demanded from more former colonial powers, Britain is in the crosshairs for Palestine, given the century-long conflict that has resulted. According to the view most commonl...
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January 17, 2026 at 10:34 AM
See the recent #OpenAccess debate essay 'The Debate over British Reparations for Mandate-Era Governance of Palestine? Three views' by John B. Quigley: doi.org/10.1080/0308...
Check out the recent exploration 'Against a Mercatorial Sovereignty: The British Imperial State and the East India Company, 1783–1784' by Sunit Singh: doi.org/10.1080/0308...
Against a Mercatorial Sovereignty: The British Imperial State and the East India Company, 1783–1784
Transformed by the experience of decades of imperial crisis, Charles James Fox introduced a series of measures in Parliament, in the autumn of 1783, proposing to remake the British Empire in India....
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January 16, 2026 at 7:23 AM
Check out the recent exploration 'Against a Mercatorial Sovereignty: The British Imperial State and the East India Company, 1783–1784' by Sunit Singh: doi.org/10.1080/0308...
See the latest article 'The Implementation of the 1943 Sino-British Treaty and the Liquidation of British Interests in Post-Treaty-Port China: Perspectives from Tianjin, 1945–1948' by Taoyu Yang: doi.org/10.1080/0308...
The Implementation of the 1943 Sino-British Treaty and the Liquidation of British Interests in Post-Treaty-Port China: Perspectives from Tianjin, 1945–1948
As a pivotal document in the history of Sino-British relations, the 1943 Sino-British Treaty not only abrogated Britain’s extraterritorial privileges but also included provisions on the management ...
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January 15, 2026 at 12:19 AM
See the latest article 'The Implementation of the 1943 Sino-British Treaty and the Liquidation of British Interests in Post-Treaty-Port China: Perspectives from Tianjin, 1945–1948' by Taoyu Yang: doi.org/10.1080/0308...
Have a read of the recent article 'Rubber Crisis and the Malayan Emergency' by Koon Kein Pang: doi.org/10.1080/0308...
Rubber Crisis and the Malayan Emergency
The Malayan Emergency (1948–1960) has traditionally been studied through the lens of political history, with a particular focus on the tensions between the Malayan Communist Party and the British c...
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January 13, 2026 at 12:16 PM
Have a read of the recent article 'Rubber Crisis and the Malayan Emergency' by Koon Kein Pang: doi.org/10.1080/0308...
Check out the recent article 'Circumvention of Most-Favoured-Nation clause by the policy of Imperial Preferences' by Vikramaditya Awasthy: doi.org/10.1080/0308...
Circumvention of Most-Favoured-Nation clause by the policy of Imperial Preferences
This study examines how the British Empire strategically circumvented the most-favoured-nation (MFN) clause through the policy of Imperial Preferences during the interwar period. While existing sch...
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January 12, 2026 at 5:32 AM
Check out the recent article 'Circumvention of Most-Favoured-Nation clause by the policy of Imperial Preferences' by Vikramaditya Awasthy: doi.org/10.1080/0308...
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New book review published advance access by @jich.bsky.social
@patrickcacicedo.bsky.social reviews "Imperial Crime and Punishment: Approaches from Historical Criminology", edited by Emma D. Watkins and Eleanor Bland
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@patrickcacicedo.bsky.social reviews "Imperial Crime and Punishment: Approaches from Historical Criminology", edited by Emma D. Watkins and Eleanor Bland
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Imperial Crime and Punishment: Approaches from Historical Criminology, by
Published in The Journal of Imperial and Commonwealth History (Ahead of Print, 2026)
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January 10, 2026 at 11:13 PM
New book review published advance access by @jich.bsky.social
@patrickcacicedo.bsky.social reviews "Imperial Crime and Punishment: Approaches from Historical Criminology", edited by Emma D. Watkins and Eleanor Bland
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
@patrickcacicedo.bsky.social reviews "Imperial Crime and Punishment: Approaches from Historical Criminology", edited by Emma D. Watkins and Eleanor Bland
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Fresh and #OpenAccess, see 'Decolonisation, Unstable Sovereignties and Development: The Indian Sterling Balance Negotiations of 1947' by Atiya Hussain: doi.org/10.1080/0308...
Decolonisation, Unstable Sovereignties and Development: The Indian Sterling Balance Negotiations of 1947
Indo-British financial negotiations in 1947, a crucial year in the compressed timing of imperial retreat, impacted the shape of decolonisation and also the U.S.-led post-War global financial system...
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January 9, 2026 at 3:51 AM
Fresh and #OpenAccess, see 'Decolonisation, Unstable Sovereignties and Development: The Indian Sterling Balance Negotiations of 1947' by Atiya Hussain: doi.org/10.1080/0308...
Check out the recent article 'Resistance in the Penal Space: Andaman Hunger Strikes and the Inverted Narrative of India’s Struggle for Freedom' by Susmita Sarangi & Akshaya K. Rath: doi.org/10.1080/0308...
Resistance in the Penal Space: Andaman Hunger Strikes and the Inverted Narrative of India’s Struggle for Freedom
This article examines Andaman penal narratives and argues that resistance is a central metaphor in India’s penal transportation history, not only as defiance but also as a process of political iden...
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January 6, 2026 at 3:24 AM
Check out the recent article 'Resistance in the Penal Space: Andaman Hunger Strikes and the Inverted Narrative of India’s Struggle for Freedom' by Susmita Sarangi & Akshaya K. Rath: doi.org/10.1080/0308...
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There has recently been a welcome growth in work at the intersection of business history and German colonial. This very interesting essay, from @nkleinoeder.bsky.social, is the most recent addition to this emerging stream of work.
New and #OpenAccess, check out 'On Site. Colonial Labour, Business and the Construction of the Swakopmund Jetty, c. 1911–1915' by Nina Kleinöder: doi.org/10.1080/0308...
On Site. Colonial Labour, Business and the Construction of the Swakopmund Jetty, c. 1911–1915
The Swakopmund jetty was one of only two entry points to the colony of German South West Africa (GSWA) located on the Atlantic coast. It was first built as a silted-up mole at the turn of the centu...
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January 5, 2026 at 8:30 PM
There has recently been a welcome growth in work at the intersection of business history and German colonial. This very interesting essay, from @nkleinoeder.bsky.social, is the most recent addition to this emerging stream of work.
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Our latest 'Current Debates' essay is now out! In 'The Debate over British Reparations for Mandate-Era Governance of Palestine? Three views' John B. Quigley questions the legality of Britain's League of Nations Mandate over Palestine. #OpenAccess @jich.bsky.social
doi.org/10.1080/0308...
doi.org/10.1080/0308...
The Debate over British Reparations for Mandate-Era Governance of Palestine? Three views
As reparations are being demanded from more former colonial powers, Britain is in the crosshairs for Palestine, given the century-long conflict that has resulted. According to the view most commonl...
doi.org
January 5, 2026 at 9:13 PM
Our latest 'Current Debates' essay is now out! In 'The Debate over British Reparations for Mandate-Era Governance of Palestine? Three views' John B. Quigley questions the legality of Britain's League of Nations Mandate over Palestine. #OpenAccess @jich.bsky.social
doi.org/10.1080/0308...
doi.org/10.1080/0308...
See the fascinating #OpenAccess essay 'The East India Company as Landowner' by John Marriott: doi.org/10.1080/0308...
The East India Company as Landowner
Published in The Journal of Imperial and Commonwealth History (Ahead of Print, 2025)
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January 5, 2026 at 10:48 AM
See the fascinating #OpenAccess essay 'The East India Company as Landowner' by John Marriott: doi.org/10.1080/0308...
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I started the first working week of 2026 with this very interesting text by @nkleinoeder.bsky.social. Strongly recommended for anyone interested in the intersection of colonial labour history, colonial business history and infrastructure history.
New and #OpenAccess, check out 'On Site. Colonial Labour, Business and the Construction of the Swakopmund Jetty, c. 1911–1915' by Nina Kleinöder: doi.org/10.1080/0308...
On Site. Colonial Labour, Business and the Construction of the Swakopmund Jetty, c. 1911–1915
The Swakopmund jetty was one of only two entry points to the colony of German South West Africa (GSWA) located on the Atlantic coast. It was first built as a silted-up mole at the turn of the centu...
doi.org
January 5, 2026 at 7:45 AM
I started the first working week of 2026 with this very interesting text by @nkleinoeder.bsky.social. Strongly recommended for anyone interested in the intersection of colonial labour history, colonial business history and infrastructure history.
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Returning to my research today I am pleased to find this on my virtual desk.
The article focusses on the iron jetty in Swakopmund (Namibia) that was built after the colonial war. It connects perspectives of business, labour and colonial history.
The article focusses on the iron jetty in Swakopmund (Namibia) that was built after the colonial war. It connects perspectives of business, labour and colonial history.
New and #OpenAccess, check out 'On Site. Colonial Labour, Business and the Construction of the Swakopmund Jetty, c. 1911–1915' by Nina Kleinöder: doi.org/10.1080/0308...
On Site. Colonial Labour, Business and the Construction of the Swakopmund Jetty, c. 1911–1915
The Swakopmund jetty was one of only two entry points to the colony of German South West Africa (GSWA) located on the Atlantic coast. It was first built as a silted-up mole at the turn of the centu...
doi.org
January 5, 2026 at 8:00 AM
Returning to my research today I am pleased to find this on my virtual desk.
The article focusses on the iron jetty in Swakopmund (Namibia) that was built after the colonial war. It connects perspectives of business, labour and colonial history.
The article focusses on the iron jetty in Swakopmund (Namibia) that was built after the colonial war. It connects perspectives of business, labour and colonial history.
Check out one of our latest #OpenAccess piece 'The Bankruptcy of the ‘South Sea Kings’: Plantation Business, Labour Recruitment and German Politics in the Western Pacific, 1870s and 1880s' by Julian zur Lage: doi.org/10.1080/0308...
The Bankruptcy of the ‘South Sea Kings’: Plantation Business, Labour Recruitment and German Politics in the Western Pacific, 1870s and 1880s
The Hamburg merchant house Joh. Ces. Godeffroy & Sohn shaped the German presence in the Western Pacific from the 1850s until its bankruptcy in 1879. While initially focusing on trade, a shift towar...
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January 4, 2026 at 11:30 PM
Check out one of our latest #OpenAccess piece 'The Bankruptcy of the ‘South Sea Kings’: Plantation Business, Labour Recruitment and German Politics in the Western Pacific, 1870s and 1880s' by Julian zur Lage: doi.org/10.1080/0308...
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Journal of Imperial and Commonwealth History.
New and #OpenAccess, check out 'On Site. Colonial Labour, Business and the Construction of the Swakopmund Jetty, c. 1911–1915' by Nina Kleinöder:
New and #OpenAccess, check out 'On Site. Colonial Labour, Business and the Construction of the Swakopmund Jetty, c. 1911–1915' by Nina Kleinöder:
New and #OpenAccess, check out 'On Site. Colonial Labour, Business and the Construction of the Swakopmund Jetty, c. 1911–1915' by Nina Kleinöder: doi.org/10.1080/0308...
On Site. Colonial Labour, Business and the Construction of the Swakopmund Jetty, c. 1911–1915
The Swakopmund jetty was one of only two entry points to the colony of German South West Africa (GSWA) located on the Atlantic coast. It was first built as a silted-up mole at the turn of the centu...
doi.org
December 30, 2025 at 8:06 PM
Journal of Imperial and Commonwealth History.
New and #OpenAccess, check out 'On Site. Colonial Labour, Business and the Construction of the Swakopmund Jetty, c. 1911–1915' by Nina Kleinöder:
New and #OpenAccess, check out 'On Site. Colonial Labour, Business and the Construction of the Swakopmund Jetty, c. 1911–1915' by Nina Kleinöder:
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Alongside this, I also edited over 30 book reviews for @jich.bsky.social
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The Journal of Imperial and Commonwealth History
Publishes works on the history of the British Empire, Commonwealth and comparative European colonial experiences, including imperial policies and decolonization
www.tandfonline.com
December 31, 2025 at 5:34 AM
Alongside this, I also edited over 30 book reviews for @jich.bsky.social
www.tandfonline.com/journals/fic...
www.tandfonline.com/journals/fic...
New and #OpenAccess, check out 'On Site. Colonial Labour, Business and the Construction of the Swakopmund Jetty, c. 1911–1915' by Nina Kleinöder: doi.org/10.1080/0308...
On Site. Colonial Labour, Business and the Construction of the Swakopmund Jetty, c. 1911–1915
The Swakopmund jetty was one of only two entry points to the colony of German South West Africa (GSWA) located on the Atlantic coast. It was first built as a silted-up mole at the turn of the centu...
doi.org
December 30, 2025 at 2:16 AM
New and #OpenAccess, check out 'On Site. Colonial Labour, Business and the Construction of the Swakopmund Jetty, c. 1911–1915' by Nina Kleinöder: doi.org/10.1080/0308...
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With that said, if you’re interested in reviewing a newly published book in the field of imperial or Commonwealth history (broadly defined) for @jich.bsky.social, please get in touch!
www.tandfonline.com/journals/fic...
www.tandfonline.com/journals/fic...
The Journal of Imperial and Commonwealth History
Publishes works on the history of the British Empire, Commonwealth and comparative European colonial experiences, including imperial policies and decolonization
www.tandfonline.com
December 27, 2025 at 6:03 AM
With that said, if you’re interested in reviewing a newly published book in the field of imperial or Commonwealth history (broadly defined) for @jich.bsky.social, please get in touch!
www.tandfonline.com/journals/fic...
www.tandfonline.com/journals/fic...
Hot off the press and #OpenAccess, see 'Working Through a War: The Traders of John Holt & Co. in Cameroon During the First World War' by Deborah Neill: doi.org/10.1080/0308...
Working Through a War: The Traders of John Holt & Co. in Cameroon During the First World War
This paper will explore the experiences of John Holt & Co.’s European and African traders who were in German-controlled Cameroon when war broke out in August of 1914. Using company and government a...
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December 21, 2025 at 3:25 AM
Hot off the press and #OpenAccess, see 'Working Through a War: The Traders of John Holt & Co. in Cameroon During the First World War' by Deborah Neill: doi.org/10.1080/0308...
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Our most recent Current Debates essay is now out. In "The East India Company as Landowner" John Marriott considers the legal origins of British colonial rule in India. #OpenAccess
doi.org/10.1080/0308...
@jich.bsky.social
doi.org/10.1080/0308...
@jich.bsky.social
The East India Company as Landowner
Published in The Journal of Imperial and Commonwealth History (Ahead of Print, 2025)
doi.org
December 19, 2025 at 7:31 AM
Our most recent Current Debates essay is now out. In "The East India Company as Landowner" John Marriott considers the legal origins of British colonial rule in India. #OpenAccess
doi.org/10.1080/0308...
@jich.bsky.social
doi.org/10.1080/0308...
@jich.bsky.social
Just published and #OpenAccess, see the article 'Colonial Tug-of-War: Shifting Narratives and Desirability of Indian Minorities in Burma and Indochina' by Marly Tiburcio-Carneiro: doi.org/10.1080/0308...
Colonial Tug-of-War: Shifting Narratives and Desirability of Indian Minorities in Burma and Indochina
This article examines the responses of colonial authorities in British Burma and French Indochina to the Chettiar bankers following the 1929 stock market crash, focusing on the resulting tensions a...
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December 18, 2025 at 11:20 AM
Just published and #OpenAccess, see the article 'Colonial Tug-of-War: Shifting Narratives and Desirability of Indian Minorities in Burma and Indochina' by Marly Tiburcio-Carneiro: doi.org/10.1080/0308...
See the book review by Shankar Nair of 'Churchill and Industrial Britain: Liberalism, Empire and Employment, 1900–1929' by Jim Tomlinson (Bloomsbury Publishing, 2024): doi.org/10.1080/0308...
Churchill and Industrial Britain: Liberalism, Empire and Employment, 1900–1929
Published in The Journal of Imperial and Commonwealth History (Ahead of Print, 2025)
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December 17, 2025 at 11:47 AM
See the book review by Shankar Nair of 'Churchill and Industrial Britain: Liberalism, Empire and Employment, 1900–1929' by Jim Tomlinson (Bloomsbury Publishing, 2024): doi.org/10.1080/0308...
Check out Joseph Bienko's review of 'They Called It Peace: Worlds of Imperial Violence' by Lauren Benton, (Princeton University Press, 2024): doi.org/10.1080/0308...
They Called It Peace: Worlds of Imperial Violence
Published in The Journal of Imperial and Commonwealth History (Ahead of Print, 2025)
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December 13, 2025 at 12:32 PM
Check out Joseph Bienko's review of 'They Called It Peace: Worlds of Imperial Violence' by Lauren Benton, (Princeton University Press, 2024): doi.org/10.1080/0308...
Hot off the press! Have a read of 'Being Economical with the Truth: Dutch Public Claims and Hidden Agendas about Papuan Self-Determination and the Economic Exploitation of Netherlands New Guinea' by Grace Cheng & Astrid Cornelisse: doi.org/10.1080/0308...
Being Economical with the Truth: Dutch Public Claims and Hidden Agendas about Papuan Self-Determination and the Economic Exploitation of Netherlands New Guinea
In its public diplomacy between 1949 and 1962, the Netherlands consistently claimed that its presence in Netherlands New Guinea – also widely referred to at the time as West New Guinea (WNG) and to...
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December 13, 2025 at 1:37 AM
Hot off the press! Have a read of 'Being Economical with the Truth: Dutch Public Claims and Hidden Agendas about Papuan Self-Determination and the Economic Exploitation of Netherlands New Guinea' by Grace Cheng & Astrid Cornelisse: doi.org/10.1080/0308...
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Colonial tug-of-war: Shifting narratives and desirability of Indian minorities in Burma and Indochina
doi.org/10.1080/0308...
Paper in @jich.bsky.social by @nuffieldcollege.bsky.social student Marly Tiburcio-Carneiro
doi.org/10.1080/0308...
Paper in @jich.bsky.social by @nuffieldcollege.bsky.social student Marly Tiburcio-Carneiro
Colonial Tug-of-War: Shifting Narratives and Desirability of Indian Minorities in Burma and Indochina
This article examines the responses of colonial authorities in British Burma and French Indochina to the Chettiar bankers following the 1929 stock market crash, focusing on the resulting tensions a...
doi.org
December 11, 2025 at 4:35 PM
Colonial tug-of-war: Shifting narratives and desirability of Indian minorities in Burma and Indochina
doi.org/10.1080/0308...
Paper in @jich.bsky.social by @nuffieldcollege.bsky.social student Marly Tiburcio-Carneiro
doi.org/10.1080/0308...
Paper in @jich.bsky.social by @nuffieldcollege.bsky.social student Marly Tiburcio-Carneiro