Evan
@evansmithhist.bsky.social
Academic/Writer - History/Politics/Criminology - British, Australian and southern African (plus transnational) history - he/him - top 2% researchers 2024 (Stanford/Elsevier rankings) - views own - cult classic, not best seller
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Evan
@evansmithhist.bsky.social
· Oct 9
With the publication of our book 'In Solidarity, Under Suspicion: The British Far Left from 1956' next month, @manchesterup.bsky.social are offering a 30% discount using the discount code below!
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historians, every day:
what the FUCK am i supposed to do with this information???
November 11, 2025 at 3:17 AM
historians, every day:
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Rhodesia also sought to recruit people from the rest of the world, particularly the white settler colonies, to fight in the Bush War against the Zimbabwean national liberation forces. This ad was regularly featured in the US based 'Soldiers of Fortune' magazine.
November 11, 2023 at 4:35 AM
Rhodesia also sought to recruit people from the rest of the world, particularly the white settler colonies, to fight in the Bush War against the Zimbabwean national liberation forces. This ad was regularly featured in the US based 'Soldiers of Fortune' magazine.
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The Rhodesian government recognised the importance of support for the regime amongst the right in Britain, North America and Australasia and sought to make connections. In the 1970s, the journal of the Rhodesian Information Centre had a monthly column dedicated to Australia and New Zealand.
November 11, 2023 at 4:19 AM
The Rhodesian government recognised the importance of support for the regime amongst the right in Britain, North America and Australasia and sought to make connections. In the 1970s, the journal of the Rhodesian Information Centre had a monthly column dedicated to Australia and New Zealand.
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The far right in the white settler colonies were particularly effusive about Rhodesia, as well as South Africa, as they saw white minority rule in southern Africa as a warning for their own settler colonial status. Many of these countries saw supporter groups for Rhodesia emerge.
November 11, 2023 at 4:12 AM
The far right in the white settler colonies were particularly effusive about Rhodesia, as well as South Africa, as they saw white minority rule in southern Africa as a warning for their own settler colonial status. Many of these countries saw supporter groups for Rhodesia emerge.
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On 11 November, 1965, Rhodesia announced its Unilateral Declaration of Independence and its break with Britain. For the global far right in the 1960s-70s, Rhodesia became a cause celebre, seen as on the frontline (alongside apartheid South Africa) against communism and multi-racial democracy.
November 11, 2023 at 4:04 AM
On 11 November, 1965, Rhodesia announced its Unilateral Declaration of Independence and its break with Britain. For the global far right in the 1960s-70s, Rhodesia became a cause celebre, seen as on the frontline (alongside apartheid South Africa) against communism and multi-racial democracy.
I forgot I had posted this ages ago and I lol’ed again
November 10, 2025 at 12:59 PM
I forgot I had posted this ages ago and I lol’ed again
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On 9 November, 1982, the alternative comedy sitcom The Young Ones debuted on the BBC.
I have argued that watching this show gives in a great historical insight into Britain during the early years of Margaret Thatcher’s Prime Ministership.
hatfulofhistory.com/2014/06/10/i...
I have argued that watching this show gives in a great historical insight into Britain during the early years of Margaret Thatcher’s Prime Ministership.
hatfulofhistory.com/2014/06/10/i...
November 10, 2025 at 3:54 AM
On 9 November, 1982, the alternative comedy sitcom The Young Ones debuted on the BBC.
I have argued that watching this show gives in a great historical insight into Britain during the early years of Margaret Thatcher’s Prime Ministership.
hatfulofhistory.com/2014/06/10/i...
I have argued that watching this show gives in a great historical insight into Britain during the early years of Margaret Thatcher’s Prime Ministership.
hatfulofhistory.com/2014/06/10/i...
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My first lot of marking has arrived but so has the cover of the book!
November 10, 2025 at 9:43 AM
My first lot of marking has arrived but so has the cover of the book!
On 9 November, 1982, the alternative comedy sitcom The Young Ones debuted on the BBC.
I have argued that watching this show gives in a great historical insight into Britain during the early years of Margaret Thatcher’s Prime Ministership.
hatfulofhistory.com/2014/06/10/i...
I have argued that watching this show gives in a great historical insight into Britain during the early years of Margaret Thatcher’s Prime Ministership.
hatfulofhistory.com/2014/06/10/i...
November 10, 2025 at 3:54 AM
On 9 November, 1982, the alternative comedy sitcom The Young Ones debuted on the BBC.
I have argued that watching this show gives in a great historical insight into Britain during the early years of Margaret Thatcher’s Prime Ministership.
hatfulofhistory.com/2014/06/10/i...
I have argued that watching this show gives in a great historical insight into Britain during the early years of Margaret Thatcher’s Prime Ministership.
hatfulofhistory.com/2014/06/10/i...
Oscillating between 1 to 8 for the foreseeable
November 9, 2025 at 12:12 PM
Oscillating between 1 to 8 for the foreseeable
My annual post about how the Morning Star reported the fall of the Berlin Wall in 1989
hatfulofhistory.com/2014/11/07/h...
hatfulofhistory.com/2014/11/07/h...
November 9, 2025 at 9:02 AM
My annual post about how the Morning Star reported the fall of the Berlin Wall in 1989
hatfulofhistory.com/2014/11/07/h...
hatfulofhistory.com/2014/11/07/h...
Lauren’s book on Milton Keynes is a great exploration of space, class and culture in post-war Britain. Take advantage of this sale and pick up a copy!
While you're stocking up on Evan's work, technically you can also still get my book www.routledge.com/Milton-Keyne...
And also, a great book I got to edit early this year: www.routledge.com/The-Liberal-...
And also, a great book I got to edit early this year: www.routledge.com/The-Liberal-...
November 9, 2025 at 6:44 AM
Lauren’s book on Milton Keynes is a great exploration of space, class and culture in post-war Britain. Take advantage of this sale and pick up a copy!
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Routledge are having a Black Friday sale so use the code ‘BF2025S’ to get 25% off my books!
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November 4, 2025 at 12:37 AM
Routledge are having a Black Friday sale so use the code ‘BF2025S’ to get 25% off my books!
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This morning I’m having
November 8, 2025 at 9:00 PM
This morning I’m having
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New advance access book review published in @jich.bsky.social
@farsouthhistory.bsky.social reviews 'An Empire of Magnetism: Global Science and the British Magnetic Enterprise in the Age of Imperialism' by Edward J. Gillin
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
@farsouthhistory.bsky.social reviews 'An Empire of Magnetism: Global Science and the British Magnetic Enterprise in the Age of Imperialism' by Edward J. Gillin
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
An Empire of Magnetism: Global Science and the British Magnetic Enterprise in the Age of Imperialism
Published in The Journal of Imperial and Commonwealth History (Ahead of Print, 2025)
www.tandfonline.com
November 8, 2025 at 9:44 AM
New advance access book review published in @jich.bsky.social
@farsouthhistory.bsky.social reviews 'An Empire of Magnetism: Global Science and the British Magnetic Enterprise in the Age of Imperialism' by Edward J. Gillin
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
@farsouthhistory.bsky.social reviews 'An Empire of Magnetism: Global Science and the British Magnetic Enterprise in the Age of Imperialism' by Edward J. Gillin
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
November 8, 2025 at 11:44 AM
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It always takes me ages to get my head around metaphors and fables, so when someone tried to explain to me the myth of Sisyphus it was a bit of an uphill struggle.
November 7, 2025 at 11:38 PM
It always takes me ages to get my head around metaphors and fables, so when someone tried to explain to me the myth of Sisyphus it was a bit of an uphill struggle.
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Congratulations to AHA member Yianni Cartledge for the publication of his new book "Ikarians in South Australia 1900--1945"! Pick up your own copy here: anthempress.com/books/ikaria...
Ikarians in South Australia, 1900-1945 | Anthem Press
Emigration, Settlement, Community Building and Integration
anthempress.com
November 2, 2025 at 9:30 PM
Congratulations to AHA member Yianni Cartledge for the publication of his new book "Ikarians in South Australia 1900--1945"! Pick up your own copy here: anthempress.com/books/ikaria...
New advance access book review published in @jich.bsky.social
@farsouthhistory.bsky.social reviews 'An Empire of Magnetism: Global Science and the British Magnetic Enterprise in the Age of Imperialism' by Edward J. Gillin
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
@farsouthhistory.bsky.social reviews 'An Empire of Magnetism: Global Science and the British Magnetic Enterprise in the Age of Imperialism' by Edward J. Gillin
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
An Empire of Magnetism: Global Science and the British Magnetic Enterprise in the Age of Imperialism
Published in The Journal of Imperial and Commonwealth History (Ahead of Print, 2025)
www.tandfonline.com
November 8, 2025 at 9:44 AM
New advance access book review published in @jich.bsky.social
@farsouthhistory.bsky.social reviews 'An Empire of Magnetism: Global Science and the British Magnetic Enterprise in the Age of Imperialism' by Edward J. Gillin
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
@farsouthhistory.bsky.social reviews 'An Empire of Magnetism: Global Science and the British Magnetic Enterprise in the Age of Imperialism' by Edward J. Gillin
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Writing about Australian history and aiming for an international journal, so having to include a lot more contextual detail about everything than what one might need if discussing North American or UK/European stuff. Making my word count higher!
2. Australia and New Zealand history doesn’t have to justify its relevance for a wider audience to be published in a journal published in US or Europe
November 8, 2025 at 6:37 AM
Writing about Australian history and aiming for an international journal, so having to include a lot more contextual detail about everything than what one might need if discussing North American or UK/European stuff. Making my word count higher!
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Fun fact: several years after his Provisional Government was deposed by the Bolsheviks in 1917, former Russian prime minister Alexander Kerensky married Brisbane-born Nell Tritton and relocated briefly to peaceful, leafy Clayfield in Brisbane’s northern suburbs www.smh.com.au/world/alexan...
November 7, 2025 at 9:09 AM
Fun fact: several years after his Provisional Government was deposed by the Bolsheviks in 1917, former Russian prime minister Alexander Kerensky married Brisbane-born Nell Tritton and relocated briefly to peaceful, leafy Clayfield in Brisbane’s northern suburbs www.smh.com.au/world/alexan...
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Membership of the Society for the Study of Labour History costs £37 (£21 for students) and includes three issues of Labour History Review.
If labour history matters to you, come and join us sslh.org.uk/join/
If labour history matters to you, come and join us sslh.org.uk/join/
November 6, 2025 at 3:37 PM
Membership of the Society for the Study of Labour History costs £37 (£21 for students) and includes three issues of Labour History Review.
If labour history matters to you, come and join us sslh.org.uk/join/
If labour history matters to you, come and join us sslh.org.uk/join/
Trying a new mantra as I edit down another 14000 word draft article:
Every article doesn’t need to include every archival nugget you have discovered on the topic
Every article doesn’t need to include every archival nugget you have discovered on the topic
Every article doesn’t need to include…
Every article doesn’t need to include every archival nugget you have discovered on the topic
Every article doesn’t need to include every archival nugget you have discovered on the topic
Every article doesn’t need to include…
November 5, 2025 at 10:33 AM
Trying a new mantra as I edit down another 14000 word draft article:
Every article doesn’t need to include every archival nugget you have discovered on the topic
Every article doesn’t need to include every archival nugget you have discovered on the topic
Every article doesn’t need to include…
Every article doesn’t need to include every archival nugget you have discovered on the topic
Every article doesn’t need to include every archival nugget you have discovered on the topic
Every article doesn’t need to include…
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Thrilled to see this introduction by me and Charlotte Ann Legg to our special issue on "Connected Histories of Empire: France, Britain & the Pacific" is now out and in open access. The rest of our special issue – with a fantastic array of articles – will be out soon! @journalpacifichist.bsky.social
Connected Histories of Empire: France, Britain, and the Pacific
This special issue explores the connected histories of France, Britain, and the Pacific in the 19th and early 20th centuries at the level of states, colonial administrations, people, practices, and...
www.tandfonline.com
November 5, 2025 at 3:35 AM
Thrilled to see this introduction by me and Charlotte Ann Legg to our special issue on "Connected Histories of Empire: France, Britain & the Pacific" is now out and in open access. The rest of our special issue – with a fantastic array of articles – will be out soon! @journalpacifichist.bsky.social