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New book review:
Lara on Tavárez Mirabal, Minou: _Letters of Minerva Mirabal and Manolo Tavárez: Love and Resistance in the Time of Trujillo, The_. University of Florida Press, 2022. Published by H-Caribbean.
Read here: networks.h-net.org/node/20132819
Tavárez Mirabal, Minou. The Letters of Minerva Mirabal and Manolo Tavárez: Love and Resistance in the Time of Trujillo. : University of Florida Press, 2022. xiv + 287 pp. $35.00 (paper), ISBN 9781683402725. Reviewed by Génesis Lara (University of California, Irvine) Published on H-Caribbean (November, 2025) Commissioned by Aaron Coy Moulton (Stephen F. Austin State University)
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November 18, 2025 at 2:54 PM
New book review:
Elias on Scales, Helen: _Ocean Art: From the Shore to the Deep_. Reaktion Books, 2025. Published by H-Environment.
Read here: networks.h-net.org/node/20132815
Scales, Helen. Ocean Art: From the Shore to the Deep. : Reaktion Books, 2025. Illustrations. 240 pp. £20 (cloth), ISBN 9781836390985. Reviewed by Ann Elias (University of Sydney) Published on H-Environment (November, 2025) Commissioned by Daniella McCahey (Texas Tech University) Printable Version: https://www.h-net.org/reviews/showpdf.php?id=62285
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November 18, 2025 at 2:18 PM
New book review:
Bouchebl on Livingston, Michael; Cornwell, Bernard: _Agincourt: Battle of the Scarred King_. Osprey Publishing, 2023. Published by H-War.
Read here: networks.h-net.org/node/20132809
Livingston, Michael; Cornwell, Bernard. Agincourt: Battle of the Scarred King. : Osprey Publishing, 2023. 320 pp. $30.00 (cloth), ISBN 9781472855206.$18.00 (paper), ISBN 9781472855169. Reviewed by Maya Bouchebl (University of Houston) Published on H-War (November, 2025) Commissioned by Margaret Sankey (Independent Scholar)
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November 18, 2025 at 1:00 PM
New book review:
Dreshaj on Bessner, Daniel; Brenes, Michael, eds.: _Rethinking U.S. World Power: Domestic Histories of U.S. Foreign Relations_. Palgrave Macmillan, 2024. Published by H-War.
Read here: networks.h-net.org/node/20132808
Bessner, Daniel; Brenes, Michael, eds.. Rethinking U.S. World Power: Domestic Histories of U.S. Foreign Relations. : Palgrave Macmillan, 2024. x + 212 pp. $159.99 (cloth), ISBN 9783031496769.$129.99 (e-book), ISBN 9783031496776. Reviewed by Andelina Dreshaj (University of Albany) Published on H-War (November, 2025) Commissioned by Margaret Sankey (Independent Scholar)
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November 18, 2025 at 1:00 PM
New book review:
Nicholas on Goldman, Stephen A.: _One More War to Fight: Union Veterans' Battle for Equality through Reconstruction, Jim Crow, and the Lost Cause_. Rowman & Littlefield, 2023. Published by H-War.
Read here: networks.h-net.org/node/20132807
Goldman, Stephen A.. One More War to Fight: Union Veterans' Battle for Equality through Reconstruction, Jim Crow, and the Lost Cause. Lanham: Rowman & Littlefield, 2023. 438 pp. $28.50 (e-book), ISBN 9781538161562.$29.95 (cloth), ISBN 9781538161555. Reviewed by Rachel Nicholas (West Virginia University) Published on H-War (November, 2025) Commissioned by Margaret Sankey (Independent Scholar)
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November 18, 2025 at 1:00 PM
New book review:
Hale on Slim, Hugo: _Humanitarianism 2.0: New Ethics for the Climate Emergency_. Hurst, 2024. Published by H-Environment.
Read here: networks.h-net.org/node/20132670
Slim, Hugo. Humanitarianism 2.0: New Ethics for the Climate Emergency. : Hurst, 2024. 249 pp. $29.99 (cloth), ISBN 9781911723707. Reviewed by Marcia Hale (University of North Carolina, Greensboro) Published on H-Environment (November, 2025) Commissioned by Daniella McCahey (Texas Tech University) Printable Version: https://www.h-net.org/reviews/showpdf.php?id=61882
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November 17, 2025 at 3:03 PM
New book review:
Sheehan-Dean on Smith, Adam I. P.: _Gettysburg_. Oxford University Press, 2025. Published by H-CivWar.
Read here: networks.h-net.org/node/20132662
Smith, Adam I. P.. Gettysburg. Great Battles: Oxford University Press, 2025. 320 pp. $24.99 (cloth), ISBN 9780199671274. Reviewed by Aaron Sheehan-Dean (Louisiana State University) Published on H-CivWar (November, 2025) Commissioned by Patrick J. Doyle (Royal Holloway, University of London) Printable Version: https://www.h-net.org/reviews/showpdf.php?id=61973
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November 17, 2025 at 1:45 PM
New book review:
Chang on Guy, R. Kent: _Three Impeachments: Guo Xiu and the Kangxi Court_. University of Washington Press, 2024. Published by H-Asia.
Read here: networks.h-net.org/node/20132482
Guy, R. Kent. Three Impeachments: Guo Xiu and the Kangxi Court. : University of Washington Press, 2024. 233 pp. $35.00 (paper), ISBN 9780295752938. Reviewed by Michael Chang (George Mason University) Published on H-Asia (November, 2025) Commissioned by Jenny H. Day (Skidmore College) Printable Version: https://www.h-net.org/reviews/showpdf.php?id=61658
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November 16, 2025 at 6:35 PM
New book review:
Ruiz-Serna on Huezo, Alexander: _Visions of Global Environmental Justice: Comunidades Negras and the War on Drugs in Colombia_. University of California Press, 2025. Published by H-Diplo.
Read here: networks.h-net.org/node/20132476
Huezo, Alexander. Visions of Global Environmental Justice: Comunidades Negras and the War on Drugs in Colombia. : University of California Press, 2025. $34.95 (paper), ISBN 9780520387935. Reviewed by Daniel Ruiz-Serna (Dawson College) Published on H-Diplo (November, 2025) Commissioned by Seth Offenbach (Bronx Community College, The City University of New York)
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November 16, 2025 at 12:55 PM
New book review:
Westerman on Destenay, Emmanuel: _America's French Orphans: Mobilization, Humanitarianism, and the Protection of France, 1914–1921_. Cambridge University Press, 2024. Published by H-Diplo.
Read here: networks.h-net.org/node/20132448
Destenay, Emmanuel. America's French Orphans: Mobilization, Humanitarianism, and the Protection of France, 1914–1921. : Cambridge University Press, 2024. 308 pp. $59.99 (cloth), ISBN 9781009517898. Reviewed by Thomas D. Westerman (Porter-Gaud School) Published on H-Diplo (November, 2025) Commissioned by Seth Offenbach (Bronx Community College, The City University of New York)
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November 15, 2025 at 12:27 PM
New book review:
Wawrejko on Langford, Thomas: _Lights on the Tipple Are Going Out: Fighting Economic Ruin in a Canadian Coalfield Community, The_. University of British Columbia Press, . Published by H-Environment.
Read here: networks.h-net.org/node/20132397
Langford, Thomas. The Lights on the Tipple Are Going Out: Fighting Economic Ruin in a Canadian Coalfield Community. : University of British Columbia Press, . 400 pp. $43.95 (paper), ISBN 9780774869294. Reviewed by Adrian Wawrejko (University of Alberta) Published on H-Environment (November, 2025) Commissioned by Daniella McCahey (Texas Tech University)
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November 14, 2025 at 4:47 PM
New book review:
Kang on Bates, Eliot; Bennett, Samantha: _Gear: Cultures of Audio and Music Technologies_. MIT Press, 2025. Published by H-Music.
Read here: networks.h-net.org/node/20132389
Bates, Eliot; Bennett, Samantha. Gear: Cultures of Audio and Music Technologies. : MIT Press, 2025. 284 pp. $75.00 (cloth), ISBN 9780262551854. Reviewed by Yowei Kang (Auburn University at Montgomery) Published on H-Music (November, 2025) Commissioned by Craig M. McMahan () Printable Version: https://www.h-net.org/reviews/showpdf.php?id=62169
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November 14, 2025 at 3:27 PM
New book review:
Flachs on Eddens, Aaron: _Seeding Empire: American Philanthrocapital and the Roots of the Green Revolution in Africa_. University of California Press, 2024. Published by H-Sci-Med-Tech.
Read here: networks.h-net.org/node/20132375
Eddens, Aaron. Seeding Empire: American Philanthrocapital and the Roots of the Green Revolution in Africa. : University of California Press, 2024. xi + 206 pp. $29.95 (paper), ISBN 9780520395305. Reviewed by Andrew Flachs (Purdue University) Published on H-Sci-Med-Tech (November, 2025) Commissioned by Penelope K. Hardy (University of Wisconsin-La Crosse)
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November 14, 2025 at 1:07 PM
New book review:
Brig-Ortiz on Mezes, Carolin; Opitz, Sven; Wiegeshoff, Andrea, eds.: _Ecologies of Disease Control: Spaces of Health Security in Historical Perspective_. University of Pittsburgh Press, 2025. Published by H-Environment.
Read here: networks.h-net.org/node/20132277
Mezes, Carolin; Opitz, Sven; Wiegeshoff, Andrea, eds.. Ecologies of Disease Control: Spaces of Health Security in Historical Perspective. : University of Pittsburgh Press, 2025. 297 pp. $65.00 (cloth), ISBN 9780822948483. Reviewed by Kristin Brig-Ortiz (Washington University in St. Louis
) Published on H-Environment (November, 2025) Commissioned by Daniella McCahey (Texas Tech University)
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November 13, 2025 at 3:15 PM
New book review:
Caton on Scott, James C.: _In Praise of Floods: The Untamed River and the Life It Brings_. Yale University Press, 2025. Published by H-Environment.
Read here: networks.h-net.org/node/20132143
Scott, James C.. In Praise of Floods: The Untamed River and the Life It Brings. : Yale University Press, 2025. 248 pp. $28.00 (cloth), ISBN 9780300278491. Reviewed by Brian Caton (Luther College) Published on H-Environment (November, 2025) Commissioned by Daniella McCahey (Texas Tech University) Printable Version: https://www.h-net.org/reviews/showpdf.php?id=62068
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November 12, 2025 at 3:09 PM
New book review:
Agoha on Daly, Samuel Fury Childs: _Soldier's Paradise: Militarism in Africa After Empire_. Duke University Press, 2024. Published by H-War.
Read here: networks.h-net.org/node/20131993
Daly, Samuel Fury Childs. Soldier's Paradise: Militarism in Africa After Empire. : Duke University Press, 2024. 284 pp. $28.95 (paper), ISBN 9781478030836. Reviewed by Chisara Agoha (University of Calgary) Published on H-War (November, 2025) Commissioned by Margaret Sankey (Independent Scholar) Printable Version: https://www.h-net.org/reviews/showpdf.php?id=61691
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November 11, 2025 at 7:05 PM
New book review:
Peifer on Qureshi, Lubna Z.: _Olof Palme, Sweden, and the Vietnam War: A Diplomatic History_. Lexington Books, 2023. Published by H-War.
Read here: networks.h-net.org/node/20131992
Qureshi, Lubna Z.. Olof Palme, Sweden, and the Vietnam War: A Diplomatic History. : Lexington Books, 2023. 308 pp. $110.00 (cloth), ISBN 9781793638441. Reviewed by Douglas C. Peifer (US Air War College) Published on H-War (November, 2025) Commissioned by Margaret Sankey (Independent Scholar)
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November 11, 2025 at 7:03 PM
New book review:
Luneau on Wallenbrock, Nicole Beth: _Franco-Algerian War Through a Twenty-First Century Lens: Film and History, The_. Bloomsbury Publishing Plc, 2020. Published by H-War.
Read here: networks.h-net.org/node/20131991
Wallenbrock, Nicole Beth. The Franco-Algerian War Through a Twenty-First Century Lens: Film and History. : Bloomsbury Publishing Plc, 2020. 224 pp. $135.00 (cloth), ISBN 9781474262804. Reviewed by Tyson Luneau (SUNY Cortland) Published on H-War (November, 2025) Commissioned by Margaret Sankey (Independent Scholar)
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November 11, 2025 at 7:03 PM
New book review:
Bielecki on Dole, Christopher: _Living On: Psychiatry and the Future of Disaster in Turkey_. Stanford University Press, 2025. Published by H-Sci-Med-Tech.
Read here: networks.h-net.org/node/20131967
Dole, Christopher. Living On: Psychiatry and the Future of Disaster in Turkey. : Stanford University Press, 2025. 312 pp. $130.00 (cloth), ISBN 9781503641778.$32.00 (paper), ISBN 9781503642515. Reviewed by Andrew J. Bielecki (Columbia University) Published on H-Sci-Med-Tech (November, 2025) Commissioned by Penelope K. Hardy (University of Wisconsin-La Crosse)
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November 11, 2025 at 3:15 PM
New book review:
Gordinier on Reiter, Dan: _On a Rising Swell: Surf Stories from Florida's Space Coast_. University Press of Florida, 2025. Published by H-Oceans.
Read here: networks.h-net.org/node/20131964
Reiter, Dan. On a Rising Swell: Surf Stories from Florida's Space Coast. : University Press of Florida, 2025. 157 pp. $24.95 (paper), ISBN 9780813080970. Reviewed by Glenn G. Gordinier (Mystic Seaport Museum) Published on H-Oceans (November, 2025) Commissioned by Penelope K. Hardy (University of Wisconsin-La Crosse)
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November 11, 2025 at 3:01 PM
New book review:
LaRocco on McNamara, Thomas: _Village and Its NGOs Co-constructing NGO Presence in Rural Malawi, A_. Brill, 2022. Published by H-Environment.
Read here: networks.h-net.org/node/20131956
McNamara, Thomas. A Village and Its NGOs Co-constructing NGO Presence in Rural Malawi. : Brill, 2022. x + 169 pp. $72.00 (paper), ISBN 9789004513518. Reviewed by Annette A. LaRocco (University of Maine) Published on H-Environment (November, 2025) Commissioned by Daniella McCahey (Texas Tech University) Printable Version: https://www.h-net.org/reviews/showpdf.php?id=62020
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November 11, 2025 at 2:29 PM
New book review:
Klee on Marcus, Lars: _Measures and Meanings of Spatial Capital: Contributions to a Theory of Land_. MIT Press, 2024. Published by H-Environment.
Read here: networks.h-net.org/node/20131891
Marcus, Lars. Measures and Meanings of Spatial Capital: Contributions to a Theory of Land. : MIT Press, 2024. xxvi + 487 pp. $75.00 (paper), ISBN 9780262551304. Reviewed by Samuel Klee (SNA International) Published on H-Environment (November, 2025) Commissioned by Daniella McCahey (Texas Tech University) Printable Version: https://www.h-net.org/reviews/showpdf.php?id=61877
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November 10, 2025 at 4:07 PM
New book review:
Medina on Pape, Toni: _Aesthetics of Stealth: Digital Culture, Video Games, and the Politics of Perception, The_. MIT Press, 2024. Published by H-Ethnic.
Read here: networks.h-net.org/node/20131632
Pape, Toni. The Aesthetics of Stealth: Digital Culture, Video Games, and the Politics of Perception. : MIT Press, 2024. 234 pp. $39.97 (paper), ISBN 9780262549783. Reviewed by Josie Garza Medina (Texas A&M University - Kingsville) Published on H-Ethnic (November, 2025) Commissioned by Xiao Di Tong (Early Modern World at Harvard)
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November 8, 2025 at 11:23 PM
New book review:
Priest on Russ, Daniela; Turnbull, Thomas, eds.: _Energy's History: Toward a Global Canon_. Stanford University Press, 2025. Published by H-Environment.
Read here: networks.h-net.org/node/20131545
Russ, Daniela; Turnbull, Thomas, eds.. Energy's History: Toward a Global Canon. : Stanford University Press, 2025. 292 pp. $29.37 (paper), ISBN 9781503641501. Reviewed by Tyler Priest (University of Iowa) Published on H-Environment (November, 2025) Commissioned by Daniella McCahey (Texas Tech University) Printable Version: https://www.h-net.org/reviews/showpdf.php?id=61747
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November 7, 2025 at 2:27 PM
New book review:
Mahlo on Arndt, Jochen S.: _Divided by the Word: Colonial Encounters and the Remaking of Zulu and Xhosa Identities_. Reconsiderations in Southern African History. University of Virginia Press, 2022. Published by H-SAfrica.
Read here: networks.h-net.org/node/20131529
Arndt, Jochen S.. Divided by the Word: Colonial Encounters and the Remaking of Zulu and Xhosa Identities. : Reconsiderations in Southern African History. University of Virginia Press, 2022. xi + 326 pp. $45.00 (cloth), ISBN 9780813947358. Reviewed by Mathabo Mahlo (Rhodes University) Published on H-SAfrica (November, 2025) Commissioned by Janeke D. Thumbran ()
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November 7, 2025 at 7:05 AM