New history titles received in June

Go to the Library's "New and Notable" acquisitions blog to see titles on History received in June

The link is http://blogs.soas.ac.uk/libraryacquisitions/2012/06/04/history-june-2012/

Book review: The Amritsar Massacre: the untold story of one fateful day

Nicholas Lloyd's "revisionist" account of The Amritsar Massacre: the untold story of one fateful day has provoked a heated discussion between the reviewer, Dr Kim Wagner of Queen Mary College (University of London), and the author in the Institute of Historical Research's Reviews in History


CLICK HERE TO READ DR. WAGNER'S REVIEW AND FOLLOW THE LINK TO SEE NICHOLAS LLOYD'S RESPONSE

If this has whetted your curiosity, we have the book in SOAS Library at JFC954.0357 / 735269 
CLICK HERE TO GO TO THE LIBRARY CATALOGUE TO CHECK AVAILABILITY 

Two views of the British Empire: book reviews

Dr. William Jackson (University of Leeds) reviews two recent books on the British Empire in the Institute of Historical Research's Reviews in History 


The books are

• Britain's Empire: resistance, repression and revolt, by Richard Gott
• Empire: what ruling the world did to the British, by Jeremy Paxman

You can read Richard Gott's response to the article and check out Britain's Empire yourself  at A325.341 / 735278

CLICK HERE TO LINK TO THE LIBRARY CATALOGUE

Jeremy Paxman's book is on order by the Library, but meanwhile you can also read the Guardian's opinion on his accompanying TV series 

Chocolate, women and Empire: book review

"In the mythology of chocolate, the power relations of production and consumption are subsumed by a more attractive narrative of exotic peoples and their surroundings… chocolate seems to generate a particular type of history writing … one which delves into the realms of fantasy and romance 

(pp. 85–6)."

Dr. Emma Robertson's "Chocolate, women and Empire: a social and cultural history" is reviewed by  Professor Barbara Bush (History Department, Sheffield Hallam University" in the Institute of Historical Research's "Reviews in History"

Dr Robertson is Senior Lecturer in History, also at Sheffield Hallam

If you want to read more on the imperial history of chocolate, the book is in SOAS Library at A338.17374 / 987393

Colonial Film: Moving images of the British Empire

The Colonial Film Database is the ongoing result of a collaborative project between the British Film Institute National Archive, the Imperial War Museum, the British Empire and Commonwealth Museum, Birkbeck College and UCL.

The database has so far catalogued over 6,000 films dating from the late 1890s to the later 20th century from most countries of the former British Empire and Commonwealth. The collection ranges from dramatic "shorts" and amateur footage to official productions by organizations such as the Empire Marketing Board and the Crown Film Unit.

350 of the most important films have detailed critical notes by the project's academic research team.

150 are available to view online (Click the A-Z Films link at the bottom of the homepage to select and view)

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