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The Republican party has shifted ideologies and kept its base. It went from free trade to tariffs, fiscal responsibility to huge tax cuts, Cold Warriors to isolationists. Democrats, meanwhile, have lost their ideological anchor: liberalism.

More from a historian whose new book “Why Everyone Hates White Liberals (Including White Liberals): A History” is out this month ⬇️

theconversation.com/fdr-united
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The ConversationFDR united Democrats under the banner of ‘liberalism’ − but today’s Democratic Party has nothing to put on its hatRepublicans have a leader, Donald Trump; a banner, MAGA; and a song, ‘God Bless the USA.’ Democrats have nothing like this.

✍️ Práticas da História: Journal on Theory, Historiography and Uses of the Past has a permanent call for papers. It is an #OpenAccess jounal indexed in #Scopus. It accepts proposals for articles, bibliographical essays, interviews, critical reviews, issues and thematic dossiers. The texts must be unpublished and can be written in Portuguese, English, Spanish or French.

👉 praticasdahistoria.pt/

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Zionism Wasn't Always Racist. The Trouble Began When Russians Took Over

An interesting article challenges conventional narratives surrounding Israeli political culture, positing that its emphasis on force and expansionism is significantly rooted in the brutal political landscape of late Imperial Russia.

Examining the impact of the Second "Aliyah" (colonial expedition) and the subsequent dominance of Russian-Jewish political ideologies within the Zionist movement, the author argues for a reassessment of historical influences beyond typical analyses of religious messianism or colonial models.

The piece contends that a critical examination of this largely unacknowledged Russian inheritance is crucial for understanding contemporary Israeli policy and for envisioning alternative trajectories.

English haaretz.com/israel-news/2025-0 or archive.ph/DhflH

Dr. Ofri Ilany researches the intersections of Jewish history, intellectual history, and masculinity, exploring the complex relationship between early Zionist movements and the first homosexual rights movement in Europe

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Votre association fête cette année ses 50 ans ! A cette occasion, nous avons organisé un colloque intitulé « Imprimeurs et libraires en réseaux : communautés d’idées, parentèles et dynasties dans la production du livre en Europe, 1500-1650 » (Lyon, 14-16 mai 2025).

spectremedia.orgMinuit dans le siècle – #37 Anticoloniale et antifasciste : comment la révolution a gagné le Portugal (partie 1)Après un double épisode sur la dictature fasciste au Portugal, qui a duré près d'un demi-siècle (1926-1974), on aborde dans ce double épisode la Révolution des oeillets, à nouveau avec l'historien Victor Pereira. Cette révolution est souvent réduite au 25 avril 1974, journée magnifique durant laquelle un soulèvement militaire organisé par des officiers intermédiaires - les fameux capitaines d'avril - fait tomber enfin la dictature. Ce récit dissimule non seulement que la révolution a commencé sur le terrain colonial (comme on l'avait montré dans les précédents épisodes sur la dictature), avec l'offensive politico-militaire des mouvements de libération nationale - en Angola puis en Guinée, au Cap-Vert et au Mozambique - qui se déploie à partir du début des années 1960 et qui va considérablement affaiblir le régime. Mais la focalisation sur le 25 avril 1974 manque également ce qui va se jouer dans les 19 mois qui vont suivre, à savoir l'intrusion des classes populaires - ouvriers et employés des villes mais aussi paysans pauvres des campagnes du Sud - sur la scène politique. Dès les semaines qui suivent la chute du régime émerge ainsi le plus grand mouvement gréviste de l'histoire du pays. Il signale d'emblée que le peuple portugais n'aspire pas à troquer une élite modernisatrice contre une caste réactionnaire. Ce qui est vite à l'ordre du jour à mesure que la révolution se développe, c'est à la fois la décolonisation immédiate, la conquête d'une démocratie réelle (ne se réduisant pas à l'élection de bons représentants), et la sortie de la misère pour l'ensemble des travailleurs·ses. À travers des pratiques de lutte radicale et auto-organisées, cela va progressivement conduire à la montée d'une conscience anticapitaliste et à une aspiration à construire un pouvoir populaire. Victor Pereira a publié notamment le livre C'est le peuple qui commande. La Révolution des Œillets : 1974-1976, aux éditions du Détour en 2023. Épisode enregistré en octobre 2024. Montage : Aurélien Thome.

Norsk kolonisering av Amerika står på programmet hos Nasjonalbiblioteket i helga. Ned Blackhawk, urfolkshistoriker fra USA, tar scenen kl. 15:00 på lørdag og skal da intervjues av meg om sin nyeste bok og sitt virke. Nasjonalbiblioteket har også utstilling, og et foredrag om norsk utvandring og kolonisering i Amerika tidligere på dagen. Og neste dag inviterer Trefoldighetskirka til en samtale mellom Blackhawk, Sunniva Gylver og meg om urfolk og religion.

When he died, there were no flags, no procession, no cannon fire. William “Billy” Lee was always there—riding with Washington in war, walking beside him in peace. He served at Cambridge, Valley Forge, Yorktown—silent, indispensable. But when the story of Washington was told, Billy was left out of the frame. His life was one of duty without recognition, loyalty without reward.

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"Billy Lee, Portrait in Tar." 2016. Titus Kaphar.

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James argues, that the practice of dynastic #marriages marrying young noble #women to princes in very different countries and cultures, made them ideal #diplomats.

They needed to adapt to their new surroundings and built networks, while keeping an eye on the interests of the family of origin. Nonetheless, they remained largely unofficial actors and always had to balance their political and diplomatic activities with the prescribed norms of female behaviour. In general, it was their connection to men – their husbands, fathers, sons or brothers – that enabled them to play a role in #emdiplomacy. (6/7)

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However, in rare cases and under special circumstances #ambassadresses could step in for their husband fulfilling also official diplomatic duties, if he e.g. had died during the mission.

Florian Kühnel describes the case of Anne-Marie de Pontac who took over the position of a French ambassador in the OttomanEmpire after her husband's death in 1685:

tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.10

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There were different ways in which #women could play a role in #emdiplomacy: as wives of #diplomats as princesses and queen consort or as ladies-in-waiting. It was often their position between their family of origin and their new family that enabled them to act as diplomatic brokers and person of contact of foreign diplomats.

Women had access to places at #court that were often inaccessible for men and thus were ideal information gatherers and spies. This is especially true for the European diplomats sent to #Constantinople, where the Harem was an important centre of power that remained closed to male diplomats. (4/7)

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