Special Issues


Historians and the Carceral State (June 2015)

The history of mass incarceration in the United States.

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Oil in American History (June 2012)

The overpowering presence of petroleum and its by-products in many different areas of American life.

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Abraham Lincoln at 200: History and Historiography (September 2009)

An international collection of scholars debating the legacy and the future of Lincoln studies.

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Through the Eye of Katrina: The Past as Prologue? (December 2007)

A compelling first take on the history surrounding the disaster of Hurricane Katrina and its impact on New Orleans and the Gulf Coast.

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Older Issues


American Faces: Twentieth Century Photographs (June 2007)


Rethinking History and the Nation State: Mexico and the United States (September 1999)


Interpreting the Declaration of Independence by Translation (March 1999)