Empire of Sentiment: The Death of Livingstone and the Myth of Victorian Imperialism, by Joanna Lewis
Book of the week: Joanna Bourke on a study of the ‘maelstrom of radical feeling’ that was the British Empire
Book of the week: Joanna Bourke on a study of the ‘maelstrom of radical feeling’ that was the British Empire
Book of the week: there’s something for everyone in this provocative study of sex, power and conflict, says Joanna Lewis
From tackling racism to giving up chicken, academics are not short of ideas about how to improve their professional and personal lives at the dawn of the new decade
Staffing reductions could leave institution unable to meet needs of international researchers, academics warn
Joanna Lewis is fascinated by a study of imperial tedium, but finds it missing some key discussions
Joanna Lewis considers a work that follows the lineage of a British foreign policy that focused on promoting economic and cultural ties with other English-speaking nations
Winter reads: scholars and senior sector figures share the books that have made the greatest impact on them over the past year, and the ones they are most looking forward to reading
A study of the North African country lays bare a ruler at war with his own people, says Joanna Lewis
Joanna Lewis on a theory that valuing character over achievement helped to limit queasiness about the imperial project
Was it beauty, race or rebelliousness that created a global icon? Joanna Lewis surveys the evidence
Book of the week: Joanna Lewis on nationalism’s truest friend and the books that made him a world authority
Joanna Lewis on a portrait of British blubbering from medieval mystics to the death of Diana
Scholars and senior sector figures reveal their favourite titles – read for work, for pleasure or both – published this year
Researchers are finding powerful ways of resurrecting the elusive emotions of previous eras