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James Macpherson, the man behind the myth: Highland clan champion and nouveau riche

Thomas Archambaud explores the life and reputation of writer, politician, clan champion and colonial agent James Macpherson.

October 24, 2024
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A close up of a painted portrait of James Macpherson.

James Macpherson, the man behind the myth: Highland clan champion and nouveau riche

Thomas Archambaud explores the life and reputation of writer, politician, clan champion and colonial agent James Macpherson.

Edinburgh University Press
October 24, 2024

Half of the Palestinian flag layered over half of the South African flag

Palestine, Racial Capitalism and the Weapon of Theory

Kieron Turner treats Racial Capitalism as a crucial theoretical tool for anti-colonial Palestinian resistance

A group of Muslim women stand amongst the rubble of destroyed buildings

Demystifying the role of Ottoman bureaucrats in occupied Western Anatolia at the dawn of ethnic violence and destruction

Umit Eser explores authoritarianism in post-Ottoman geographies by investigating the origins of organised violence and ethnic cleansings at the beginning of the twentieth century

Edinburgh University Press
October 15, 2024

Photograph showing a page from a medieval manuscript.

Originality and Artistic Impulse: From a Medieval Scottish Friar to Malevich’s Black Square

Is there any such thing as a new idea? Bryony Coombs discusses similarities in artistic expression, centuries apart.

Edinburgh University Press
September 30, 2024

British Isles, visible colour image. Multi-spectral image created by Dr Christina Duffy.

Where were the Orcades?: Early medieval engagement with the islands at the edge of the Earth in texts and maps

Reinterpreting the history of Scotland's northern islands.

Edinburgh University Press
August 28, 2024

Black and white photograph of the Office of the Quarter-Master-General in India, 1879

Signaling Tensions: The Politics of Telegraphic Communication in Modern Afghanistan

How does the telegraph function as both a material invention and an object of desire?

Edinburgh University Press
August 20, 2024

Panorama photograph showing a densely built, colourful city set against a mountain backdrop

Afghanistan’s ambiguous anniversary

On the third anniversary of the seizure of Kabul, Robert D. Crews asks how we make sense of the Taliban takeover in Afghanistan.

Edinburgh University Press
August 15, 2024

Librarian Eve Lacey sits at a desk with an open book, there are shelves of books in the background

Eve Lacey celebrates her award-winning article on Halkevi Libraries

by Eve Lacey Earlier this year, we shared the exciting news that Eve Lacey won the 2024 Donald G. Davis Article Award for her article, ‘The Role of Halkevi Libraries in the Early Turkish Republic,’ published in the journal, Library &…

Edinburgh University Press
August 6, 2024

A wall is covered in a graffiti mural of two young girls laughing together, one wears the colours of the Palestinian flag, the other wears the colours of the Israeli flag

Relationality in Times of War

How do British and German cultural works establish relationality between Israel and Palestine?

Edinburgh University Press
July 9, 2024

James Macpherson, the man behind the myth: Highland clan champion and nouveau riche

James Macpherson, the man behind the myth: Highland clan champion and nouveau riche

Palestine, Racial Capitalism and the Weapon of Theory

Demystifying the role of Ottoman bureaucrats in occupied Western Anatolia at the dawn of ethnic violence and destruction

Originality and Artistic Impulse: From a Medieval Scottish Friar to Malevich’s Black Square

Where were the Orcades?: Early medieval engagement with the islands at the edge of the Earth in texts and maps

Signaling Tensions: The Politics of Telegraphic Communication in Modern Afghanistan

Afghanistan’s ambiguous anniversary

Eve Lacey celebrates her award-winning article on Halkevi Libraries

Relationality in Times of War

James Macpherson, the man behind the myth: Highland clan champion and nouveau riche

Palestine, Racial Capitalism and the Weapon of Theory

Open Access Week 2024: Embracing Open Access at Edinburgh University Press

5 Things I Learned About William Lindsay Gresham

Demystifying the role of Ottoman bureaucrats in occupied Western Anatolia at the dawn of ethnic violence and destruction