By Wolayat Tabasum Niroo In the northeastern provinces of Afghanistan, talented women sing folk songs to entertain each other in…
Category: History
British History
Clarifying Henry Dundas’ role as the ‘great delayer’ of the abolition of the slave trade (Part 3: A case study in the ethics of academic and public history)
Stephen Mullen Missed Part 1 and 2? Read them here! Part 1Part 2 The Scottish Historical Review was the natural…
British History
Clarifying Henry Dundas’ role as the ‘great delayer’ of the abolition of the slave trade (Part 2: West India Interests)
Stephen Mullen Missed Part 1? Read it here! I was a reluctant and unintentional scholar of Henry Dundas. Whilst examining…
British History
Clarifying Henry Dundas’ role as the ‘great delayer’ of the abolition of the slave trade (Part 1: Historiographical Orthodoxy, Public Debate and Memorialisation)
Stephen Mullen Since 2016 or thereabouts, there has been considerable public discussion about the role of Henry Dundas (1742–1811) in…
by David Alston Can you tell us a bit about the book? Slaves and Highlanders is an exploration of the…
In this interview, author and archaeologist Warwick Ball discusses his travels and research that led to his new book, The…
By Dr Paul Malgrati Over the past 220 years, the Burns Supper has become the quintessential festival of Scottish culture,…
by Shivan Mahendrarajah The Taliban are back in power, ushering in renewed fears of destruction of cultural heritages. Their first…
Islamic and Middle Eastern Studies
Scythian Gold: An Extract from The Eurasian Steppe by Warwick Ball
In this exclusive extract from chapter 6 of The Eurasian Steppe, author and archaeologist Warwick Ball explores the material culture…
By Marta Kargól Some years ago, I discovered an extraordinary collection of embroidery samples preserved in The Museum Rotterdam. The…