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Standing on the Shoulders of Giants: From William Still’s Underground Railroad Records to Digital Analysis

Jeremy Mennis and Nilgun Anadolu-Okur trace the journey of William Still’s 19th century Underground Railroad records into their 21st century digital forms.

  • Edinburgh University Press
  • April 16, 2026
Profile half-length photograph of a man facing to the left wearing a dark jacket and tie, holding a cigarette in his hand, with a white handkerchief in his jacket breast pocket. The man has a prominent straight nose, slicked back hair and his tie forms a slight arch from the knot. In the background, on the left side of the image, there is another half-length frontal portrait of a man. He has white hair, also wears a jacket and tie, is looking to the right, and is smiling.

Q&A: ‘Wladzio D´Attainville and the House of Balenciaga (1924–1948)’

Ana Balda uncovers Wladzio D’Attainville's crucial impact on Cristóbal Balenciaga's fashion empire.

  • Edinburgh University Press
  • April 10, 2026

Q&A: The Rise and Fall of the Barmakids

Tales of courtly intrigue, moral testing, romance and reversals of fortune from a rare Persian manuscript…

  • Edinburgh University Press
  • April 7, 2026

6 things worth knowing about Jews and Muslims in the Maghreb

Marta Domínguez Díaz explores the intertwined lives of Iberian Muslims and Jews exiled to the Maghrib.

  • Edinburgh University Press
  • March 13, 2026
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The Scottish Martyrs and the antagonisms between Scots Law and British penal practice

Editors introduce their article on the Scottish Martyrs, which was the runner up in the SHR’s inaugural Early Career Researcher prize (Published in the journal’s December 2025 issue)

  • Edinburgh University Press
  • February 12, 2026
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The Future of Scottish Higher Education

Purpose, Freedom, and Sustainability
(Special Edition of Scottish Affairs)

  • Edinburgh University Press
  • February 10, 2026
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Barbarians as the Religious Other in the Late Roman World: Q&A with the author

by Maijastina Kahlos Tell us a bit about Barbarians as the Religious Other in the Late Roman World My book examines how Roman identity was redefined during two major transformations of Late Antiquity: the Christianisation of imperial power and the…

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  • February 3, 2026

Celebrating Libraries, Archives and Natural History

Discover a cross-journal special feature from Library & Information History and Archives of Natural History.

  • Edinburgh University Press
  • January 29, 2026

Who were Roman freedwomen? Reconstructing their lives through inscriptions

Explore the lives of Roman freedwomen through inscriptions, family networks and daily experiences, revealing the overlooked stories of women once enslaved in ancient Rome.

  • Edinburgh University Press
  • January 14, 2026
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