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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

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

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
Line drawn map of Shetland with sketches of hills, fish, boats, beaches and anchors marking ports. Text over the landmass reads 'Schetlandt'.

Trade Tariffs, Compass Petroglyphs and Early Modern Maritime Trade in Shetland

Douglas Cawthorne on the mystery of the maritime petroglyph and its possible use in North Sea trade networks

  • Edinburgh University Press
  • May 20, 2025
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The lost story of the Shetland Female Emigration Fund

Véronique Molinari explores how four people united forces to help young Shetlanders emigrate to Australia

  • Edinburgh University Press
  • May 14, 2025
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Burying the Millet System: A New Understanding of the Ottoman Arrangements with Non-Muslims

Masayuki Ueno re-evaluates how the Ottoman Empire managed religious minorities from the early days of the empire to the nineteenth century.

  • Edinburgh University Press
  • May 8, 2025
Certificate with text contained within two pillars, and a ceiling showing Union Jack flags and a man on horseback. The text reads 'Loyal Orange Institution of New Zealand. District of Christchurch. By virtue of this Warrant our well-beloved brother of the Purple Order Robert Roberts and each Successor duly elected is Authorised to hold a Lodge, number 32A, of the Loyal Orange Institution of New Zealand, to consist of True Orangement and to act as Master in conformity with the Constitution and Rules.

The Orange Order: A Global History

A Q&A with author Patrick Coleman on researching the Orange Order across 230 years and multiple continents.

  • Edinburgh University Press
  • February 25, 2025
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A country built with diasporas and immigrants

How have diasporas and migrants contributed to the rise of the US as a great political, economic, scientific, and cultural power?

  • Edinburgh University Press
  • November 27, 2024
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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
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