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  • Common Sense: Between Democratic Promise and Political Peril

    Thomas Telios considers common sense as a contested and performative concept shaping democratic discourse and political exclusion.

    March 2, 2026
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Where were the Orcades?: Early medieval engagement with the islands at the edge of the Earth in texts and maps

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  • History / Scottish History / Scottish Studies

Reinterpreting the history of Scotland's northern islands.

  • ByEdinburgh University Press
  • OnAugust 28, 2024

Signaling Tensions: The Politics of Telegraphic Communication in Modern Afghanistan

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  • British History / History / International Relations / Islamic and Middle Eastern Studies

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

  • ByEdinburgh University Press
  • OnAugust 20, 2024

Afghanistan’s ambiguous anniversary

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  • Gender Studies / International Relations / Islamic and Middle Eastern Studies / Politics

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

  • ByEdinburgh University Press
  • OnAugust 15, 2024

Q&A with the author of Categories: A Study of a Concept in Western Philosophy and Political Thought

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  • Philosophy / Political Philosophy / Politics

Luke O'Sullivan, author of Categories, discusses how his book came to be, and what's next for him.

  • ByEdinburgh University Press
  • OnAugust 9, 2024

Young Adults & War

  • Literary Studies / Politics

How can literature for young adults and children help to foster lasting positive social change?

  • ByEdinburgh University Press
  • OnAugust 8, 2024

Eve Lacey celebrates her award-winning article on Halkevi Libraries

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  • Cultural Studies / History / World History

by Eve Lacey Earlier this year, we shared the exciting news that Eve Lacey won the 2024 Donald G. Davis…

  • ByEdinburgh University Press
  • OnAugust 6, 2024

Being a Greek captive in the medieval Mediterranean

  • Ancient History / Classics and Ancient History / History

I would like to introduce you to two people. The first of these was called Iohannes Glafchyrno. Glafchyrno appears in the historical record...

  • ByEdinburgh University Press
  • OnJuly 26, 2024

EUP75: Our Publishing in Law

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Discover the story of Law at Edinburgh University Press – the first publications, the books that changed the field and what you can expect to see in future

  • ByEdinburgh University Press
  • OnJuly 17, 2024

Fantastic Fauna from China to Crimea: Q&A with the author

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Petya Andreeva, author of Fantastic Fauna from China to Crimea, explores the journey to writing her book in this Q&A.

  • ByEdinburgh University Press
  • OnJuly 15, 2024
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