The Journal of Imperial and Commonwealth History
@jich.bsky.social
A peer-reviewed Taylor & Francis academic journal exploring the British Empire, the Commonwealth, and wider colonialism.
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JICH will now award two annual prizes: The Stockwell-Burroughs Prize for Best Article; & the Murphy-Howe Prize for Best Postgrad Article.
Winners will be announced each Feb & receive £200 in book vouchers from @tandfresearch.bsky.social. Winning articles will become free access for 12 months.
Winners will be announced each Feb & receive £200 in book vouchers from @tandfresearch.bsky.social. Winning articles will become free access for 12 months.
Have a read of the recent book review by Daniella McCahey of 'An Empire of Magnetism: Global Science and the British Magnetic Enterprise in the Age of Imperialism' by Edward J. Gillin, Oxford University Press, 2024: doi.org/10.1080/0308...
An Empire of Magnetism: Global Science and the British Magnetic Enterprise in the Age of Imperialism
Published in The Journal of Imperial and Commonwealth History (Ahead of Print, 2025)
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November 16, 2025 at 12:43 PM
Have a read of the recent book review by Daniella McCahey of 'An Empire of Magnetism: Global Science and the British Magnetic Enterprise in the Age of Imperialism' by Edward J. Gillin, Oxford University Press, 2024: doi.org/10.1080/0308...
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on the transgression of the civilian–combatant divide: 'colonial genocide is not a reactive counterpart to anticolonial indistinction but a structural potential of colonial domination, while anticolonial indistinction represents a liberatory ethos challenging the colonial order of violence' PERUGINI
Check out the recent #OpenAccess current debate 'Between Anti-Colonial Resistance and Colonial Genocide: Gaza at the Limits of International Law' by Nicola Perugini: doi.org/10.1080/0308...
Between Anti-Colonial Resistance and Colonial Genocide: Gaza at the Limits of International Law
Amid Israel's war of annihilation in Gaza, which began in 2023, this article interrogates the tension between anticolonial and colonial indistinction. By indistinction, I refer to the transgression...
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November 14, 2025 at 1:05 PM
on the transgression of the civilian–combatant divide: 'colonial genocide is not a reactive counterpart to anticolonial indistinction but a structural potential of colonial domination, while anticolonial indistinction represents a liberatory ethos challenging the colonial order of violence' PERUGINI
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I had the privilege of speaking to Points Media 棱角 about the 88,000 colonial-era Hong Kong Government files that remain withheld by the UK Government points-media.com/%e9%a6%99%e6...
Based on my recent paper published open access in @jich.bsky.social doi.org/10.1080/0308...
Based on my recent paper published open access in @jich.bsky.social doi.org/10.1080/0308...
November 14, 2025 at 6:16 PM
I had the privilege of speaking to Points Media 棱角 about the 88,000 colonial-era Hong Kong Government files that remain withheld by the UK Government points-media.com/%e9%a6%99%e6...
Based on my recent paper published open access in @jich.bsky.social doi.org/10.1080/0308...
Based on my recent paper published open access in @jich.bsky.social doi.org/10.1080/0308...
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"Persian forces readers to confront the uneasy coexistence of humanitarianism and hypocrisy in Australia’s post-war nation-building."
Pierluigi Bolioli reviews @drjpersian.bsky.social's 'Fascists in Exile' for @jich.bsky.social (advance access)
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Pierluigi Bolioli reviews @drjpersian.bsky.social's 'Fascists in Exile' for @jich.bsky.social (advance access)
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Fascists in Exile: Post-War Displaced Persons in Australia
Published in The Journal of Imperial and Commonwealth History (Ahead of Print, 2025)
www.tandfonline.com
November 16, 2025 at 2:55 AM
"Persian forces readers to confront the uneasy coexistence of humanitarianism and hypocrisy in Australia’s post-war nation-building."
Pierluigi Bolioli reviews @drjpersian.bsky.social's 'Fascists in Exile' for @jich.bsky.social (advance access)
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Pierluigi Bolioli reviews @drjpersian.bsky.social's 'Fascists in Exile' for @jich.bsky.social (advance access)
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Check out the recent #OpenAccess current debate 'Between Anti-Colonial Resistance and Colonial Genocide: Gaza at the Limits of International Law' by Nicola Perugini: doi.org/10.1080/0308...
Between Anti-Colonial Resistance and Colonial Genocide: Gaza at the Limits of International Law
Amid Israel's war of annihilation in Gaza, which began in 2023, this article interrogates the tension between anticolonial and colonial indistinction. By indistinction, I refer to the transgression...
doi.org
November 14, 2025 at 12:00 PM
Check out the recent #OpenAccess current debate 'Between Anti-Colonial Resistance and Colonial Genocide: Gaza at the Limits of International Law' by Nicola Perugini: doi.org/10.1080/0308...
Recently published & #OpenAccess, check out 'Central Banking on Independence: The Birth of the National Bank of Libya' by Maddalena Zaglio: doi.org/10.1080/0308...
Central Banking on Independence: The Birth of the National Bank of Libya
The historiography of independent Libya often portrays King Idris’ reign (1951–1969) as a puppet state heavily reliant on foreign aid. Drawing on records from the Bank of England and the UK Nationa...
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November 12, 2025 at 12:35 PM
Recently published & #OpenAccess, check out 'Central Banking on Independence: The Birth of the National Bank of Libya' by Maddalena Zaglio: doi.org/10.1080/0308...
Check out the recent article, 'From Neglect to Compromise: The McMahon Line and the Dilemmas of British Policy towards Tibet, 1914–1947' by Zhaodong Wang: doi.org/10.1080/0308...
From Neglect to Compromise: The McMahon Line and the Dilemmas of British Policy towards Tibet, 1914–1947
Existing literature on the McMahon Line has largely focused on its legal foundations or on Anglo-Chinese disputes. Relatively little attention has been paid to the contradictions inherent in Britai...
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November 11, 2025 at 12:09 PM
Check out the recent article, 'From Neglect to Compromise: The McMahon Line and the Dilemmas of British Policy towards Tibet, 1914–1947' by Zhaodong Wang: doi.org/10.1080/0308...
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Latest from me on the Royal #Irish Constabulary commemoration fiasco a few years ago - thanks to everyone at @jich.bsky.social for their assistance.
#OpenAccess and recently published! Check out: 'Revisionism 2.0: The Royal Irish Constabulary Commemoration Controversy of 2020' by Shaun McDaid: doi.org/10.1080/0308...
Revisionism 2.0: The Royal Irish Constabulary Commemoration Controversy of 2020
This article explores the Royal Irish Constabulary Commemoration controversy of 2020. It argues that the Irish government’s attempts to separate the ‘good’ (Irish) recruits from ‘bad’ (British) rec...
doi.org
November 8, 2025 at 11:23 AM
Latest from me on the Royal #Irish Constabulary commemoration fiasco a few years ago - thanks to everyone at @jich.bsky.social for their assistance.
See the recent essay '‘Neutral in Matters of Party Politics’?: The Uneasy Place of The Mormon Church within Commonwealth Politics' by Brenton Griffin: doi.org/10.1080/0308...
‘Neutral in Matters of Party Politics’?: The Uneasy Place of The Mormon Church within Commonwealth Politics
This current debate historicises and scrutinises the claim of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, more commonly known as the Mormon Church, in regards to its stance of ‘political neutr...
doi.org
November 9, 2025 at 9:50 AM
See the recent essay '‘Neutral in Matters of Party Politics’?: The Uneasy Place of The Mormon Church within Commonwealth Politics' by Brenton Griffin: doi.org/10.1080/0308...
#OpenAccess and recently published! Check out: 'Revisionism 2.0: The Royal Irish Constabulary Commemoration Controversy of 2020' by Shaun McDaid: doi.org/10.1080/0308...
Revisionism 2.0: The Royal Irish Constabulary Commemoration Controversy of 2020
This article explores the Royal Irish Constabulary Commemoration controversy of 2020. It argues that the Irish government’s attempts to separate the ‘good’ (Irish) recruits from ‘bad’ (British) rec...
doi.org
November 8, 2025 at 9:55 AM
#OpenAccess and recently published! Check out: 'Revisionism 2.0: The Royal Irish Constabulary Commemoration Controversy of 2020' by Shaun McDaid: doi.org/10.1080/0308...
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Hong Kong diaspora communities are inhibited in accessing their city’s colonial history, I argue in my blog post for @activehist.bsky.social activehistory.ca/blog/2025/11...
Based on my paper in @jich.bsky.social (open access) doi.org/10.1080/0308...
Based on my paper in @jich.bsky.social (open access) doi.org/10.1080/0308...
November 6, 2025 at 1:20 PM
Hong Kong diaspora communities are inhibited in accessing their city’s colonial history, I argue in my blog post for @activehist.bsky.social activehistory.ca/blog/2025/11...
Based on my paper in @jich.bsky.social (open access) doi.org/10.1080/0308...
Based on my paper in @jich.bsky.social (open access) doi.org/10.1080/0308...
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In our latest @jich.bsky.social Current Debates essay entitled "Between Anti-Colonial Resistance and Colonial Genocide: Gaza at the Limits of International Law", Nicola Perugini interrogates the tension between anticolonial and colonial indistinction. #OpenAccess www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Between Anti-Colonial Resistance and Colonial Genocide: Gaza at the Limits of International Law
Amid Israel's war of annihilation in Gaza, which began in 2023, this article interrogates the tension between anticolonial and colonial indistinction. By indistinction, I refer to the transgression...
www.tandfonline.com
November 7, 2025 at 11:30 AM
In our latest @jich.bsky.social Current Debates essay entitled "Between Anti-Colonial Resistance and Colonial Genocide: Gaza at the Limits of International Law", Nicola Perugini interrogates the tension between anticolonial and colonial indistinction. #OpenAccess www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
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New advance access book review published in @jich.bsky.social
@farsouthhistory.bsky.social reviews 'An Empire of Magnetism: Global Science and the British Magnetic Enterprise in the Age of Imperialism' by Edward J. Gillin
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
@farsouthhistory.bsky.social reviews 'An Empire of Magnetism: Global Science and the British Magnetic Enterprise in the Age of Imperialism' by Edward J. Gillin
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
An Empire of Magnetism: Global Science and the British Magnetic Enterprise in the Age of Imperialism
Published in The Journal of Imperial and Commonwealth History (Ahead of Print, 2025)
www.tandfonline.com
November 8, 2025 at 9:44 AM
New advance access book review published in @jich.bsky.social
@farsouthhistory.bsky.social reviews 'An Empire of Magnetism: Global Science and the British Magnetic Enterprise in the Age of Imperialism' by Edward J. Gillin
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
@farsouthhistory.bsky.social reviews 'An Empire of Magnetism: Global Science and the British Magnetic Enterprise in the Age of Imperialism' by Edward J. Gillin
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
See Ciarán McKillop-O'Shea's recent book review of 'The Root of All Evil: The Irish Boundary Commission' by Cormac Moore, (Irish Academic Press, 2025): doi.org/10.1080/0308...
The Root of All Evil: The Irish Boundary Commission
Published in The Journal of Imperial and Commonwealth History (Ahead of Print, 2025)
doi.org
November 4, 2025 at 12:23 PM
See Ciarán McKillop-O'Shea's recent book review of 'The Root of All Evil: The Irish Boundary Commission' by Cormac Moore, (Irish Academic Press, 2025): doi.org/10.1080/0308...
See the recent book review by Joe Redmayne of 'Shipping Lords and Coolie Stokers: Class, Race, and Maritime Capitalism in the Early Twentieth Century' by Ravi Ahuja (Verso, 2024): doi.org/10.1080/0308...
Shipping Lords and Coolie Stokers: Class, Race, and Maritime Capitalism in the Early Twentieth Century
Published in The Journal of Imperial and Commonwealth History (Ahead of Print, 2025)
doi.org
November 4, 2025 at 4:13 AM
See the recent book review by Joe Redmayne of 'Shipping Lords and Coolie Stokers: Class, Race, and Maritime Capitalism in the Early Twentieth Century' by Ravi Ahuja (Verso, 2024): doi.org/10.1080/0308...
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New book review published in @jich.bsky.social
Ciarán McKillop-O’Shea reviews “The Root of All Evil: The Irish Boundary Commission” by Cormac Moore
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Ciarán McKillop-O’Shea reviews “The Root of All Evil: The Irish Boundary Commission” by Cormac Moore
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
The Root of All Evil: The Irish Boundary Commission
Published in The Journal of Imperial and Commonwealth History (Ahead of Print, 2025)
www.tandfonline.com
October 30, 2025 at 10:30 PM
New book review published in @jich.bsky.social
Ciarán McKillop-O’Shea reviews “The Root of All Evil: The Irish Boundary Commission” by Cormac Moore
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Ciarán McKillop-O’Shea reviews “The Root of All Evil: The Irish Boundary Commission” by Cormac Moore
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
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Our latest Current Debates essay is now out! In 'Neutral in Matters of Party Politics'? Brenton Griffin explores the role of the Mormon Church in Commonwealth politics. @jich.bsky.social
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
‘Neutral in Matters of Party Politics’?: The Uneasy Place of The Mormon Church within Commonwealth Politics
This current debate historicises and scrutinises the claim of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, more commonly known as the Mormon Church, in regards to its stance of ‘political neutr...
www.tandfonline.com
October 31, 2025 at 11:29 AM
Our latest Current Debates essay is now out! In 'Neutral in Matters of Party Politics'? Brenton Griffin explores the role of the Mormon Church in Commonwealth politics. @jich.bsky.social
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
We are proud to share that JICH has received over 58k downloads in 2025's 3rd quarter - a 76% increase from this time last year! Well done to our editorial team and all our supporters - @andrekosvarnava.bsky.social @evansmithhist.bsky.social @jonasgjerso.bsky.social @yiannicart.bsky.social
November 2, 2025 at 9:56 AM
We are proud to share that JICH has received over 58k downloads in 2025's 3rd quarter - a 76% increase from this time last year! Well done to our editorial team and all our supporters - @andrekosvarnava.bsky.social @evansmithhist.bsky.social @jonasgjerso.bsky.social @yiannicart.bsky.social
Check out the recent article 'Engendering Empire: The British Women’s Services in Egypt & Palestine, 1940–1945' by Natalie D. McDonald: doi.org/10.1080/0308...
Engendering Empire: The British Women’s Services in Egypt & Palestine, 1940–1945
During the Second World War, women’s branches of the British military were established in Egypt and Palestine. Both British and local women were employed in ‘auxiliary’ duties ranging from clerical...
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October 29, 2025 at 1:35 PM
Check out the recent article 'Engendering Empire: The British Women’s Services in Egypt & Palestine, 1940–1945' by Natalie D. McDonald: doi.org/10.1080/0308...
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1,000+ views in less than 4 weeks!
Delighted to see that my paper ‘Hong Kong Colonial Government Migrated Archives at Hanslope Park’ has reached over 1,000 views just 26 days after its publication.
Published open access in @jich.bsky.social doi.org/10.1080/0308...
Delighted to see that my paper ‘Hong Kong Colonial Government Migrated Archives at Hanslope Park’ has reached over 1,000 views just 26 days after its publication.
Published open access in @jich.bsky.social doi.org/10.1080/0308...
October 27, 2025 at 10:49 AM
1,000+ views in less than 4 weeks!
Delighted to see that my paper ‘Hong Kong Colonial Government Migrated Archives at Hanslope Park’ has reached over 1,000 views just 26 days after its publication.
Published open access in @jich.bsky.social doi.org/10.1080/0308...
Delighted to see that my paper ‘Hong Kong Colonial Government Migrated Archives at Hanslope Park’ has reached over 1,000 views just 26 days after its publication.
Published open access in @jich.bsky.social doi.org/10.1080/0308...
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I’ve been revisiting the East African Campaign, which is where it all began for me in terms of studying Africa. A new perspective or analysis of Von Lettow-Vorbeck is just the ticket!
Hot off the press and #OpenAccess, check out 'Paul von Lettow-Vorbeck’s Career as a Colonial Officer: Learning the ‘Colonial Way of War’?' by Sibylle Scheipers: doi.org/10.1080/0308...
Paul von Lettow-Vorbeck’s Career as a Colonial Officer: Learning the ‘Colonial Way of War’?
Paul von Lettow-Vorbeck is best known as commander of the Schutztruppe in German East Africa during the First World War. His previous career as a colonial officer with deployments in the Boxer Rebe...
doi.org
October 23, 2025 at 2:23 PM
I’ve been revisiting the East African Campaign, which is where it all began for me in terms of studying Africa. A new perspective or analysis of Von Lettow-Vorbeck is just the ticket!
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New book review published at @jich.bsky.social
@joeredmayne.bsky.social reviews Ravi Ahuja's 'Shipping Lords and Coolie Stokers: Class, Race, and Maritime Capitalism in the Early Twentieth Century'
@versobooks.bsky.social
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
@joeredmayne.bsky.social reviews Ravi Ahuja's 'Shipping Lords and Coolie Stokers: Class, Race, and Maritime Capitalism in the Early Twentieth Century'
@versobooks.bsky.social
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Shipping Lords and Coolie Stokers: Class, Race, and Maritime Capitalism in the Early Twentieth Century
Published in The Journal of Imperial and Commonwealth History (Ahead of Print, 2025)
www.tandfonline.com
October 24, 2025 at 11:01 PM
New book review published at @jich.bsky.social
@joeredmayne.bsky.social reviews Ravi Ahuja's 'Shipping Lords and Coolie Stokers: Class, Race, and Maritime Capitalism in the Early Twentieth Century'
@versobooks.bsky.social
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
@joeredmayne.bsky.social reviews Ravi Ahuja's 'Shipping Lords and Coolie Stokers: Class, Race, and Maritime Capitalism in the Early Twentieth Century'
@versobooks.bsky.social
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Hot off the press and #OpenAccess, check out 'Paul von Lettow-Vorbeck’s Career as a Colonial Officer: Learning the ‘Colonial Way of War’?' by Sibylle Scheipers: doi.org/10.1080/0308...
Paul von Lettow-Vorbeck’s Career as a Colonial Officer: Learning the ‘Colonial Way of War’?
Paul von Lettow-Vorbeck is best known as commander of the Schutztruppe in German East Africa during the First World War. His previous career as a colonial officer with deployments in the Boxer Rebe...
doi.org
October 23, 2025 at 11:38 AM
Hot off the press and #OpenAccess, check out 'Paul von Lettow-Vorbeck’s Career as a Colonial Officer: Learning the ‘Colonial Way of War’?' by Sibylle Scheipers: doi.org/10.1080/0308...
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📖We're thrilled to share a new article by Prof. Rotem Giladi
@rgiladi.bsky.social: “Flogging Jack Nafte: Corporal Punishment, Imperial Assimilation, and Jewish Whiteness in Pre-Apartheid South Africa” in @jich.bsky.social.
🔗For the full #openaccess article:
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
@rgiladi.bsky.social: “Flogging Jack Nafte: Corporal Punishment, Imperial Assimilation, and Jewish Whiteness in Pre-Apartheid South Africa” in @jich.bsky.social.
🔗For the full #openaccess article:
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
October 21, 2025 at 10:12 AM
📖We're thrilled to share a new article by Prof. Rotem Giladi
@rgiladi.bsky.social: “Flogging Jack Nafte: Corporal Punishment, Imperial Assimilation, and Jewish Whiteness in Pre-Apartheid South Africa” in @jich.bsky.social.
🔗For the full #openaccess article:
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
@rgiladi.bsky.social: “Flogging Jack Nafte: Corporal Punishment, Imperial Assimilation, and Jewish Whiteness in Pre-Apartheid South Africa” in @jich.bsky.social.
🔗For the full #openaccess article:
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
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My piece for @historyworkshop.org.uk reflects on the politics of forgetting, detailing how Hong Kong’s displaced colonial archives have exiled memory to the metropole www.historyworkshop.org.uk/empire-decol...
Based on my paper in @jich.bsky.social (open access) www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Based on my paper in @jich.bsky.social (open access) www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
October 22, 2025 at 10:45 AM
My piece for @historyworkshop.org.uk reflects on the politics of forgetting, detailing how Hong Kong’s displaced colonial archives have exiled memory to the metropole www.historyworkshop.org.uk/empire-decol...
Based on my paper in @jich.bsky.social (open access) www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Based on my paper in @jich.bsky.social (open access) www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....