Making of a Historian

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Episode 33: A Tale of Two Islands Feb 27, 2017

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In this episode, I argue that Britain and Japan offer two models of development. The world took the British route: fossil fuels and global expansion. But when the fossil fuels run out, we may need to take the Japanese route: personal restraint and state control. Reading List John Richards, Unending Frontier Peter Linebaugh and Marcus Rediker, the Many Headed Hydra

Episode 32: Beef, Leather and Loans-Britain and Argentina with Special Guest Craig Feb 27, 2017

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In this episode, we have a special guest on the show, Craig! Craig's another grad student studying for his orals. We talk about his larger project, and the ways in which British and Argentinian history run into one another in the 19th century.

Episode 31: People Are Strange, When You're A Stranger Feb 24, 2017

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Books: David Henkin, Postal Age Simon Potter, News and the British World Francis Fukuyama, Trust Gary Magee and Andrew Thompson, Empire and Globalisation Jessical Harland Jacobs, Builders of Empire

Episode 30: What We Talk About When We Talk About Historical Sociology Feb 23, 2017

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In this episode, I try to explain my interest in organizational sociology without sounding too half baked.

Episode 29: In The Club Feb 22, 2017

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After a two-day break (due to burnout? birthday? President's day?) our humble podcaster returns to talk about voluntary associations in the 19th century. This is a high-wire act, because this afternoon he has a meeting with his advisor about this topic, and he doesn't feel like he has his narrative super solid yet! Can he boil down what turned out to be a 25 minute episode into a tight three minutes in four hours? Check back next time to find out...

Episode 28: The British World Feb 18, 2017

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It's the tail end of the week, so I'm thinking of board games and beer.

Episode 27: New Boss, Same As The Old Boss Feb 17, 2017

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In this episode, I try to sum up changes in work and class over the 18th and 19th century. Everything changes. But these changes are different everywhere. Don't just think of women slaving away in factories, think of women slaving away at home over sewing machines. And don't just think of the rise of the working class, think of a confusion about who belongs where, about how society is ordered, about what exactly it is that makes a community.

Episode 26: Work and Weekend Feb 16, 2017

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In this episode I talk about how workers used to get Monday off, and now get Saturday off. Also my accent goes wonky here. I seem to inconsistently pronounce the word 'leisure.' Don't worry. It annoys me too. Books: Hugh Cunningham, Time Work and Leisure Hans-Joachim Voth, Time and Work in England, 1750-1830

Episode 25: Women Versus Machines Feb 16, 2017

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In this special burnt-out birthday episode, I talk about women and work in the 18th and 19th centuries. Reading List: Joyce Burnette, Gender, Work and Wages in Industrial Revolution Britain Anna Clark, the Struggle for the Breeches (SUPER GREAT BOOK) Deborah Valenze, First Industrial Woman

Episode 24: The Making of the Middle Feb 14, 2017

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In this episode, we talk about why middle class people in the 18th century had bad dreams about the grim reaper disguised as a debt collector. Reading List: Davidoff and Hall's Family Fortunes (probably the single most interesting book I've read all year) Peter Earle The Making of the English Middle Class Margaret Hunt, The Middling Sort

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