The latest issue of TSEG, Tijdschrift voor Economische en Sociale Geschiedenis (vol 9 no 2), presents research articles on Film Distribution in Ghent, Belgium, and on Luxury Product Consumption in 18th century Cape Colony.

The latter paper by Johan Fourie and Jolandi Uys ascertains the nature, growth and distribution of luxury good ownership in the Cape Colony. The survey reveals a marginal increase over the course of the eighteenth century in household ownership.

I am deeply saddened to tell you that that Mike Nash, the Head of the Tamiment Library, passed away Tuesday evening (July 24). This comes at the end of long and difficult illness, at a time when he seemed to be near fully recovered. Many of us spoke with him only yesterday and found him optimistic, full of plans, and counting the days until he could get back to the Tamiment Library and his colleagues. This is tragic news; we lose a friend and colleague whose contributions to the libraries, the university, and to scholarship are too numerous to count.

KSL: Bulletin of the Kate Sharpley Library No. 70-71, July 2012 [Double
issue] has just been posted on the site.

You can get to the contents
here http://www.katesharpleylibrary.net/kd52m9 or read the full pdf here http://www.katesharpleylibrary.net/j0zqnm.

Contents:

Exhibition, The People's History Museum, Manchester, UK

30 June 2012 — 24 February 2013

The Temperance Movement, in which people took the pledge not to drink alcohol, effectively began in the North West and played an important part in the lives of many in the region. Despite this, it is a little remembered aspect of our history.

Call for papers - International Conference : II International Conference Strikes and Social Conflicts, May 2013

II International Conference Strikes and Social Conflicts - Combined approaches to conflicts (Eighteenth century to the present)

Maison des Sciences de L'Homme
Dijon, France
15, 16, 17, 18 May 2013

Organization:
Maison des Sciences de L'Homme
International Association Strikes and Social Conflicts

Convenors: Serge Wolikow, Jean-Marc Bourgeon, Nélia Roulot, Raquel Varela, Sjaak van der Velden

Amsab-nieuwsbrief 7e jaargang, nr. 5, juli 2012

Jules Van Biesbroeck jr. in Ons Huis

Op 14 juli 2012 om 11 uur openen ABVV, Linx+ en Amsab-ISG in Ons Huis de tentoonstelling Jules Van Biesbroeck jr. (1873-1965): tekenaar – schilder – beeldhouwer – ontwerper. Iedereen van harte welkom!

Boekenverkoop

Newsletter, n. 6, 20 June 2012

Per uscire dalla crisi. Democrazia e bene comune.
Scuola di cultura politica 2012-2013

Gli elementi essenziali per orientarsi nella crisi che sta cambiando il mondo.
Otto moduli distribuiti in otto fine settimana dall'ottobre 2012 al maggio 2013.
Le iscrizioni si aprono il 1° settembre 2012

Online il nuovo "Testo ritrovato"

Maximilien Marie Isidore de Robespierre
RAPPORTS SUR LES PRINCIPES DE MORALE POLITIQUE

Call for Applications

The International Research Center "Work and Human Lifecycle in Global History" at Humboldt University in Berlin, funded by the Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF) invites scholars to apply for 10 to 15 international research fellowships (senior scholars and postdoctoral candidates) for the 2013-2014 academic year. Applications are due in Berlin on 31 August 2012.

The July 2012 Newsletter (pdf) of the International Social History Association has been published:

http://www.iisg.nl/isha/isha-newsletter-2012-1.pdf

Contents:
- Keynote speech at the European Social Science History Conference, Glasgow, April 2012 by Christopher J. Berry
- Preparations for the foundation of the Italian Society for Labour History by Andrea Caracausi and Laura Cerasi
- David Montgomery (1927-2011)

Hans-Böckler-Stiftung; in Kooperation mit der Göttinger Graduiertenschule Gesellschaftswissenschaften (GGG) 23.04.2013-26.04.2013, Göttingen, Georg-August-Universität Göttingen, Tagungszentrum an der Historischen Sternwarte
Deadline: 30.09.2012

Subjekte in Bewegung, Organisationen in Bewegung? Gewerkschaften und Migration. Eine Tagung für Doktorand_innen und Nachwuchswissenschaftler_innen

(english version below)