Colin Danby

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Heterodox economist working in history of thought, specifically the commerce between body, nation, race, and economy in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.

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There is another dog in the library. Caught in the act in 1710 in Leipzig. #animalhistory #skystorians #bookhistory

Marx showing up to support Jeremy Corbyn.

Updated version of the reality show on 85th St. drama: Another set of neighbors say the "reality show" in question is not "Hoarders," but a house-flipping show. All the trash they added to the house last week is to make a more dramatic before/after effect. 1/3

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A sneak preview (sans page numbers or endnotes) of the first few chapters of The Truth about Empire is now available from Google Books. Better yet, pop along to your local bookshop this weekend to purchase the volume itself.

The Truth About Empirebooks.google.co.uk The Truth About Empire comes from expert historians who believe that the truth, as far as we can ascertain it, matters; that our decades of painstaking research make us worth listening to; and that ou...

Backyard bird drama: the little guy at left is running around on the ground but apparently can't fly. What look like anxious parents (right) flying back and forth. Sounds like there's a nest nearby, though I can't see it. Got the dogs in, but don't know if there's anything else I can do.

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I can now confirm that my new book, “The Memory of ‘76” is a real thing. The book explores the conflicting ways Americans have remembered the Revolution over the last 250 years and its importance in our politics and culture. It is out on July 23rd and available for preorder now.

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Uday Chandra, Resistance as Negotiation: Making States and Tribes in the Margins of Modern India - Stanford University Press, June 2024 www.sup.org/books/title/...

Resistance as Negotiation: Making States and Tribes in the Margins of Modern India - Uday Chandrawww.sup.org Tribes appear worldwide today as vestiges of a pre-modern past at odds with the workings of modern states. Acts of resistance and rebellion by groups designated as tribal have fascinated as well as pe...

Out back with Max and Marty as the Seattle evening cools.

Max getting attention as Marty puts in a bid.

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My new book The Banker ladies published by #utp is out. Check Amazon or where you buy your books. #SSE #coops #Development #CED

LACMA today. Ruscha retrospective.

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Since tomorrow's Juneteenth, here's a reminder that a bunch of my writings on the intersections of race and other structures of marginalization with technology and society are available for free, either on my website, or elsewhere: afutureworththinkingabout.com?page_id=5038...

Curriculum Vitae | A Future Worth Thinking Aboutafutureworththinkingabout.com

Norton Simon Museum today. Stunning collection! This is a madonna by Giovanni di Paolo, full of light and movement.

Visited the Getty Center today. Odd place, but lots of people enjoying the day and some excellent paintings. This is Gerard Ter Borch around 1652.

I think we're all packed now.

Finishing Gareth Stedman Jones' _Outcast London_ tonight and for a 1971 book, it holds up really well! Integration of economic, social, and intellectual history is exemplary. Marshall, Booth, Arnold White, Beatrice Webb -- people I've been reading separately are put in contact. Waffle-free prose.

Max's back trouble flared up yesterday, and he had a restless night, so it's good to see him sleeping well this evening. Much of my emotional life revolves around a 10 lb. dog.

Grades submitted! Out back with the dogs.

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Excited to see Sharing Spaces: Technology, Mediation, and Human-Animal Relationships, edited By @finnarne.me and me, coming out in October upittpress.org/books/978082... You can pre-order now - and then it'll be a pleasant surprise when it shows up in your mailbox in October 🐻 #envhist

Lots of baby bunnies in the yard this afternoon. The dogs chase and sometimes catch (they're slow) but don't kill them. Still I've rescued a couple because it seems unsporting.

My parents threatened to send Barry Goldwater after me if I didn't behave.

Reskeet with how old you are, using a vague proxy: I still buy songs on the iTunes Store

A lovely day in Seattle. We had our walk and lunch and we're chilling out back.

The dog groomer gave them little pride pins!

Marty, making sure we don't forget dinner.

Max competing with my reading.

Caged the veg because of rising rabbit crime. Put in the tomato starts this afternoon; peas and salad greens are just emerging.

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Terrible timing, but my book just went live on the @uncpress.bsky.social website. If you want to learn more about Ryan White, different strands of HIV/AIDS activism, and the ongoing epidemic, please check it out. uncpress.org/book/9781469...

The Life and Death of Ryan White | Paul M. Renfro | University of North Carolina Pressuncpress.org In the 1980s, as HIV/AIDS ravaged queer communities and communities of color in the United States and beyond, a straight white teenager named Ryan White emer...

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Back in Frankfurt. The apartment my father and his parents had as their family home before having to move in with another Jewish family in the next street. My father and aunt got to England but sadly my grandparents were deported in the other direction.

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Cannot believe this guy was set to be put down this week. Help Hoover find a forever home. He’s a good dog.

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Happy 300th Birthday, Kant!