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History
History Professor Explores War鈥檚 Impact on Global Societies
The impact of war on societies across the globe from the third to sixteenth centuries is the subject of a new book by David Bachrach, professor of history. 鈥淲arfare in the Global Middle Ages鈥� (Routledge Press, 2025) explores how societies in Europe, Asia, Africa, and the Americas organized for war... Read More
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10/01/25History Professor Pens 鈥淐anal Dreamers鈥�
Associate professor of history Jessica Lepler's new book "Canal Dreamers" tells the story of an 1820s attempt to connect the Atlantic and Pacific... -
09/29/23Flax to Linen Project Weaves History With Experience
The path to a deeper understanding of rural New England鈥檚 pre-industrial textile economy begins in a muddy field on the edge of UNH鈥檚 Woodman... -
04/07/23Center for the Humanities Awards Five New Hayes Fellowships
Faculty research will focus on New Hampshire鈥檚 history, culture and government. -
01/27/23Passings: Professor Emeritus of History Douglas Wheeler
UNH mourns the loss of a "true gentleman."
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09/03/14 - UNH Hosts World-Renowned Presidential Historian Doris Kearns Goodwin Sept. 29Pulitzer Prize-winning author Doris Kearns Goodwin will speak as part of the Rutman Distinguished Lecture Series on the American Presidency at the 麻豆app... Read More -
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06/19/14 - Growing HistoryOn a late winter day, Erik Wochholz '01,'07 strolls through a Victorian glasshouse at the Strawbery Banke Museum in Portsmouth. He squashes a mealybug on an African tree fern,... Read More -
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