History @ CUL

Full-text links added to 19th Century Masterfile

Many Cornell historians know about 19th Century Masterfile, the online version of many standard 19th century periodical indexes, including Poole’s Index to Periodical Literature, 1802-1906, the Index to Legal Periodical Literature, 1786-1937, and the Royal Society’s Catalogue of Scientific Papers, 1800-1900.  But did you know that it has been adding links to a variety of […]

Reviews: Parmenter’s “The edge of the woods: Iroquoia, 1534-1701”

“Parmenter (Cornell) offers an intriguing new approach and argument to a heavily studied subject: the Iroquois League’s response to European colonization.” <snip> “Summing Up: Highly recommended” M. D. Bergmann, Randolph-Macon College.  Choice, April, 2011.  Full review here.

Steven Kaplan on the History of the History of Food

The Browser magazine recently interviewed Steven Kaplan for its “5 Books” feature, in which the interview discusses five books that he considers to be of importance to food history.  Along the way, Kaplan has a chance to talk about the field’s historiography and his own interactions with the study of food.  Highly recommended.