History @ CUL

Crowdsourcing James Madison’s Notes

Here is an interesting new experiment in scholarship.  The Center for the Constitution at James Madison’s Montpelier has put online a copy of James Madison’s Notes of Debates in the Federal Convention of 1787.  What is unusual is that they are allowing scholars and the general public to add notes and commentary to the text.  Using […]

The Boxer Rebellion and the Great Game in China

David Sibley’s new book, The Boxer Rebellion and the Great Game in China, was published today by Hill & Wang.  You can find an interview with David about the book in this month’s Military History magazine. Congratulations, David!