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The Enduring Impact of Historical Institutionalism in Post-Conflict Biafra

Reviewed Work: A History of the Republic of Biafra: Law, Crime, and the Nigerian Civil War by Samuel Fury Childs Daly To understand the social, political, and economic issues shaping the world today, we must examine them within their global and historical contexts. Samuel Fury Childs Daly adopts this approach…

Examining the relationship between fascism, populism and the far right

This article examines the relationship between fascism and populism in the past, with an emphasis on what it can teach us about the present. This is done by using three books published within the last five years that present different case studies. The case studies range from Mussolini’s Italy, to…

Impact of climate change, over-tourism, and sustainability on heritage preservation

Keywords: heritage preservation, cultural heritage, climate change, mass tourism, Venice, sustainability This article investigates the connected issues of climate change, excessive tourism, and sustainability to conserving cultural heritage, focusing primarily on Venice as a case study. It thoughtfully analyses how mass tourism and environmental challenges jeopardize heritage sites, advocating for…

Book review of “Deutschland, deine Kolonien” by Eva-Maria Schnurr

Nowadays the collective memory within German society regarding the colonial era of the Second Reich very often is limited to considering that brief period as the “lesser evil”, compared to other events in German history from the 21st century. This misconception has tampered the way in which historic memory is…

‘Seh-Dong-Hong-Beh, An Amazon in the Dahoman Army’ Pictures of gender and violence

In 2018, the Marvel film “Black Panther” entered the cinema screens. One major thread of the film is the women’s army Dora Milaje. It is inspired by the Dahomean Mino, often referred to as Black Amazons; ‘female soldiers’ or ‘women warriors’. The kingdom of Dahomey existed from the 17th to…

Nollywood meets History: The Bronze artworks of the ancient Benin kingdom

The unfortunate historical invasion of the ancient Benin Kingdom and the theft of her bronze artworks in 1897 by Britain has become a core part of the history of ancient Benin Kingdom and indeed Nigeria’s colonial history. Effective from the 2009/2010 academic session, the teaching of history as an independent…