Books and Publications | Department of History

Professor Marsha Barrett receives national media attention for new book

2024-08-29

Professor Marsha Barrett has received national media attention for her new book Nelson Rockefeller’s Dilemma: The Fight to Save Moderate Republicanism. Barrett has...

Professor Marsha Barrett examines Nelson Rockefeller’s career as a lens for Republican Party’s rightward shift

2024-08-20

Politician and businessman Nelson Rockefeller was seen as a moderate or liberal Republican even as he embraced conservative policies as the Republican Party shifted to the right in the 1960s and ‘70s.University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign history...

Illinois historian’s book provides introduction to gender history: Interview with Professor Antoinette Burton

2024-08-08

Gender history is hiding in plain sight, at work in all aspects of our society, said University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign history professor Antoinette Burton.“For many...

How the federal government used bribery to end relationships with Native American tribes: Interview with professor David Beck

2024-05-23

Federal policy toward Native American tribal nations in the first half of the 20th century sought to end the government’s legal and political relationship with tribes. A new book by University of Illinois history professor ...

Why is the reparations movement gaining momentum in the U.S.? An interview with Professor Sundiata Cha-Jua

2024-04-18

The call for reparations for people of African descent to compensate for slavery has a long history, but it has been discussed more broadly and gained support in recent years. Illinois, California and New York have established commissions to examine how to address the repercussions of slavery and...

Book describes how Hong Kong media waged Asia's cultural cold war

2023-04-10

Illinois history professor Po-Shek Fu wrote about how Hong Kong media was used in a cultural cold war in Asia and the effects it had on the political and cultural environments in Hong Kong.

People of the Ecotone

2022-12-15

History professor Robert Morrissey wrote in his new book, “People of the Ecotone,” about how the ecology of the tallgrass prairie shaped the culture and created unique opportunities for the Indigenous people who lived there.

University of Illinois Highlighted in New Book Sharing Untold Stories

2017-03-13

Emeritus Professor Fred Hoxie was recently interviewed on ciLiving by Matt Metcalf about the...

Not Straight, Not White

2016-11-16

The Windy City Times recently spoke with Professor Kevin Mumford regarding his newest book, Not Straight, Not White.

Why So Few Resisted Hitler

2016-12-16

Congratulations to Professor Peter Fritzsche whose newest book, An Iron Wind: Europe Under Hitler, just had a fabulous review in The Wall Street Journal....