Department News
Upcoming Symposium
A Public Colloquium on Faith, Reason and Evolution
October 23rd, November 7th, and November 14th, 2008
Student Photo Gallery
Golz Lecture
Adam Hochschild
2007 Golz Gecture delivered by Adam Hochschild.
Job Opportunities
Bowdoin College's rich history combines with the exceptional resources of an elite liberal arts college to offer students an exciting atmosphere for the study of history. Come -- explore our heritage and our offerings. Thinking about what a major or minor in History could do for you? Find out more.
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Recent Faculty Publications
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Shaping the Shoreline: Fisheries and Tourism on the Monterey Coast , by Professor Connie Chiang, examines Monterey's development from a seaside resort to a working-class fishing town and, finally, to a tourist attraction again. Through the subjects of work, recreation, and environment - the intersections of which are applicable to communities across the United States and abroad. |
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Weapons and Fighting Techniques of the Samurai, 1200-1877, by Professor Tom Conlan, illustrated with over 300 line drawings and color photos, explores the samurai, their ideals, and techniques and instruments of war. Conlan also explores the impact of guns and cannon on the battlefield in the sixteenth and nineteenth centuries. |
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Working Souls: Russian Orthodoxy and Factory Labor in St. Petersburg, 1881-1917 , by Professor Page Herrlinger, was recently published by Slavica Publishers. |
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African American Activism Before The Civil War: The Freedom Struggle in the Antebellum North, by Professor Patrick Rael. This book is the first work to gather together scholarly essays published from 1965 to the present on the role of African Americans and race in the struggle for equality in the northern states before the Civil War. |
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Emerald City: An Environmental History of Seattle, by Professor Matthew Klingle, explores the role of nature in the development of the city of Seattle from the earliest days of its settlement to the present. Combining environmental history, urban history, and human geography, Klingle shows how attempts to reshape nature in and around Seattle have often ended not only in ecological disaster but also social inequality. |
Department coordinator: Josephine Johnson
Dept. Phone: (207) 725-3291
Dept. Fax: (207) 725-3929
Mailing Address:
History Department
Bowdoin College
9900 College Station
Brunswick, ME 04011-8499
24 Hubbard Hall