September 2008 Issue

Published by the American Historical Association, Perspectives Online (ISSN: 1556-8563) carries material from Perspectives on History (ISSN: 1940-8048), the printed newsmagazine of the American Historical Association.

For the past 40 years, Perspectives on History (published as Perspectives—ISSN: 0743-7021—until December 2007 ) has been the principal source for news and information about the historical profession. Published monthly during the academic year, Perspectives on History offers articles and commentary on teaching, computers and software, history in the media, museum exhibitions, and archives and research. Also includes the most comprehensive current listings of employment openings and historical activities, both within and outside academia.

Perspectives on History (ISSN: 1940-8048) is published nine months out of the year (September–May) by the American Historical Association. Material from the printed version appears in Perspectives Online (ISSN: 1556-8563), the electronic newsmagzine of the association.

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    Last Updated: April 10, 2009