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The globalization of English

Posted on July 15, 2013 by Bookworm

Author and historian David Northrup, who taught in the History Department at Boston College for some 40 years, has published a new book that looks at the rise and global spread of the English language. Publisher Palgrave Macmillan calls How … Continue reading →

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World History Association Book Prize

Posted on June 25, 2012 by Bookworm

Professor of History Prasannan Parthasarathi has won the 2012 World History Association Book Prize for his work, Why Europe Grew Rich and Asia Did Not: Global Economic Divergence, 1600-1850. The WHA, considered the foremost organization for the promotion of world history … Continue reading →

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