Category Archives: Publication

The Last Man: A British Genocide in Tasmania

Posted on February 20, 2014 by Tom Plant

The Last Man A British Genocide in Tasmania Tom Lawson We are pleased to announce the publication of a new book by Parkes alumnus and former member of staff Professor Tom Lawson. Little more than 70 years after the British … Continue reading →

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New book: Jewish Aramaic Curse Texts from Late-Antique Mesopotamia

Posted on August 22, 2013 by Tom Plant

Jewish Aramaic Curse Texts from Late-Antique Mesopotamia: “May These Curses Go Out and Flee” by Dr Dan Levene will soon be available from Brill. The corpus of Aramaic incantation bowls from Sasanian Mesopotamia is perhaps the most important source we have … Continue reading →

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Book Launch: Governments in Exile and the Jews during the Second World War

Posted on May 7, 2013 by Tom Plant

Wednesday 15th May 2013, Room 1097 (Avenue Campus) 5 – 6.00pm ‘Governments-in-Exile and the Jews during the Second World War’ Co-editors: Dr James Jordan and Dr Jan Láníček   While the examination of bystanders to the Holocaust has constituted an important … Continue reading →

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Book Launch: The Battle of Britishness

Posted on May 2, 2013 by Sarah Shawyer

Tuesday 14th May 2013 Waterstones Above Bar Branch, 6.00pm The Battle of Britishness: Migrant journeys, 1685 to the present What is it like to leave home and try to find a new one? This pioneering study of migrant journeys to … Continue reading →

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New Book: The Book of Genesis in Late Antiquity: Encounters between Jewish and Christian Exegesis

Posted on April 22, 2013 by Sarah Shawyer

The Book of Genesis in Late Antiquity (Leiden: Brill, 2013) is an exciting new publication by Dr Helen Spurling and Dr Emmanouela Grypeou. It examines the relationship between rabbinic and Christian exegetical writings of Late Antiquity in the Eastern Roman … Continue reading →

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New Book: Governments-in-Exile and the Jews during the Second World War

Posted on April 18, 2013 by Sarah Shawyer

The Parkes Institute is pleased to announce a new publication from Parkes scholars Dr Jan Láníček and Dr James Jordan. Governments-in-Exile and the Jews during the Second World War (London: Vallentine Mitchell, 2013) is an exciting new contribution to the study of the … Continue reading →

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