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Conflict in the Philippines
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2015/03/30/conflict-in-the-philippines/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on March 30, 2015 The new Bangsamoro Conflict Monitoring System from Alert and the World Bank is collecting current and historic data on incidences of political violence in the region.
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Freedom Written in Blood: United States History, 1776-1877
https://le.ac.uk/modules/2024/am1001
Module code: AM1001 This module examines the history of the United States over a one hundred year period from the 1770s to the 1870s.
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With Liberty and Justice for All? US History since 1776
https://le.ac.uk/modules/2025/hs1017
Module code: HS1017 This module will survey the history of the United States since 1877, introducing you to the key events, issues and themes in order to provide you with a framework for further study in United States history.
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With Liberty and Justice for All? US History since 1776
https://le.ac.uk/modules/2026/hs1017
Module code: HS1017 This module will survey the history of the United States since 1877, introducing you to the key events, issues and themes in order to provide you with a framework for further study in United States history.
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With Liberty and Justice for All? US History since 1776
https://le.ac.uk/modules/2024/hs1017
Module code: HS1017 This module will survey the history of the United States since 1877, introducing you to the key events, issues and themes in order to provide you with a framework for further study in United States history.
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The Prado Museum’s new Digital Library
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2024/11/22/the-prado-museums-new-digital-library/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on November 22, 2024 …provides free access to a searchable catalogue of full text books and journals covering art history published from the late 15th to the early 20th century.
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The Changing Wealth of Nations 1995-2014
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2018/02/09/the-changing-wealth-of-nations-1995-2014/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on February 9, 2018 This book from the World Bank tracks the wealth of 141 countries between 1995 and 2014.
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The lost Banksy interview
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2023/11/22/the-lost-banksy-interview/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on November 22, 2023 A new episode of The Bansky Story, including a newly-discovered interview with Banksy, is now available on our playlist.
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Shedding light on historical stories of displacement and forced migration
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/august/shedding-light-on-historical-stories-of-displacement-and-forced-migration
During Leicester’s 2018 Journeys Festival international, where the creative talents of exceptional refugee and asylum seeker artists are celebrated, the University of Leicester’s DICE unit is hosting an event entitled ‘Reckoning with Refugeedom.
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Social Media and the Olympics
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2016/08/22/social-media-and-the-olympics/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on August 22, 2016 A great example of the use of Instagram to highlight street art in Rio.