Peter N. Stearns
@StearnsPeter
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University Professor and Provost Emeritus, George Mason University
Joined January 2012
My book, Hygiene in World History, has just been published by Routledge. An audiobook will be out soon as well
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The American Child, the transformation of childhood since World War II, by Steven Mintz and Peter Stearns, has been published by Oxford
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Third edition of my book, Consumerism in World History, just published by Routledge. Much revised, fun to do
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Sonya Lipsett Rivera’s collection, Love in Age of Empire Has been published by Bloomsbury, includes my effort on Romantic love. It was fun to do
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My 1st article is available open access in @EcclesHistSoc's new church and hypocrisy volume! Thrilled that my obsession w 17thC sermons on sincerity will now be horribly evident to the world at large, and not my long-suffering supervisors/editors alone ✨ https://t.co/1xyHGvjPJb
cambridge.org
‘See sincerity sparkle in thy practice’: Antidotes to Hypocrisy in British Print Sermons, 1640–95 - Volume 60
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The Routledge History of Happiness is newly available Ed. Katie Barclay, Darrin McMahon and myself. Publisher obvious. We think a really interesting chronological, geographic and disciplinary mix.
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For those interested in open access to my new article on emotions regimes in US in past century, see Emotions and Society website
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My article, Emotional Remodeling: emotion regimes in the United States since 1900, has been published by Emotions and Society. It will be available open access
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Tribute to David Konstan, pioneer in extending history of emotions to classical period, and a thoroughly nice person
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So sorry ro hear of Andy Achenbaum death, dear friend and pioneering scholar of old age history
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Why have academic journals made online submission of articles, revisions, even article evaluations akin to applying for medium security clearance?
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Just had a bit of an impromptu reunion of @GMUCarterSchool alumni near Tbilisi! Great to reconnect with @NinoKukhianidze @ArsenKharatyan @PhilGamaghelyan and Irakli Kakabadze.
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Samuel Lebovic writes about the Espionage Act for Foreign Policy https://t.co/zZWOD4VoKK
@GeorgeMasonCHSS
foreignpolicy.com
Espionage law hasn’t changed much since William Howard Taft—yet recent presidents have wielded it as a cudgel more than ever before.
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The fourth edition of my book, Globalization in World History, has been published by Routledge.
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Dear TV news, I gather from hour coverage that the war in Ukraine has ended. I guess you were too busy to tell us
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My book, Punishment in World History, has just been published by Routledge.
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Can't wait to check out this lecture series on love, happiness, nostalgia, shame, anger, fear, and hope from some of the top emotions historians in the world. Love that these are publicly available!
ANNOUNCEMENT: NACHE is excited to share its new open access lecture series on the history of emotions ✨ feat. parallel presentations in English and Spanish on love, happiness, nostalgia, shame, anger, and fear from a range of scholars in the field! (1/3) https://t.co/PY6DFP8Unj
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Peter Stearns leads bi-lingual lecture series on the history of emotions https://t.co/B7ezXVEL6u
@GeorgeMasonCHSS
historyarthistory.gmu.edu
Peter Stearns has worked with a team of scholars in North and South America to organize a series of online lectures by leading experts in the...
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Some losses feel almost too much to comprehend. @AmyTakayama you will be missed every day and no words will be enough to convey your absence. With all my love to Rick, Kalea, and Kai, may her memory be for a blessing. https://t.co/wIc0dDIF8I
linkedin.com
The first time I met Amy, she yelled at me. I had not yet started my position as the Dean of Admission at her alma mater, George Mason University, where she was already working in admissions.
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New episode! David Bentley Hart joined @tylercowen to discuss ways in which Orthodox Christianity is not so millenarian, what he thinks of the Book of Mormon, the most difficult word to translate, and more:
conversationswithtyler.com
Is he the best-read guest in the history of the show?
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