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Making Humanities Accessible. BOA is one of the UK’s leading academic publishers, with curated collections spanning over 500 years of world history.
England, United Kingdom
Joined June 2014
Instead, we hope you will join us on Facebook, LinkedIn, Instagram, TikTok, and Bluesky. You can find us at @boapublishing across all platforms.
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Like many others, we have experienced a decline in engagement as our community has migrated to other platforms. We have therefore made the decision to cease all activity on X. This account will remain public, but we will no longer be posting.
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We have enjoyed sharing our editorial content and insights into upcoming collections on this platform. However, recent developments in the nature of the channel mean that it no longer aligns with our values.
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Our latest “Document of the Week” was chosen by our Editor, Nishah Malik. This week we spotlight a prominent poster from a critical era in public health history: an AIDS awareness poster from February 1987. Read the full article here: https://t.co/zq0zEp1ti3
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50 years ago today (11/02/2025), Margaret Thatcher won the 1975 Conservative Party leadership election. Her victory made her not only the first female leader of the Conservative Party, but the first female leader of any British political party.
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It reveals the rigid gender roles and sexual morality of the late Victorian period, which Hardy challenged through his literature. Read the full article here: https://t.co/YmX3y6wClU
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Our latest “Document of the Week” was chosen by our Marketing and Editorial Assistant, Laura Wales. It is an instalment of Thomas Hardy’s Tess of the D’Urbervilles, published in The Graphic in 1891.
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Make sure to follow us to access exciting archival insights and gain a glimpse into our forthcoming collections. https://t.co/op84p0lVFN
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BOA is excited to announce that we are now active on two additional social media platforms: Bluesky and TikTok! We have also updated the handles of our existing social media. You can now find us at @boapublishing across all platforms.
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Our latest “Document of the Week", chosen by our Senior Curator, Dr Mary Wills, considers the global impact of Britain’s abolition of the slave trade in 1807. Read the full article here: https://t.co/EiPr6HIJQI
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We are happy to report that another of our unique primary source collections, Colonial Law in Africa, 1808–1919, is now UV-enabled! https://t.co/VQB8SvdaXe
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Our latest “Document of the Week”, chosen by our Senior Editor, Dr Tommy Dolan, spotlights the American Women’s Club and the transatlantic networks that sustained it. Read the full article here: https://t.co/YBiT8brhd7
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Today (27/01/2025) marks 80 years since the liberation of Auschwitz by soldiers of the 60th Army of the First Ukrainian Front. https://t.co/7UG0ncyCt0
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Our fascinating primary source collection, British Mercantile Trade Statistics, 1662–1809, is currently featured on the Jisc Group Purchasing Scheme for 2025. This runs until 31 July. Read our full mailshot here: https://t.co/NWWY8lPm9x
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Our latest “Document of the Week” was chosen by our Editor, Nishah Malik. It is an article titled "Britain’s Beneficent Sway in India" from The Sphere. This article encapsulates the British colonial administration's self-congratulatory narrative about its role in India.
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BOA’s 2025 Undergraduate Essay Competition is open for submissions from UK-based undergraduate students! Please visit our website for the full list of essay questions and details of how to enter: https://t.co/SVf6Tfn0ha
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Our latest “Document of the Week”, selected by our Senior Editor, Dr. Tommy Dolan, explores the intriguing history of the Cape Colony and its immigration policies, revealing nineteenth century colonial mindsets and tensions.
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