A review of Dr Parthasarathi’s lecture on the European-Asian economic divergence.
Esteemed Chinese historian speaks to Manchester historians
Mid-February, the University of Manchester was graced with the special appearance of the president of the American Historical Association: Kenneth Pomeranz. A leading China expert, Professor Pomeranz delivered a guest lecture to students and faculty evaluating the weaknesses, and addressing criticism, of his famous thesis in The Great Divergence: China, Europe, and the Making of Continue Reading
How bikes changed our history
The concepts of mobility and freedom are centuries-old, yet little has shaped their history more than the bicycle. German Karl Von Drais created the first commercially successful, two-wheeled vehicle in 1818. He called it the velocipede and across Europe Drais’ design was copied and reinvented as fashionable. It was, however, confined to an aristocratic market Continue Reading
Interview With Dr Pierre Fuller
Michael J Cass: First of all, what brought you to the University of Manchester? What really took me to this institution is the fact that there’s way more to the job and the community than just the teaching and the research. You have a variety of institutes here like the Humanitarian and Conflict Response Institute Continue Reading
The Manchester Museum
You walk past it every day, but what lies behind the wall of the Manchester Museum, and what is the story behind that infamous crab?