Mark Stoneman

Independent Historian / Freelance Editor and Translator

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  • One evening after work recently, I was half-starved and wanted something I could cook quickly. I saw some packaged gnocchi in the cupboard, made by De Cecco, which I thought would fit the bill, until I started reading the directions. Unfortunately, these were quite long, and they mentioned all kinds…

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  • My research deals with war and society, while my editorial work addresses mainly consumption history. One might think these are two different worlds, but I’m coming to doubt the validity of such assumptions. Indeed, the subfields of military and business history have a lot of similarities. Most obviously, they are…

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  • I have been teaching History 100, the one-semester survey of Western Civilization that is required for all students at George Mason University. Yes, really. One semester. As I mentioned earlier, this semester I decided to abandon the old chronological approach and follow a thematic one instead. I organized the course…

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  • The following piece first appeared on my former teaching blog, History Survey, on this date, then moved to Clio and Me, before landing here. Do partisan politics have a place in the classroom? No. On the other hand, in a history class it is hard, even impossible to discuss many…

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