American Communist History
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| Discipline | History |
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| Language | English |
| Edited by | Timothy V. Johnson |
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| Publisher | |
| Frequency | Tri-annually |
| Standard abbreviations | |
| ISO 4 | Am. Communist Hist. |
| Indexing | |
| ISSN | 1474-3892 (print) 1474-3906 (web) |
| OCLC no. | 52450491 |
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)American Communist History (ACH, Am. Communist Hist.) is a tri-annual peer-reviewed academic journal, published by Historians of American Communism (HOAC), focusing on the historical impact of Communism in the United States.
Purpose[]
American Communist History is the non-partisan journal of the scholarly association Historians of American Communism. It publishes "objective scholarship" about the history of communism in the USA or other regions related. Topic vary from communist precursors (e.g., the Industrial Workers of the World) to developments within or close to American communist parties (e.g., Communist Party USA) and the American communist movement (e.g., New Left).[1]
Submissions[]
To encompass the "broadest possible perspective," ACH accepts submissions from historians, other scholars, journalists, activists, i.e., people "who can contribute to a complex, intriguing, and important history."[1]
History[]
Formation[]
Founders were primarily Daniel J. Leab (also editor of Labor History) and John Earl Haynes.[2]
Publication history[]
ACH began publishing in 2002.[3]
Editors[]
ACH's original and long-time managing editor was Daniel Leab, who died in 2016.[2]
ACH's current editorial board comprises:
- Timothy V. Johnson (NYU), editor
- Peter Meyer Filardo, bibliography editor
- Advisors: Eric Arnesen - George Washington University, Phillip Deery - Victoria University, Thomas W. Devine - California State University, Melvyn Dubofsky - SUNY, Norbert Finzsch - University of Cologne, John Earl Haynes - Independent Scholar, Maurice Isserman - Hamilton College, Thai Jones - Columbia University, Harvey Klehr - Emory University, Alex Lichtenstein - Indiana University, Bryan Palmer - Trent University, Vernon Pedersen - American University of Sharjah, Victoria Phillips - Columbia University, Jason Roberts - Quincy College, Steven Rosswurm - Lake Forest College, James G. Ryan - Texas A&M University, Tony Shaw - University of Hertfordshire, Randi Storch - SUNY Cortlandt, Alan M. Wald - University of Michigan[4]
See also[]
- Historians of American Communism (HOAC)
- Twentieth Century Communism journal (UK)
- Communisme journal (France)
References[]
- ^ a b "Aims and scope". American Communist History. Retrieved 24 January 2022.
- ^ a b Haynes Jr., John Earl (15 February 2018). "Daniel J. Leab - An Appreciation". American Communist History. Retrieved 21 January 2022.
- ^ "List of issues". American Communist History. Retrieved 24 January 2022.
- ^ "Editorial board". American Communist History. Retrieved 24 January 2022.
External links[]
- History of the United States journals
- Triannual journals
- English-language journals
- Routledge academic journals
- History journal stubs