In Every Man’s Home a Castle, @juliabowes.bsky.social traces the emergence of parental rights as a conservative movement spurred by the presumed right of white men to govern their homes. Out now (16 June UK pub). Read a free preview: press.princeton.edu/books/hardco...

Very excited to share that my interview with Miranda Melcher on my new book, Every Man's Home A Castle, now out with @princetonupress.bsky.social is now live on @newbooksnetwork.bsky.social You can have a listen here: newbooksnetwork.com/every-mans-h... #amhistory #parentalrights #conservatism

The emergence of parental rights as a conservative movement spurred by the presumed right of white men to govern their homes. Every Man's Home a Castle by @juliabowes.bsky.social is now available (16 June UK pub). Learn more: press.princeton.edu/books/hardco... #PoliSci #ReadUP

It is publication day!! 🎂 If you want to understand why the white patriarchal family is so central to American conservatism today, take a dive through history with me. And enjoy 30% with code EXH30 #amhistory #polsci #conservatism #legalhistory #oah26 @princetonupress.bsky.social

Thank you so much @derekgottliebphd.com! If you read the book, and make it all the way to the end, I hope you appreciate Derek's excellent indexing skills. Or start with the index to find what takes your fancy. Either way, thanks for spreading the word #OAH26 #parentalrights #amhistory #history

In Every Man’s Home a Castle, @juliabowes.bsky.social traces the emergence of parental rights as a conservative movement spurred by the presumed right of white men to govern their homes. Available April 21 (16 June UK pub). Preorder your copy here: press.princeton.edu/books/hardco... #PoliSci

Please judge my book by its cover! 🥰 You can also judge it by what appears on the pages buying it in the US from April 21, in the UK from mid June, and in Australia from mid-July. @princetonupress.bsky.social

This sure reminds me of a conversation I was having with @jessicacalarco.com last week. Also reminds me of @juliabowes.bsky.social's forthcoming book: When do we REALLY stress our deep individualism? When “manhood” needs reasserting.

Re-entering the online world of academia to share my latest work post-mat leave -- my very pithily titled article "Another Human Sacrifice Thrown to the Pitiless Moloch of Police Power" on anti-vaccination politics at the turn of the twentieth century. TLDR below.

An outstanding and timely exploration by Julia Bowes: white manhood's fragility was exposed by vaccine mandates, leading to broader critique of state authority and expertise in the late 19th/early 20th century. doi.org/10.1017/S073...