ISSN 2077-4338

The Department of History has just published the second issue of the Journal of Maltese History edited by Dr. John Chircop supported by a high-powered international Advisory Board of Editors.

This second issue of the Journal of Maltese History includes original papers on: Brucellosis and Maltese goats in the Mediterranean; Malta and the Nineteenth Century Grain Trade; The Birth of the ‘Maltese Model’ of Development  1945-59 and on Commercial partnerships in late 19th and early 20 century Malta.  It also incorporates two research notes on the archives of the Spinola family at Genoa and some reflections on the ethnographic fieldwork on public memory in Malta.

The Journal of Maltese History is the only fully refereed  and peer reviewed journal which  provides historians and other scholars with a new space to publish high quality, interdisciplinary,  research on Maltese history and historiography  and which aims to facilitate critical debate on methodological, theoretical and pedagogical issues on the subject.

The Editor of JMH solicits original, high-quality research papers, especially those looking at unstudied aspects of Maltese history. A list of research topics which the Editorial board is looking for can be viewed on our website http://maltesehistoryonline.com.

The journal is now inviting papers for consideration in preparation for the second issue. Submissions should be sent electronically by not later than the end of March 2010 and addressed to Dr. John Chircop, The Editor, Journal of Maltese History, Department of History, University of Malta.