Highlights
Here you will find web presentations that are intended to highlight a special collection, a particular aspect of a collection, or a new acquisition.
José Ester Borrás
On 26 October 1913, José Ester Borrás was born in Berga (province of Barcelona, Spain). He was active in the anarchist youth...
The Bengal Collections
Since 1996 the International Institute of Social History has been actively collecting material on the social history of...
The Libraries of Boris Sapir and David Batser
In the course of 2001, two private libraries were added to the Russian collections at the Institute. The original owners...
Oral History Azerbaijan
In cooperation with the BBC World Service the IISH has started to record the oral history of the Caucasus in the period 1988...
Asbestos in Brazil
Asbestos reveals the effects of globalization from an unusual perspective. The health hazards associated with the use of...
Posters uit Vietnam
De Koude Oorlog en de strijd in Vietnam hebben een enorme hoeveelheid propaganda-posters opgeleverd. China, Sovjet-Rusland...
Digital Museum of Public Housing and Aedes Archive
In honour of the centennial anniversary of the Housing Act, the IISH was commissioned to compile a digital museum of public...
De man die alles wist. Leven en werk van Athanasius Kircher (1602-1680)
Beroemd en gevierd tijdens zijn leven, vergeten na zijn dood - de naam Athanasius Kircher zegt tegenwoordig maar weinig...
Henk Sneevliet
Henk Sneevliet, alias Maring (1883-1942): Mind and Heart for Revolutionary Socialism in Europe and AsiaOn June 29, 2009, an...