Thursday Reading and Research is intended as an academic free-for-all, for the discussion of all issues historical, or tangentially so. Suggested topics include, but are by no means limited to:
New developments or discoveries in the field
Recent book releases, old book reviews, reading recommendations, or just talking about what you're reading now
Historiographical discussions, debates, and disputes
Your current research interests or projects
The goings on within the academy
...And so on!
Regular participants in the Thursday threads should just keep doing what they've been doing; newcomers should take notice that this thread is meant for open discussion only of matters historical discussion, not just anything you like -- we'll have a thread on Friday for that, as usual.
There was a paper in Nature Communications yesterday using satellite data to identify a massive network of earth-mound structures basically spanning the entire southern edge of the Amazon rainforest. https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-018-03510-7
I mentioned this in another comment, but I am looking for a book on the history of US workers' rights/labor unions vs. corporations and employers over time. I would love to hear recommendations!