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Through British government papers, Apartheid South Africa, 1989-1994: Negotiation, Liberation and Democracy explores the dismantling of apartheid and the lead-up to free elections. Nick Jackson, Senior Editor at AM, looks at an example from this wealth of content, a Prime Minister’s Office (PREM) file about resistance to participation in the elections from the political leader of Bophuthatswana. 

Film offers more than entertainment, it captures fleeting, candid moments that reveal the rhythm of everyday life in the past. Wanderings in Peking, from AM’s China on Film: Twentieth Century Sources from the British Film Institute, offers a glimpse of 1930s Beijing, revealing a city where tradition meets progress, with the camera often capturing its most compelling stories unintentionally.

AM’s First Folios Compared, an innovative open access collection, has been named a Best Reference resource in Library Journal’s annual list. Judges noted how the collection's 'superb execution' and 'powerful search tools' create 'exciting research opportunities.'