Britain and the World

*Britain and the World*
Discipline	History of Britain and the British Empire
Language	English
Publication details
History	2008–present
Publisher	Edinburgh University Press
Frequency	Biannually
Standard abbreviations;
ISO 4	Br. World
Indexing;
ISSN	2043-8575;

Britain and the World (BATW) is a scholarly society focusing on Britain's role in the world from the sixteenth century to the present. It publishes a biannual academic journal published by Edinburgh University Press entitled Britain and the World: Historical Journal of The British Scholar Society, as well as a "Britain and the World" book series with Palgrave Macmillan. BATW also organizes a yearly academic conference, which has been held in both US and UK locations. Launched in 2006 under the name "The British Scholar Society," BATW is currently chaired by Martin Farr of Newcastle University. The chair of its advisory board is Linda Colley of Princeton University. BATW describes its membership as made up of "individuals from around the world who share a common interest in Britain, its history, and its interactions with the wider world."^[1]