History in the Making

History in the Making
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ISBN-10 : 0988223767
ISBN-13 : 9780988223769
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Synopsis History in the Making by : Catherine Locks

A peer-reviewed open U.S. History Textbook released under a CC BY SA 3.0 Unported License.

History in the Making

History in the Making
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Publisher : ReadHowYouWant.com
Total Pages : 606
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ISBN-10 : 9781458729927
ISBN-13 : 1458729923
Rating : 4/5 (27 Downloads)

Synopsis History in the Making by : Kyle Ward

In this thought-provoking study (Library Journal ), historian Kyle Ward-the widely acclaimed co-author of History Lessons-gives us another fascinating look at the biases inherent in the way we learn about our history. Juxtaposing passages from...

History in the Making

History in the Making
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Publisher : Yale University Press
Total Pages : 249
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ISBN-10 : 9780300187014
ISBN-13 : 0300187017
Rating : 4/5 (14 Downloads)

Synopsis History in the Making by : J. H. Elliott

From the vantage point of nearly sixty years devoted to research and the writing of history, J. H. Elliott steps back from his work to consider the progress of historical scholarship. From his own experiences as a historian of Spain, Europe, and the Americas, he provides a deft and sharp analysis of the work that historians do and how the field has changed since the 1950s.The author begins by explaining the roots of his interest in Spain and its past, then analyzes the challenges of writing the history of a country other than one's own. In succeeding chapters he offers acute observations on such topics as the history of national and imperial decline, political history, biography, and art and cultural history. Elliott concludes with an assessment of changes in the approach to history over the past half-century, including the impact of digital technology, and argues that a comprehensive vision of the past remains essential. Professional historians, students of history, and those who read history for pleasure will find in Elliott's delightful book a new appreciation of what goes into the shaping of historical works and how those works in turn can shape the world of thought and action.

Making History

Making History
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Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Total Pages : 636
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ISBN-10 : 9781982195809
ISBN-13 : 1982195800
Rating : 4/5 (09 Downloads)

Synopsis Making History by : Richard Cohen

A “supremely entertaining” (The New Yorker) exploration of who gets to record the world’s history—from Julius Caesar to William Shakespeare to Ken Burns—and how their biases influence our understanding about the past. There are many stories we can spin about previous ages, but which accounts get told? And by whom? Is there even such a thing as “objective” history? In this “witty, wise, and elegant” (The Spectator), book, Richard Cohen reveals how professional historians and other equally significant witnesses, such as the writers of the Bible, novelists, and political propagandists, influence what becomes the accepted record. Cohen argues, for example, that some historians are practitioners of “Bad History” and twist reality to glorify themselves or their country. “Scholarly, lively, quotable, up-to-date, and fun” (Hilary Mantel, author of the bestselling Thomas Cromwell trilogy), Making History investigates the published works and private utterances of our greatest chroniclers to discover the agendas that informed their—and our—views of the world. From the origins of history writing, when such an activity itself seemed revolutionary, through to television and the digital age, Cohen brings captivating figures to vivid light, from Thucydides and Tacitus to Voltaire and Gibbon, Winston Churchill and Henry Louis Gates. Rich in complex truths and surprising anecdotes, the result is a revealing exploration of both the aims and art of history-making, one that will lead us to rethink how we learn about our past and about ourselves.

Making History Mine

Making History Mine
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Publisher : Stenhouse Publishers
Total Pages : 218
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ISBN-10 : 9781571107657
ISBN-13 : 1571107657
Rating : 4/5 (57 Downloads)

Synopsis Making History Mine by : Sarah Cooper

Shows how to use thematic instruction to link skills to content knowledge and incorporates strategies for making history personal and relevant to students' lives. Activites include role playing, debate, and service learning. Grades 5-9.

World in the Making

World in the Making
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Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
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ISBN-10 : 0197608310
ISBN-13 : 9780197608319
Rating : 4/5 (10 Downloads)

Synopsis World in the Making by : Bonnie G. Smith

"A higher education history textbook on World History"--

EBOOK: A Short History of Society: The Making of the Modern World

EBOOK: A Short History of Society: The Making of the Modern World
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Publisher : McGraw-Hill Education (UK)
Total Pages : 146
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ISBN-10 : 9780335229727
ISBN-13 : 0335229727
Rating : 4/5 (27 Downloads)

Synopsis EBOOK: A Short History of Society: The Making of the Modern World by : Mary Evans

"A brilliant inquiry into culture and society over some seven centuries, Mary Evans explores the origins and trajectories of modernity from the Reformation through the Enlightenment to the contemporary period. Her intellectual control of complex ideas and diverse forms of evidence is consistently impressive. Exploring various pessimistic, dystopian strands in European perspectives on modernity by Friedrich Nietzsche, Max Weber and Theodor Adorno, she defends a balanced view of both the negative and positive consequences of modernization. This is historical sociology at its best: judicious, theoretically informed, carefully crafted, grounded in empirical research, and above all intellectually clever. A Short History of Society will prove to be a valuable companion to the student who needs a concise scholarly and sociological overview of modernity." Bryan Turner, National University of Singapore A Short History of Society is a concise account of the emergence of modern western society. It looks at how successive generations have understood and explained the world in which they lived, and examines significant events since the Enlightenment that have led to the development of society as we know it today. The book spans the period 1500 to the present day and discusses the social world in terms of both its politics and its culture. This book is ideal for undergraduate students in the social sciences who are perplexed by the myriad of events and theories with which their courses are concerned, and who need a historical perspective on the changes that shaped the contemporary world.

Making Black History

Making Black History
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Publisher : University of Georgia Press
Total Pages : 258
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ISBN-10 : 9780820351841
ISBN-13 : 0820351849
Rating : 4/5 (41 Downloads)

Synopsis Making Black History by : Jeffrey Aaron Snyder

In the Jim Crow era, along with black churches, schools, and newspapers, African Americans also had their own history. Making Black History focuses on the engine behind the early black history movement, Carter G. Woodson and his Association for the Study of Negro Life and History (ASNLH). Author Jeffrey Aaron Snyder shows how the study and celebration of black history became an increasingly important part of African American life over the course of the early to mid-twentieth century. It was the glue that held African Americans together as “a people,” a weapon to fight racism, and a roadmap to a brighter future. Making Black History takes an expansive view of the historical enterprise, covering not just the production of black history but also its circulation, reception, and performance. Woodson, the only professional historian whose parents had been born into slavery, attracted a strong network of devoted members to the ASNLH, including professional and lay historians, teachers, students, “race” leaders, journalists, and artists. They all grappled with a set of interrelated questions: Who and what is “Negro”? What is the relationship of black history to American history? And what are the purposes of history? Tracking the different answers to these questions, Snyder recovers a rich public discourse about black history that took shape in journals, monographs, and textbooks and sprang to life in the pages of the black press, the classrooms of black schools, and annual celebrations of Negro History Week. By lining up the Negro history movement’s trajectory with the wider arc of African American history, Snyder changes our understanding of such signal aspects of twentieth-century black life as segregated schools, the Harlem Renaissance, and the emerging modern civil rights movement.

Universal History and the Making of the Global

Universal History and the Making of the Global
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Publisher : Routledge
Total Pages : 377
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ISBN-10 : 9780429849855
ISBN-13 : 0429849850
Rating : 4/5 (55 Downloads)

Synopsis Universal History and the Making of the Global by : Hall Bjørnstad

By examining the history of universal history from the late Middle Ages until the early nineteenth century we trace the making of the global. Early modern universal history can be seen as a response to the epistemological crisis provoked by new knowledge and experience. Traditional narratives were no longer sufficient to gain an understanding of events. Inspired by recent developments in theory of history, the volume argues that the relevance of universal history resides in the laboratory of intense, diverse and mainly unsuccessful attempts at thinking history and universals together. They all shared the common aim of integrating all time and space: assemble the world and keep it together.

A History in the Making

A History in the Making
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Publisher : McGraw Hill Professional
Total Pages : 268
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ISBN-10 : 0070494487
ISBN-13 : 9780070494480
Rating : 4/5 (87 Downloads)

Synopsis A History in the Making by : Donald M. Pattillo

More like a roller coaster than a plane, the general aviation business has soared, plunged, and risen again since its romantic takeoff in the Lindbergh era. This engaging closeup on the history and future of the general aviation industry will fascinate pilots, business aviation professionals, historians, and aviation enthusiasts of every ilk. 36 illustrations.