Historiography

Introduction In 1914, the world was divided by power and who held it. In the Middle East that was the Ottoman Empire. An empire that expanded that ruled from Turkey and held control along the Arabian Peninsula. This region was as complicated as the western front with a multitude of players on a single field, with Germany, France, Britain, and the Arab tribes all vying for power and influence. Germany combined with the Ottoman Empire and the allies of Britain and France backing their support for…

superiors. Fogel and Engerman were aware of the cruelties of slavery but, choose not to deal with them in their piece because they did not want perceive America as weak, conflicted country. Fogel and Engerman belong to the consensus school of historiography because they devote their time to proving the freedom and great lives that the slaves led, discarding all the bad during the period to make America look like a great united country, which they believe it is, despite the obvious conflicts…

Ku Klux Klan violence against African Americans is widely considered one of the bases of the acute racial tensions—particularly between blacks and whites—that are ever-present in American society today. This topic goes beyond simply the activities of this terrorist group and can be used to explore whether white supremacy has a “functional” role in America today, by looking at how the violent acts have been explained over time. I’ve divided my collection of sources into three categories, based…

Film Theory The two films analyzed in this paper will be The Rookie and The Natural. The Rookie produced in 2002 is an inspiring true story. Jim Morris a high school teacher strikes an intriguing deal with the Texas high school baseball team he coaches. He tells them if they make the playoffs, he 'll try out for the Major League. The movie starred Dennis Quaid, who played the role of Jim Morris. The Natural is a film that was an adaption from a 1952 baseball novel. Barry Levinson directed it.…

elevate the importance of imperial and foreign policy in British domestic politics is evident via his desire to confirm Britain’s position as a great power. This can be explained in the context of Ronald Hyam’s examination of the History of and Historiography of British Imperial Policy where he noted that historian Roger Louis become convinced “that British imperial policy only made sense within the context of international relations” a position which Hyam himself ultimately supports. In…

argue that the settlement was forced to be abandoned due to the his contention that the Algonquian under Wingnia organized a plot to attack the English settlement with the assistance of neighboring Algonquian bands. Although most contemporary historiography would perhaps argue that there were no grounds for Ralph Lane’s assumption, it cannot be argued how powerfully…

the MaCartney Embassy. First off, Hevia cites events throughout twentieth-century history that have identified motivations of imperialism as more than economic but instead as aims to create social hegemony throughout a state. He also claims that historiography on the event has changed due to a modern identification of representations as a main form of viewing history. Edward Said, who wrote Orientalism, is given credit as one of the first historians to adopt this perspective. Hevia next…

Conrad Rudolph’s A Companion to Medieval Art (2006). This article has an incredible meticulousness in documenting the proliferation of the reuse of ancient artifacts across Europe in the years after the fall of the Roman Empire, offering a detailed historiography of examples of recontextualized artifacts, but also examines the study of spolia, and the way reuse can be interpreted.…

framework with a clear breakdown of classical historical changes of euthanasia documentation through classically accepted periods of change. He touches on concepts from antiquity through the modern area and discusses some broad changes in philosophy, historiography, and cultural beliefs during these periods. Although this reference provides a substantial framework for study, it lacks the in-depth comparisons between the modern era approach to euthanasia and the historical past before the…

Determining the characteristics of slavery and defining what it means to be a slave society has garnered considerable attention in American historiography. Peter Kolchin’s Unfree Labor: American Slavery and Russian Serfdom attempts to clarify our understanding of both topics through a comparative study of these two labor systems. By juxtaposing these two institutions, Kolchin is able to highlight similarities and differences. He concludes a labor shortage in their respective societies created…