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Writings of Pedro de Peralta Barneuvo and Jerry M. Williams

In eighteen pages this research paper examines this Peruvian writer's preEnlightenment writings as analyzed by historian Jerry M. ...

Medieval History Bias

In a paper consisting of 8 page the influence of bias in Medieval history telling is considered along with the ways in which histo...

Herodotus and His Contemporary Influence

In 6 pages this paper discusses how the concepts of the ancient historian Herodotus continue to influence the contemporary world. ...

Religion and Joseph Campbell

In five pages this paper discusses religion and ritual in terms of the social purpose historian Joseph Campbell believed they repr...

Social Issues Reflected in Monsters

In ten pages this research paper discusses historian Jeffrey J. Cohen's 'monster theory' and its sociocultural implications. Five...

Max Weber and George Herbert Mead

In three pages this paper contrasts and compares American psychologist and philosopher George Herbert Mead with German social hist...

'Just War' Concept and Operation Desert Storm

In six pages this paper applies the 'just war' concept to the Persian Gulf War in a consideration of its origins, its outcomes, an...

Conkin verses Patterson on the New Deal

Historians Paul Conkin and James Patterson take different stances on Roosevelt's so called New Deal. This six page paper compares...

French Historian Georges Duby

In sixteen pages this noted French historian who concentrated on the Middle Ages is examined in terms of his background, qualifica...

The Golden Age Comedy of Voltaire And Moliere

For many historians, the comedy styles and content of the works of Moliere and Voltaire represent the pinnacle of 18th century Fre...

Cleopatra: A Life by Stacy Schiff

This book review is on Stacy Schiff's fascinating biography of Cleopatra, which relates the life narrative of a woman who was an i...

Judaism, Christianity, Religious Misinterpretation, and Environmental Problems

into the premier representation of Christianity, Jesus was to occupy a dual role within the religious world. He did not eschew hi...

West Misperceptions of the History of East Asia

of French historian Michel Foucalt, and makes three principal arguments. The first argument that Said presents is that Orientali...

Overview of King Philip's War

they were so vastly different in how they lived and how they saw life, with many colonists believing it was imperative that the Na...

Power Rises of Adolf Hitler and Josef Stalin

and abundance" (Zagladin 262) but in reality "brought down on them terror and repression, and dragged the world into an era of blo...

Male Historians and the Challenges of Women's History

social relations formed by them impinged on the lives of Renaissance women in different ways according to their different position...

The Specific Causes of the Two World Wars

fueled by a rising tide of nationalism. The traditions and problems dated back so many years that it would be nearly impossible to...

Historians Phillips and Woodson and Slave History Recording

documents of black history and was considered to be a prolific author of scholarly works as well as popular books (2002). He woul...

Journal Entries on the Expedition of Lewis and Clark

two met during their push westward. If one looks at Lewis entries it is obvious that he considers the white population to have had...

Pentateuch or the Torah and Moses

Wrote the Pentateuch - The Five Books of Moses, 2003). This would have provided Moses approximately 40 years to complete these wr...

President Harry Truman's Decision to Bomb Hiroshima and Nagasaki

sections of Tokyo. By July of 1945, Japan was ready to surrender, but feared, because of Roosevelts insistence on unconditional su...

Vietnam Period Historical Themes in Ron Kovics' Autobiography Born On The Fourth Of July

home. Your Fourth of July firecracker exploding in the grave" (Kovic PG). That Kovic was no different than any other red-...

Charlemagne's Coronation

declare himself King, or to seem eager for the post. Instead, it seemed more pious to have Charlemagne modestly refuse the crown. ...

CSpan Historian Survey and Ranking of Ronald Reagan

In five pages this paper discusses how Reagan ranked in 10 areas delineated by the CSpan Survey of historians. There are no other...

A Comparison of Herodotus and Fischer.

316). The idea that historical research and results should be confined only to a few learned scholars, as far as Fischer is concer...

Admirability in Cicero by Plutarch

Romans feel how great a charm eloquence lends to what is good, and how invincible justice is, if it be well spoken; and that it is...

What Is An Historian?

record (AHA, 2007). Historians acknowledge that they have a debt to the past to do "justice" to the views of that era and presen...

Horton & Horton/In Hope of Liberty

on history that shows how blacks of the Revolutionary War era perceived the issues pertaining to liberty that served to captivate ...

David McCullough, A Great Historian

The real question is, what kind of historian is he? II. Biography In examining the life and works of any writer, biography is ...

Columbus, Hero or Villain?

doing so, Boorstin puts this within the context of the historical era. For example, he explains that fifteenth century sailors sta...