Understanding History

Author : Jonathan Gorman
Publisher : University of Ottawa Press
ISBN 13 : 0776603558
Total Pages : 137 pages
Book Rating : 4.51/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Understanding History written by Jonathan Gorman and published by University of Ottawa Press. This book was released on 1992 with total page 137 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Has any question about the historical past ever been finally answered? Of course there is much disagreement among professional historians about what happened in the past and how to explain it. But this incisive study goes one step further and brings into question the very ability of historians to gather and communicate genuine knowledge about the past. Understanding History applies this general question from the philosophy of history to economic history of American slaveholders. Do we understand the American slaveholders? Has the last word on the subject been said? Both the alleged "profitability" of slavery and the purported causes of the American Civil War are philosophically analyzed. Traditional narrative history and econometric history are examined and compared, and their different philosophical assumptions made explicit. The problem of justifying historical methodologies is first set in the wider context of the philosophical problem of knowledge, then lucidly explained and resolved along pragmatic lines. The novelty of Gorman's approach lies in its comparison of narrative with econometric history, its analysis of empathetic understanding in terms of cost-benefit analysis, and its elucidation of the metaphysical presuppositions of empiricism. It stands out especially for the clarity, rigor, and simplicity of its arguments.

Author : Tyson Retz
Publisher : Berghahn Books
ISBN 13 : 1785339206
Total Pages : 256 pages
Book Rating : 4.02/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Empathy and History written by Tyson Retz and published by Berghahn Books. This book was released on 2018-07-27 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Since empathy first emerged as an object of inquiry within British history education in the early 1970s, teachers, scholars and policymakers have debated the concept’s role in the teaching and learning of history. Yet over the years this discussion has been confined to specialized education outlets, while empathy’s broader significance for history and philosophy has too often gone unnoticed. Empathy and History is the first comprehensive account of empathy’s place in the practice, teaching, and philosophy of history. Beginning with the concept’s roots in nineteenth-century German historicism, the book follows its historical development, transformation, and deployment while revealing its relevance for practitioners today.

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ISBN 13 : 9781566490573
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.7X/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Understanding history and other essays written by and published by . This book was released on 2012 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Laura Hilton
Publisher : University of Wisconsin Press
ISBN 13 : 0299328600
Total Pages : 386 pages
Book Rating : 4.03/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Understanding and Teaching the Holocaust written by Laura Hilton and published by University of Wisconsin Press. This book was released on 2020-07-21 with total page 386 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Few topics in modern history draw the attention that the Holocaust does. The Shoah has become synonymous with unspeakable atrocity and unbearable suffering. Yet it has also been used to teach tolerance, empathy, resistance, and hope. Understanding and Teaching the Holocaust provides a starting point for teachers in many disciplines to illuminate this crucial event in world history for students. Using a vast array of source materials—from literature and film to survivor testimonies and interviews—the contributors demonstrate how to guide students through these sensitive and painful subjects within their specific historical and social contexts. Each chapter provides pedagogical case studies for teaching content such as antisemitism, resistance and rescue, and the postwar lives of displaced persons. It will transform how students learn about the Holocaust and the circumstances surrounding it.

Author : Michael H. Hart
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781593680275
Total Pages : 483 pages
Book Rating : 4.79/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Understanding Human History written by Michael H. Hart and published by . This book was released on 2007 with total page 483 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Omnia El Shakry
Publisher : University of Wisconsin Press
ISBN 13 : 0299327604
Total Pages : 388 pages
Book Rating : 4.06/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Understanding and Teaching the Modern Middle East written by Omnia El Shakry and published by University of Wisconsin Press. This book was released on 2020-10-20 with total page 388 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Many students learn about the Middle East through a sprinkling of information and generalizations deriving largely from media treatments of current events. This scattershot approach can propagate bias and misconceptions that inhibit students’ abilities to examine this vitally important part of the world. Understanding and Teaching the Modern Middle East moves away from the Orientalist frameworks that have dominated the West’s understanding of the region, offering a range of fresh interpretations and approaches for teachers. The volume brings together experts on the rich intellectual, cultural, social, and political history of the Middle East, providing necessary historical context to familiarize teachers with the latest scholarship. Each chapter includes easy- to-explore sources to supplement any curriculum, focusing on valuable and controversial themes that may prove pedagogically challenging, including colonization and decolonization, the 1979 Iranian revolution, and the US-led “war on terror.” By presenting multiple viewpoints, the book will function as a springboard for instructors hoping to encourage students to negotiate the various contradictions in historical study.

Author : Mark C. Schug
Publisher : Council for Economic Educat
ISBN 13 : 9781561836246
Total Pages : 496 pages
Book Rating : 4.49/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Focus written by Mark C. Schug and published by Council for Economic Educat. This book was released on 2006 with total page 496 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Economics and U.S. History are intimately interconnected. On a fundamental level, understanding the past helps your students understand our economic system and the keys to economic growth.

Author : Louis Reichenthal Gottschalk
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 336 pages
Book Rating : 4.81/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Understanding History written by Louis Reichenthal Gottschalk and published by . This book was released on 1965 with total page 336 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Marybeth Gasman
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1136976531
Total Pages : 295 pages
Book Rating : 4.37/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The History of U.S. Higher Education - Methods for Understanding the Past written by Marybeth Gasman and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2013-10-14 with total page 295 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The first volume in the Core Concepts of Higher Education series, The History of U.S. Higher Education: Methods for Understanding the Past is a unique research methods textbook that provides students with an understanding of the processes that historians use when conducting their own research. Written primarily for graduate students in higher education programs, this book explores critical methodological issues in the history of American higher education, including race, class, gender, and sexuality. Chapters include: Reflective Exercises that combine theory and practice Research Method Tips Further Reading Suggestions. Leading historians and those at the forefront of new research explain how historical literature is discovered and written, and provide readers with the methodological approaches to conduct historical higher education research of their own.

Author : Hasan Kwame Jeffries
Publisher : University of Wisconsin Press
ISBN 13 : 0299321908
Total Pages : 353 pages
Book Rating : 4.01/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Understanding and Teaching the Civil Rights Movement written by Hasan Kwame Jeffries and published by University of Wisconsin Press. This book was released on 2019-11-19 with total page 353 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: