21H.991J / STS.210J Theories and Methods in the Study of History, Fall 2003
The purpose of this course is to acquaint you with a variety of approaches to the past used by historians writing in the twentieth century. Most of the books on the list constitute, in my view (and others), modern classics, or potential classics, in social and economic history. We will examine how t...
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| description | The purpose of this course is to acquaint you with a variety of approaches to the past used by historians writing in the twentieth century. Most of the books on the list constitute, in my view (and others), modern classics, or potential classics, in social and economic history. We will examine how these historians conceive of their object of study, how they use primary sources as a basis for their accounts, how they structure the narrative and analytic discussion of their topic, and what are the advantages and drawbacks of their approaches. |
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| spelling | mit-1721.1/717172025-02-21T15:47:45Z 21H.991J / STS.210J Theories and Methods in the Study of History, Fall 2003 Theories and Methods in the Study of History Perdue, Peter C. Massachusetts Institute of Technology. History Section Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Program in Science, Technology and Society history theory method contemporary twentieth century social history economics primary source narrative analysis cultural history 20th century Annales school agrarian history class race gender historical categories historical demography new economic history military history environmental history film Europe America Asia primary sources 21H.991J STS.210J 21H.991 STS.210 History -- Study and teaching The purpose of this course is to acquaint you with a variety of approaches to the past used by historians writing in the twentieth century. Most of the books on the list constitute, in my view (and others), modern classics, or potential classics, in social and economic history. We will examine how these historians conceive of their object of study, how they use primary sources as a basis for their accounts, how they structure the narrative and analytic discussion of their topic, and what are the advantages and drawbacks of their approaches. 2003-12 Learning Object 21H.991J-Fall2003 local: 21H.991J local: STS.210J local: IMSCP-MD5-ee21deae9a9e9ec3fe9c23ba6ba9c2dc http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/71717 en-US Usage Restrictions: This site (c) Massachusetts Institute of Technology 2012. Content within individual courses is (c) by the individual authors unless otherwise noted. The Massachusetts Institute of Technology is providing this Work (as defined below) under the terms of this Creative Commons public license ("CCPL" or "license") unless otherwise noted. The Work is protected by copyright and/or other applicable law. Any use of the work other than as authorized under this license is prohibited. By exercising any of the rights to the Work provided here, You (as defined below) accept and agree to be bound by the terms of this license. The Licensor, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, grants You the rights contained here in consideration of Your acceptance of such terms and conditions. text/html Fall 2003 |
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