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Monthly Archives: March 2007
Peter Novick, That Noble Dream
Novick breaks up the book into four periods: the 1880s through 1910s, WWI and the interwar period, the mid-40s through the mid-60s, and finally, the 60s into the 80s. The “narrative” is that of, in the corresponding time periods, the … Continue reading
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Tagged book reviews, historiography, Philosophy of History
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Why design to IE?
So as I was downloading the Sockwave player onto my Internet Explorer, which I haven’t used since I bought this computer except to check how my web pages look on a non-standards-compliant browser, something I asked a couple members of … Continue reading
Why design to IE?
So as I was downloading the Sockwave player onto my Internet Explorer, which I haven’t used since I bought this computer except to check how my web pages look on a non-standards-compliant browser, something I asked a couple members of … Continue reading
Natalie Zemon Davis, The Return of Martin Guerre
I personally found Natalie Zemon Davis’s The Return of Martin Guerre quite informative and enjoyable. I seem to be in the minority within my class, however, as many people seem to feel the book is quite simply not history. I … Continue reading
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William Cronon, Changes in the Land
Changes in the Land deals with the impact on the ecosystems of New England by Native Americans and colonial British settlers. Cronon’s basic premise is that Native and English populations viewed the land and its use in fundamentally different ways, … Continue reading
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