Saturday, January 10, 2009
A Short Note on Historiography.
Many academic Historians discuss the relative merits of chronological and thematic approaches to the writing of history. This debate is based upon a false dichotomy. Themes and chronology are not mutually exclusive, dates allow the historian to place events in sequential order, and themes are developed to analyze the evolution of historical trends. Each is required for the historian to maintain a clear perspective.
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)
-
A short Goodreads Review of Sun and Steel by Yukio Mishima that I wrote a little while ago. I have to say – I do not quite get the adorat... -
At the dawn of the 20th century large colonial powers had carved up the world between themselves. ‘Core’ zones were marked by their lev... -
Talking about knowledge and education. Mathew Toll is a PhD candidate at the University of Sydney. He completed his BA (hons) in ... -
The Second International Legitimation Code Theory Conference is happening at the University of Sydney, July 2017. I have a paper in the... -
During his trial Socrates argued that human wisdom came from the acknowledgment of human ignorance (Plato, 1969, P. 52), a position arr... -
I have started a new blog, the intention is to focus on street photography and more personal reflective pieces, here it is: Musings on the ... -
Rome was forged in violent struggle. Wedged between often hostile cities and civilizations from the Etruscans in the north, to Hellenisti... -
In the social sciences, the selection of research design and its constituent elements is an important phase of the research process. T... -
During a lecture before the Eugenics Society in 1937, British economist John Maynard Keynes stated that “a greater cumulative increment... -
Western Marxism has often laid considerable stress upon the ideology of modern capitalist societies. This focus upon ideology stems from ...