What is History? A VERY brief introduction.
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In this episode, Professor Rohl discusses what History is, how it relates to "the Past," why history is worth studying, and ends with a brief overview of what is involved (and what's not) in historical thinking. A few resources are referred to or quoted in this episode, and you can grab these through the following links:
History vs. The Past - John Carter Brown Library: http://bit.ly/2IZ3TTu
William H. McNeill's (1985) "Why Study History?" essay - http://bit.ly/2Nl4h31
Peter N. Stearns' (1998) "Why Study History?" essay - http://bit.ly/2Mvhu5f
Stanford History Education Group's "Historical Thinking Chart" - https://stanford.io/2xiHt9k
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