21H.991J / STS.210J Theories and Methods in the Study of History, Fall 2003
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Perdue, Peter C.
Alternative Title
Theories and Methods in the Study of History
Date Issued
December 2003
Abstract
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.
Subjects
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
MIT Department
Massachusetts Institute of Technology. History Section
Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Program in Science, Technology and Society
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