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Studying History
See Main Page for a guide
to all contents of all sections.
Contents
- Introduction: Using
Primary Sources
- Nature of Historiography
- Writing History
- Ancient Theories
- 19th Century Philosophies of History
- Professional Theories
- History and Epistemology
- History and Anthropology
- History and Identity Politics
- Post-Modern Theories
- Misc. Discussions
- Other Sources of Information on Modern History
- General Guides to Net Text [link to texts at other sites.]
- General Etext Projects [sites with texts online.]
- Economics
- Law
- Military
- Religion
- Philosophy
- Literature
- Music Lyrics
- Western Civilization/Europe
- United States History
- Latin American History
- Student Papers and Projects
- Student Papers
- Student Web Projects
Introduction:
Using Primary Sources
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Nature of Historiography
- Writing History
- Ancient Theories
- 19th Century Philosophies of History
- Professional Theories
- Leopold Ranke
- 'Professional History', from the Prefatory Note of the English Historical
Review, 1886
- Lord Acton: Inaugural Lecture on the Study of History, 1906
[At this Site]
Acton defends a moral interpretation of people's actions in the past.
- Collingwood
- History and Epistemology
- Louis O.Mink: Modes of
Comprehension and the Unity of Knowledge in Historical Understanding, ed. Brian
Fay, Eugene O. Golob, and Richard T. Vann. Ithaca and London: Cornell University Press,
1987, pp. 35-41. From Proceedings of the Xllth International Congress of Philosophy
(Firenze: Sansoni Editore, 1960) V, 41 1-17 [At UFL]
- History and Anthropology
- History and Identity Politics
- Post-Modern Theories
- Misc. Discussions
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Other Sources Information on
Modern History
Period/subject specific sources are indicated throughout this site. Under this heading are
links to wide-ranging reference, text, and image source collections.
- REFERENCE
- TEXTS
It its possible to search most of these respositories simultaneously from the Search Page
- General Guides to Net Text
These sites link to texts online at other sites.
- General Etext Projects
These sites put texts online.
- Economics
- Law
- Military
- Religion
- Philosophy
- Literature
- Music Lyrics
- Western Civilization/Europe
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United States History
- Latin American History
-
The Buried Mirror: Etexts [At Internet Archive]
A major collection of sources and secondary material on Latin American history.
- MAPS, IMAGES, and MULTIMEDIA
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Student Papers and
Projects
Examples of Student Papers: The following papers, posted with the consent of the authors, are all good (not
perfect) examples of student papers from introductory classes. Let me remind readers that
it is plagiarism to hand in one of these papers as yours.
NOTES: Dates of accession of material added since July 1998 can be seen in the New Additions page.. The date of inception
was 9/22/1997. Links to files at other site are indicated by [At some indication of the site
name or location]. Locally available texts are marked by [At this Site]. WEB indicates a link to one of small
number of high quality web sites which provide either more texts or an especially valuable
overview.
The Internet History Sourcebooks Project is located at the History Department of Fordham University, New York. The Internet
Medieval Sourcebook, and other medieval components of the project, are located at
the Fordham University Center
for Medieval Studies.The IHSP recognizes the contribution of Fordham University, the
Fordham University History Department, and the Fordham Center for Medieval Studies in
providing web space and server support for the project. The IHSP is a project independent of Fordham University. Although the IHSP seeks to follow all applicable copyright law, Fordham University is not
the institutional owner, and is not liable as the result of any legal action.
© Site Concept and Design: Paul Halsall created 26 Jan 1996: latest revision 26 January 2023 [CV]
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