Thursday, July 2, 2009

The Uses of History

How is everyone doing? Great on my end. Hope you all have a wonderful holiday weekend. I wanted to throw out a new post for your next chapter (The Uses of History, chapter 2). This chapter is a clear extension of chapter 1.

The overarching question is: What are the uses of history?

Subtopic questions: What are the extreme ends of the uses of history? Why do professional historians tend to stay away from the extremes?

How does historical "difference, context, and process" play itself out in the uses of history?

How might this chapter inform us on they types of choices we make when we write about history in AP Euro? For example, what might be the overall purpose of "any" given essay give the context of this chapter?

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