Historical Analysis

Historical Analysis

Key questions:

· What is analysis?

· What is social power?

· What are the central categories/types/schools of history?

· What other lenses/themes assist in the analysis of historical events AND in the analysis of historical writings?

Lecture Outline

1) Fields of history

a) Governmental History

i) Politics; Law; Diplomacy; Military

ii) Big Stories

b) Economic History

i) Production; Distribution

ii) The Production Function

iii) Big Stories

c) Ethics

i) Religions, Ideologies, Philosophies

ii) Big Stories

d) Social

i) Status (Race, Ethnicity, Class, & Gender)

ii) Big Stories

2) Other Themes/Lenses

a) Causes and Consequences

b) Change and Continuity

c) Conflict and Consensus