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A People’s History of the United States – History from below

Howard Zinn, an active participant in the Civil Rights movement, his best-selling A People’s History of the United States spawned a new field of historical study: People’s Histories. This approach countered the traditional triumphalist examination of “history as written by … Continue reading

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Want to Change the World? Study Deep History

Read Those who fail to study history are doomed to repeat it.  We’ve all heard this adage and many among us take to heart the wisdom of looking backward as a vital practice for understanding the future. We must understand … Continue reading

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Violence and Social Orders: A Conceptual Framework for Interpreting Recorded Human History

Read All societies must deal with the possibility of violence, and they do so in different ways. This book integrates the problem of violence into a larger social science and historical framework, showing how economic and political behavior are closely … Continue reading

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