The History of the Cold War (With the Boring Parts Left Out) (original) (raw)

Abstract

This module explores some of the most influential and significant debates in the writing of history. You will examine the major developments that have shaped the ways in which historians think about and write about the past. Historians have adopted a variety of different approaches to their studies and have often disagreed about the causes, meaning and implications of certain historical events. For some, ideas about the past have been shaped by political beliefs, by the application of political ideologies and philosophies, popular culture and by the desire to produce a more inclusive version of history, focusing on the experience of the working classes, women, racial minorities and other groups marginalised in established accounts. Others have been influenced by different methods of research, and the opportunities offered by particular types of source material to tell different stories about the past. This module examines several key debates in recent historical writing, which collectively reveal the ways in which historians’ personal and professional outlook, their approach to source materials, and the political and cultural contexts in which they write impacts historical scholarship.

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