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History: Theory and Methods

History: Theory and Methods

Last updated: July 15, 2024

    Peter Frankopan on History

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    Peter Frankopan on History - Five Plays: Ivanov, The Seagull, Uncle Vanya, Three Sisters, and The Cherry Orchard by Anton Chekhov

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    Five Plays: Ivanov, The Seagull, Uncle Vanya, Three Sisters, and The Cherry Orchard
    by Anton Chekhov

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    Peter Frankopan on History - De Administrando Imperio by Constantine Porphyrogenitus

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    De Administrando Imperio
    by Constantine Porphyrogenitus

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    Peter Frankopan on History - The Alexiad by Anna Komnene

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    The Alexiad
    by Anna Komnene

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    Peter Frankopan on History - Ibn Fadlan and the Land of Darkness: Arab Travellers in the Far North by Ibn Fadlan

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    Ibn Fadlan and the Land of Darkness: Arab Travellers in the Far North
    by Ibn Fadlan

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    Peter Frankopan on History - Landscapes of Power by Caterina Franchi (Editor), Maximilian Lau (Editor) & Morgan Di Rodi (Editor)

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    Landscapes of Power
    by Caterina Franchi (Editor), Maximilian Lau (Editor) & Morgan Di Rodi (Editor)

  • What kind of books should we read to get a broader sense of history? Peter Frankopan,  professor of global history at Oxford University, talks us through the books that inspired him.

  • Peter Frankopan on History - Five Plays: Ivanov, The Seagull, Uncle Vanya, Three Sisters, and The Cherry Orchard by Anton Chekhov
  • Peter Frankopan on History - De Administrando Imperio by Constantine Porphyrogenitus
  • Peter Frankopan on History - The Alexiad by Anna Komnene
  • Peter Frankopan on History - Ibn Fadlan and the Land of Darkness: Arab Travellers in the Far North by Ibn Fadlan
  • Peter Frankopan on History - Landscapes of Power by Caterina Franchi (Editor), Maximilian Lau (Editor) & Morgan Di Rodi (Editor)

Peter Frankopan on History

What kind of books should we read to get a broader sense of history? Peter Frankopan,  professor of global history at Oxford University, talks us through the books that inspired him.

Peter Frankopan on History

    The best books on Microhistory, recommended by Jonathan Healey

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    The best books on Microhistory - The Return of Martin Guerre by Natalie Zemon Davis

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    The Return of Martin Guerre
    by Natalie Zemon Davis

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    The best books on Microhistory - The Great Cat Massacre and Other Episodes in French Cultural History by Robert Darnton

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    The Great Cat Massacre and Other Episodes in French Cultural History
    by Robert Darnton

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    The best books on Microhistory - Poverty and Piety in an English Village: Terling, 1525-1700 by David Levine & Keith Wrightson

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    Poverty and Piety in an English Village: Terling, 1525-1700
    by David Levine & Keith Wrightson

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    The best books on Microhistory - The History of Myddle by Richard Gough

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    The History of Myddle
    by Richard Gough

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    The best books on Microhistory - Vermeer's Hat: The seventeenth century and the dawn of the global world by Timothy Brook

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    Vermeer's Hat: The seventeenth century and the dawn of the global world
    by Timothy Brook

  • The historian defines and discusses micro-history, choosing five books that use historical minutiae to answer big questions about the past.

  • The best books on Microhistory - The Return of Martin Guerre by Natalie Zemon Davis
  • The best books on Microhistory - The Great Cat Massacre and Other Episodes in French Cultural History by Robert Darnton
  • The best books on Microhistory - Poverty and Piety in an English Village: Terling, 1525-1700 by David Levine & Keith Wrightson
  • The best books on Microhistory - The History of Myddle by Richard Gough
  • The best books on Microhistory - Vermeer's Hat: The seventeenth century and the dawn of the global world by Timothy Brook

The best books on Microhistory, recommended by Jonathan Healey

The historian defines and discusses micro-history, choosing five books that use historical minutiae to answer big questions about the past.

The best books on Microhistory, recommended by Jonathan Healey

    The best books on Racism and How to Write History, recommended by Francisco Bethencourt

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    The best books on Racism and How to Write History - The Interesting Narrative by Olaudah Equiano

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    The Interesting Narrative
    by Olaudah Equiano

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    The best books on Racism and How to Write History - Civilization and Capitalism by Fernand Braudel

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    Civilization and Capitalism
    by Fernand Braudel

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    The best books on Racism and How to Write History - The East in the West by Jack Goody

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    The East in the West
    by Jack Goody

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    The best books on Racism and How to Write History - The Dark Side of Democracy: Explaining Ethnic Cleansing by Michael Mann

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    The Dark Side of Democracy: Explaining Ethnic Cleansing
    by Michael Mann

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    The best books on Racism and How to Write History - The Price of Inequality by Joseph Stiglitz

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    The Price of Inequality
    by Joseph Stiglitz

  • Racism is not innate but emerges under special conditions, says the King's College professor and author of the sweeping history Racisms: From the Crusades to the Twentieth Century. He chooses five books that inspired him.

  • The best books on Racism and How to Write History - The Interesting Narrative by Olaudah Equiano
  • The best books on Racism and How to Write History - Civilization and Capitalism by Fernand Braudel
  • The best books on Racism and How to Write History - The East in the West by Jack Goody
  • The best books on Racism and How to Write History - The Dark Side of Democracy: Explaining Ethnic Cleansing by Michael Mann
  • The best books on Racism and How to Write History - The Price of Inequality by Joseph Stiglitz

The best books on Racism and How to Write History, recommended by Francisco Bethencourt

Racism is not innate but emerges under special conditions, says the King’s College professor and author of the sweeping history Racisms: From the Crusades to the Twentieth Century. He chooses five books that inspired him.

The best books on Racism and How to Write History, recommended by Francisco Bethencourt

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