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Historians Disagree

These essays provide a brief introduction to the changing interpretations of a historical period and various approaches to history.

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  • Historians Disagree: Atlantic World History — Volume 1, Part 1
    by Elise A. Mitchell, Swarthmore College
    How have historians studied the circulation of people, cultures, politics, knowledge, and trade around the Atlantic Ocean region?
     

  • Historians Disagree: Indigenous History and the Early Republic — Volume 1, Part 2
    by Lori J. Daggar, Ursinus College
    What approaches do historians take to writing the histories of Indigenous people in North America from 1790-1850?
     

  • Historians Disagree: Reconstruction — Volume 1, Part 3
    by Gregory P. Downs, University of California, Davis
    Why did historical accounts of Reconstruction change dramatically over the course of the twentieth century?
     

  • Historians Disagree:  Imperialism — Volume 2, Part 1
    by Naoko Shibusawa, Brown University
    Have historians viewed late nineteenth-century U.S. overseas expansion as an unusual or representative phenomenon in the nation’s history?
     

  • Historians Disagree: New Deal — Volume 2, Part 2
    by Kim Phillips-Fein, Columbia University
    Why have historians disagreed about the nature and meaning of the New Deal?
     

  • Historians Disagree: Vietnam War — Volume 2, Part 3
    by David Parsons, California State University, Channel Islands
    What diverse approaches and assumptions have historians brought to studying the Vietnam War?
     

  • Historians Disagree: Neoliberalism — Volume 2, Part 4
    by Kim Phillips-Fein, Columbia University
    What is neoliberalism as a historical concept?

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