Recent history of contemporary events of the 20th and 21st centuries, especially post-WWII history. Includes the growth of China, the Russian Empire, conflict in the Middle East and terrorism.
Perspectives on African American History features accounts and descriptions of important but little known events in African American and Global African history recalled often by those who were witnesses or participants or viewpoints about historical developments shaping the contemporary black world. Many of these accounts will be instant primary sources available to current visitors to Blackpast.org and to future historians. Each article is accompanied by a brief biography and photo of its author.
This authoritative dictionary distinguishes itself by providing informative and analytical entries on the most important people, organizations and events that have shaped our history from 1900 to the present day.
Writing Contemporary History brings together some of the world's most pre-eminent historians to discuss the core issues confronting students of contemporary history.
There is nothing new about man's recording the events of his own time. Nonetheless, the controversies over the historical literature of the Kennedy years - beginning with the publication of the first memoirs in 1965 and reaching a climax with the legal contest over William Manchester's Death of a President - have raised serious questions about the method and ethics of contemporary history.
The aim of contemporary history is to conceptualise, contextualise and historicise - to explain - some aspect of the recent past or to provide a historical understanding of current trends or developments.
Contemporary history describes the period timeframe that is closely connected to the present day; it is a certain perspective of modern history. The term "contemporary history" has been in use at least since the early 19th century.
Perspectives on African American History features accounts and descriptions of important but little known events in African American and Global African history recalled often by those who were witnesses or participants or viewpoints about historical developments shaping the contemporary black world. Many of these accounts will be instant primary sources available to current visitors to Blackpast.org and to future historians. Each article is accompanied by a brief biography and photo of its author.
This authoritative dictionary distinguishes itself by providing informative and analytical entries on the most important people, organizations and events that have shaped our history from 1900 to the present day.
Writing Contemporary History brings together some of the world's most pre-eminent historians to discuss the core issues confronting students of contemporary history.
There is nothing new about man's recording the events of his own time. Nonetheless, the controversies over the historical literature of the Kennedy years - beginning with the publication of the first memoirs in 1965 and reaching a climax with the legal contest over William Manchester's Death of a President - have raised serious questions about the method and ethics of contemporary history.
The aim of contemporary history is to conceptualise, contextualise and historicise - to explain - some aspect of the recent past or to provide a historical understanding of current trends or developments.
Contemporary history describes the period timeframe that is closely connected to the present day; it is a certain perspective of modern history. The term "contemporary history" has been in use at least since the early 19th century.
