History

Open Courseware and Resources

- History: study of the past, focused on human activity and leading up to the present day.
(Wikipedia)

History and Archaeology - Resource Page

Prime Sites

  • Arizona State University (US), ArchNet, WWW Virtual Library for Archaeology - promotes appreciation, understanding, knowledge about archaeology & preservation, interpretation of cultural resources, prehistoric & historic: regional views, topical selection, educational & research resources, institutions & organizations, FAQ
  • Institute of Historical Research (UK), The National Centre for History - resources for historians, online articles, free event advertising, MA/PhD study, training courses, open-access library: Free Articles, online journal, History On-line, Conferences around the world, Seminars, lectures, courses and workshops, noticeboard, News, Jobs, Guides for historians, Digitisation, Conference proceedings, Partner sites, Awards, prizes and fellowships
  • Tufts University (US), Perseus Digital Library - covers history, literature and culture of the Greco-Roman world, current research centers on personalization: Greek and Roman Materials, Art & Archaeology Artifact Browser (art objects, sites, and buildings), Arabic Materials, Germanic Materials, 19th-Century American, Renaissance Materials, Issues of the Richmond Times Dispatch, Duke Databank of Documentary Papyri

Other Sites

This Day in History (provided by The Free Dictionary)

This Day in History

Native American History

survey of Native American history from the time of European Contact to the present, focus on the Indigene tribes and nations north of the Rio Grande river, historical development of Native American society, politics, culture and religion, how contact with whites altered preexisting tribal structure, “how the west was lost” as Native Americans suffered genocide and ethnic cleansing on the part of a United States driven by emergent capitalism, militarism, rampant racism, and expansionism

Art and Photo History

beginnings of Photography, Early Portraiture (JMC and Nadar), landscape in painting and photography, Photography and documentation, Art Objects, Depicting movement and Futurism, Impressionism and post-impressionism, Art photography, Colour Photography, Matisse and Picasso, Dada and Surrealism, Abstract Expressionism, Pop art, Australian Photography since the 1970's, Digital Photography: Suggested reading

Collection of History Podcasts

links to History Podcasts, audio lectures and shows on figures like Adolf Hitler, Alexander the Great, Julius Caesar, Napoleon, shows about world history and American history

US History since 1877

textbook: Progressive Era, The Great War

Islamic Societies of the Middle East and North Africa: Religion, History, and Culture

panoramic survey of the Islamic societies of the Middle East and North Africa from their origins to the present day, history and expansion of Islam both as a world religion and civilization, from its birth in the Arabian peninsula in the seventh century to its subsequent spread to other parts of western Asia and North Africa, Issues of religious practices, political governance and movements, gender, social relations, cultural norms, foregrounds the complexities and diversity present in a critical geographic area: Readings and Assigned Viewing

African American History

examines the broad range of experiences of African Americans from the close of the American Civil War to the 1980s, relationship of blacks to the larger society and the inner dynamic of the black community, Reconstruction, the migration of African Americans from the rural South to the urban North and the political machinations of the African American community: readings

The Making of Modern Europe, 1453 to the Present

survey of Europe from the Renaissance to the present

The Roman Empire

history of Rome from Augustus to Constantine, surveys the struggles between the Roman emperors and the senatorial class, relationship between civil and military government, emergence of Christianity and Roman literature as reflection of social and intellectual life

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