Jim's comments
(member since Nov 12, 2007)
Jim's comments from the Our History group.
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what books would you recommend on historiography?
also I enjoyed Tostoy's theory of history he wrote about in WAR AND PEACE -
any other books where the author mixes his/her theory of history within the story?
are there any books about theories of history?
eg do individuals make history or do forces cause events to happen, etc?
so does any one know any books about why societies/countries go to war
Joan wrote: "I must tell you that the people of Germany DID NOT put Hitler in power. That is a misconception you must get past if you are to understand the truth. During the 1920s the Nazis (real name National ..."
still doesn't answer my question of why a country/group/society go to war
Hitler couldn't become a dictator by his actions alone
also the German people had to do something for its war effort to be such a threat plus for such atrocities to be committed without their knowledge/apathy/cooperation
Joan wrote: "My current interest is in one question: How Did Hitler wipe out a democracy and seize absolute power in just three months.
www.joanfrancis.net"
My question is how does any one person get a country to go to/make war, ie, why does the group/society decide and follow through on that decision where the group/country isn't attacked first?
any books on how/why a group/country goes to war when not attacked?
I enjoyed the look at what was going on at the time and how the different individuals' fates came together
Kernos wrote: "I just found a fascinating site, ANCIENT GREECE IN FICTION: a listing of novels and story collections in English.
http://www.rhul.ac.uk/Classics/NJL/novel...
Bill "</
looks great
although recent history the book THE HOUR I FIRST BELIEVED by Wally Lamb is 1st rate about The Columbine Massacre in Colorado in late 1990s as well as very insightful about the effects of mass shootings that are way too common now
Thanks Bruce for information
glad I am now at least up to the 18th Century state of knowledge and custom - only 3 more centuries to get caught up with modern times
where did the term BCE (Before the Commom Era) come from and why use it?
I like social/cultural history but don't know many books/authors who write their books from this standpoint.The reason I am interested in those 2 areas is that I like to see what affect/change social/cultural trends have on the nature of human behavior and whether human beings are evolving towards a more positive, happy and productive creature on this Earth.
any one have a favorite book/author in this area?
Who/What?
Thanks
TUCHMAN AND FERLING PLUS SHIRER FOR RISE AND FALL OF THE THIRD REICH BY ITSELF
I'm kind of like Susanna and a generalist
in past few months read ADAMS VS JEFFERSON which was a great read -1800 Election
FREEDOM AT MIDNIGHT
WHICH WAS ABOUT 1947 TRANSFER OF SOVEREIGNTY TO INDIA/PAKISTAN BY ENGLISH
THE COLDEST WAR
which was about the Korean War and was very informative
am going to start getting into CHINESE/INDIAN history as may be relevant in the coming years
FREAKENOMICS
SO FAR PRETTY INTERESTING
