Political Debate, Social History, and the Italian Borghesia: Changing Perspectives in Historical Research

1991 ◽  
Vol 63 (4) ◽  
pp. 717-739 ◽  
Author(s):  
Raffaele Romanelli
Keyword(s):  
Social History ◽  
Historical Research ◽  
Political Debate

Introduction

2018 ◽  
pp. 1-28
Author(s):  
John B. Nann ◽  
Morris L. Cohen
Keyword(s):  
Social History ◽  
Legal History ◽  
The United States ◽  
Historical Research ◽  
The Political ◽  
Bill Of Rights ◽  
History Of ◽  
The Law ◽  
The U.S

This introductory chapter provides an overview of legal history research. An attorney might conduct legal history research if the law at question in a legal dispute is very old: the U.S. Constitution and the Bill of Rights are well over two hundred years old. Historical research also comes into play when the question at issue is what the law was at a certain time in the past. Ultimately, law plays an important part in the political and social history of the United States. As such, researchers interested in almost every aspect of American life will have occasion to use legal materials. The chapter then describes the U.S. legal system and legal authority, and offers six points to consider in approaching a historical legal research project.

Alltagsgeschichte: A New Social History “From Below”?

1989 ◽  
Vol 22 (3-4) ◽  
pp. 394-407 ◽  
Author(s):  
David F. Crew
Keyword(s):  
Social History ◽  
Past History ◽  
West Germany ◽  
Historical Research ◽  
Ordinary People ◽  
Book Market ◽  
New Paradigm ◽  
The Past ◽  
The Everyday ◽  
The Masses

There is an insatiable demand in the Federal Republic for accounts of the past that allow contemporary Germans to identify with the forgotten joys and sorrows of ordinary people. Just about anything “thrown onto the (book)market” may include the word Alltag in its title. Trade union and SPD adult education programs, Volkshochschulen and youth associations teach “lay historians” how to retrieve the traces of their “lost past.” “History workshops” (Geschichtswerkstätten), inspired by the leftist-populism of the Greens and often dedicated to a politically subversive reconstruction of forgotten local histories, have sprung up all over West Germany. But despite this wave ofpopular enthusiasm, Alltagsgeschichte has not degenerated, as some critics feared, into an “entertaining, but naive and sentimental, low-German mini-series” Serious practitioners of Alltagsgeschichte have never been cintent to engage in the unexamined retrieval of the most obscure details of the everyday lives of the masses (die Vielen). Indeed, Alltagsgeschichte has challenged the theoretical and methodological hegemony of Strukturgeschichte within the German historical “guild” (Zunft) and it has campaigned for the construction of a radically new paradigm of social historical research. Alltagsgeschichte originally emerged from the dissatisfactions of a younger generation of social historians with the ”structural” social history (Strukturgeschichte) constructed by Hans-Ulrich Wehler, Jurgen Kocka, and the Bielefeld “school” in the late 1960s and early 1970s.

The Tunisian Revolution: From Universal Slogans for Democracy to the Power of Language

2013 ◽  
Vol 6 (2) ◽  
pp. 232-255 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nabiha Jerad†
Keyword(s):  
Social History ◽  
Political Debate ◽  
The Social ◽  
Diverse Backgrounds ◽  
History Of ◽  
Political Act ◽  
Linguistic Dimension ◽  
Tunisian Revolution ◽  
The Arab Spring ◽  
The Revolution

This article, published posthumously, focuses on the use of language in the Tunisian revolution. It argues that language during the revolution and in the context of the Arab spring more widely was a performative political act by people from diverse backgrounds who united around the common cause of democracy and dignity. It examines the diversity of enunciations during the revolution, verbal as well as written (in the form of graffiti and protest banners), and relates them to the social history of Tunisia. The article then turns to the linguistic faultlines in the wake of the Tunisian revolution between secular and ‘Islamist’ camps in Tunisia, and the linguistic dimension of political debate in the country and its relationship to social history.

Historical sociology in Japan: Rebalancing between the social sciences and humanities

2021 ◽  
pp. 026858092110053
Author(s):  
Gen Nogami
Keyword(s):  
Social History ◽  
Social Issues ◽  
Historical Sociology ◽  
Degree Of Freedom ◽  
Historical Research ◽  
Historical Study ◽  
Sociological Research ◽  
Social Sciences And Humanities ◽  
High Degree ◽  
The Impact

The origin of historical sociology can be traced to Max Weber’s theory of modernization, which is an appropriate approach for studies in Japan. However, the Japanese image of ‘historical sociology’ is not that of a comparative history based on social scientific interests but is a history closer to cultural and social history and the history of ideas with an emphasis on descriptive research. This originates from the high degree of freedom given to the use of sources in the historical study of collective consciousness. Accordingly, it was easy to accept the impact of the linguistic turn. Subsequently, Japanese historical sociology evolved into discourse-historical research, media-historical research, and constructionist-historical research. In recent years, historical research on social issues and quantitative historical sociology have become increasingly popular. Historical sociological research has been differentiated into various separate sub-disciplines so it is difficult to identify a cohesive historical sociology as a field. However, the tradition of a high degree of freedom in terms of the use of sources continues to provide a stimulus for historical sociological studies in Japan.

scholarly journals ISLAMIC EDUCATION DURING LANGKAT SULTANATE ERA IN 1912-1946: A Historical Study of Jam’iyah Mahmudiyah li Thalibil Khairiyah Langkat

2017 ◽  
Vol 41 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Zaini Dahlan
Keyword(s):  
Social History ◽  
Formal Education ◽  
Evaluation Method ◽  
Education Institution ◽  
Historical Research ◽  
Islamic Education ◽  
Historical Study ◽  
Education Management ◽  
Institutional Aspect ◽  
History Approach

<strong>Abstrak: </strong><strong>Penelitian</strong> ini bertujuan mengungkap pendidikan Islam pada masa Kesultanan Langkat 1912-1946, khususnya tentang Jam‘iyah Mahmudiyah Li Thalibil Khairiyah Tanjung Pura Langkat ditinjau dari aspek kelembagaan, isi pendidikan, tenaga pendidik dan siswa, serta manajemen<em>. </em>Penelitian ini merupakan penelitian sejarah dengan pendekatan sejarah sosial. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa Jam‘iyah Mahmudiyah Li Thalibil Khairiyah menggambarkan lembaga pendidikan modern formal pertama di Sumatera Timur. Dari aspek kelembagaan, Jam‘iyah Mahmudiyah memiliki visi misi, struktur organisasi, prasarana dan sarana yang modern, serta pendanaan yang jelas. Pada tahun 1912 Jam‘iyah Mahmudiyah mengadakan pembaruan di lembaga tersebut yang dimulai dengan pemberlakuan ujian dan berhak mendapatkan ijazah. Pendidiknya terdiri dari ulama yang memiliki latar belakang pendidikan dari Ummul Qurâ’ dan al-Azhar. Menurut penulis hal ini semakin kuat dengan kendali pengelolaan pendidikan yang langsung dikendalikan oleh organisasi yang dibawahi oleh Sultan Langkat.<br /> <br /> <strong>Abstract: </strong><strong>Islamic Education in Langkat Sultanate During 1912-1946: A Historical Study of Jam'iyah Mahmudiyah li Thalibil Khairiyah Langkat. </strong>This study aims to reveal the Islamic education during the Langkat Sultanate 1912-1946, especially about Jam'iyah Mahmudiyah Li Thalibil Khairiyah Tanjung Pura Langkat in terms of institutional aspects and management. This research is a historical research with social history approach. The results show that Jam'iyah Mahmudiyah Li Thalibil Khairiyah represents the systematic, planned, modern and first formal education institution in East Sumatra. As for the institutional aspect, the Jam'iyah has a vision of mission, organizational structure, infrastructure and modern facilities, as well as fixed budgeting. In 1912 the Jam'iyah reformed evaluation method, as well as standardized the qualification of the teachers of Umm al-Qurâ’ and Al-Azhar. According to the author, the system is getting stronger with the control of education management directly controlled by the organization that was under Sultan Langkat.<br /><strong> </strong><br /> <strong>Keywords</strong>: Indonesia, Malay, Langkat sultanate, Islamic education, Jam’iyah Mahmudiyah

scholarly journals Evidences, Methodologies, Analysis, and the Joy of Historical Research: An Interview with Noble David Cook

Histórica ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 44 (1) ◽  
pp. 161-175
Author(s):  
Adrián Lerner Patrón
Keyword(s):  
Latin America ◽  
Social History ◽  
Demographic History ◽  
Historical Research ◽  
Colonial Latin America ◽  
The Andes ◽  
History Of ◽  
Methodological Approaches ◽  
The City

Noble David Cook is a leading historian of the demographic and social history of the Andes and the Atlantic World. In this interview, he discusses the origins of his interest in the histories of Peru, the Andes, and the Iberian Atlantic; the methodological approaches that influenced his work; how he sees the evolution, present and future of the fields of demographic history and Colonial Latin America; the role of the archive in his career; his vital and intellectual links with the city of Sevilla; his collaborations with his wife Alexandra Parma Cook; his long history of engagement with Peruvian scholars; and his perspectives on the current COVID-19 crisis.

German Maritime Historical Research since 1970: A Critical Survey

1995 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lars U. Scholl
Keyword(s):  
Social History ◽  
Historical Research ◽  
Maritime History ◽  
Critical Survey ◽  
Industrial Archaeology ◽  
Inland Navigation ◽  
Critical Response

This essay constructively examines and analyses research in German Maritime History since 1970. Each analysis is divided into specific topics, with work and research adhering to that topic receiving critical response. Topics include Marine Art and Industrial Archaeology; Inland Navigation; Social History; Fishing and Writing; Ports; Shipbuilding; Shipping Companies; Emigration; Shipping and Trade with Various Regions; and Works of General References and Syntheses.

Mexican Historical Writing

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Guillermo Zermeño Padilla
Keyword(s):  
Social History ◽  
Mexican Revolution ◽  
Cultural Factors ◽  
Historical Research ◽  
Historical Writing ◽  
The Government ◽  
The 1960S ◽  
Lazaro Cardenas

This chapter explores Mexican historical writing. One cannot understand the evolution of Mexican historiography after 1940 without taking into consideration the consolidation and political hegemony of the regime established after the Mexican Revolution in the 1930s, most notably in the government of president Lázaro Cárdenas. In addition to the international and domestic economic, political, and cultural factors, it was the convergence of exiled Spanish republican intellectuals and intellectuals of the Mexican Revolution after 1938, which ultimately sparked the appearance of academic historiography in Mexico, and whose influence still dominates the current functioning of the principal institutions of history. The chapter then describes how Mexican historiography entered a process of professionalization and institutionalization in the 1940s, leading after the 1960s to a pluralization of the fields of historical research under the influence of new Western trends such as social history.

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