PPT-What do economic historians do?

Tirthankar Roy LSE Meghnad Desai Academy of Economics Mumbai 21 May 2016 What is economic history history of material life Why study it To answer the economic growth question why . Culture Historians use a variety of methods to help them answer questions about what happened in the past Culture Historians examine evidence and draw conclusions as they answer historical questions Understanding the Past ESSENTIAL QUESTION What que July 6, 1957 All historians have to start from the same sources while working on the subject, viz, contemporary documents and records. The volume of such materials is stupendous But coming as it doc American Historical Review. Comparative Studies in Society and History. Journal of American History. Journal of Modern History. Past & Present. Statistical tables and graphs per 1000 pages of articles: five top-cited history journals, 1945-2009. IMPERIAL RULE IN THE ORIENT . FOR NARRATIVES OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND DIVERGENCE FROM THE CONQUEST OF CEUTA TO THE OPIUM WAR (1415-1839). Patrick . Karl O’Brien (LSE and Oxford. ). . (. P.O’brien@lse.ac.uk. How Historians Work. Historiography. Ideas and methods that historians use to research and present history. Like detectives investigating modern day crimes…. Evidence. Sources. Historians look for evidence to answer questions.  . Introduction. Assessment. Basic Knowledge Pre Test. Continents and Oceans Test. Timeline assignment. Quiz. 1. North America, 2. South America, 3. Africa, 4. Europe, 5. Asia, 6. Antarctica, 7. Australia . L/O – To discuss and evaluate the role played by various factors in the outbreak of the Cold War. What caused the Cold War?. Views on this issue depend a lot upon how you view the . nature of Cold War . American Historical Review. Comparative Studies in Society and History. Journal of American History. Journal of Modern History. Past & Present. Statistical tables and graphs per 1000 pages of articles: five top-cited history journals, 1945-2009. Chapter 1, Lesson 4. Final Lesson. Objective. To learn what methods historians use to study the past.. What approaches do Historians use to examine past events?. Find patterns in past events. Look for causes and effects that explain how and why events happened. Warm Up https://www.youtube.com/watch?v =-QopdZ7G8ww Who was to blame for the breakdown of the Grand Alliance? L/O – To discuss and evaluate the role played by various factors in the outbreak of the Cold War h. istoriography and why is it important? . What we’ll do. Analyse pioneers of historical approaches. What have historians . seen . as important to study?. How have they gone about studying it?. What are the benefits and costs of the approach?. 2. You will need a piece of blank notebook paper. an something to write with.. Happy Monday!. Extra Credit Supplies due 9/2. B-F Period. 8/29/16. Mrs. Dilmore. 1. . Have your Outline out for a stamp check.. 1 The Job of the Historian. WHAT YOU WILL LEARN. At the end of this chapter you should understand .... What is history?. The work of the historian and the use of historical methods.. Different types of sources and evidence.. The Return to the Grand Narrative? ‘Deep History’ and Big Data. How to explain human ‘agency’. What is human ‘experience’ and how to explain it? . What is historical ‘change’ and what causes it? .