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A German History Experience, Rachel Walters
A German History Experience, Rachel Walters
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Rachel Walter attended the history department's study abroad program to Germany in summer 2017. The trip proved to be a reflection on the German history and the academic value of international experiences.
Handing Down History On The Beaches Of Normandy, Shawn Fisher Ph.D.
Handing Down History On The Beaches Of Normandy, Shawn Fisher Ph.D.
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Assistant professor of history Dr. Shawn Fisher wrote a travel report on his time in Europe during the spring 2017 semester. He spent three months in Italy with the Harding University in Florence program. His visit to the beaches of Normandy led to reflections on the history of World War II and how the lessons of sacrifice learned there should be passed down to younger generations.
Creating A New World: A Historiography Of The Atlantic World, Sam Traughber
Creating A New World: A Historiography Of The Atlantic World, Sam Traughber
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Atlantic History, the study of the transatlantic connections between Western Europe, the Americas, and West Africa during the early modern period, has grown in use and popularity in recent years. This paper follows the historiography of the Atlantic World from a 1917 article in The New Republic to the publication of a popular history on the subject with Charles C. Mann’s 2011 book 1493. It discusses developments and contributions from a wide variety of scholars including political historians, economic historians, social historians, biological historians, historiographers, and geographers as well as the influence of the transatlantic nature of the Cold War …