Why do historians differ, ARTICLE Stuart McConnell, The

Why do historians differ

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Assignment:

March 20 Historiography; Why do historians differ?

Readings:

ARTICLE Stuart McConnell, The Civil War and Historical Memory: A Historiographical Survey, Organization of American Historians Magazine of History

ARTICLE segment: Gary J. Kornblith, Rethinking the Coming of the Civil War: A Counterfactual Exercise, The Journal of American History, pp. 78-80

Tosh, The Pursuit of History, Chapter, subsections: Historical hypotheses, The scientific paradigm, The importance of imagination, The impossibility of consensus, A multiplicity of hypotheses.

Describe at least TWO things that you found to be most important to understand and remember about the disagreements over historical interpretations of the Civil War. Why do you think they are important to understand and remember? Give specific examples from the readings and videos.
Why do you think historians and non-historians (regular people) often disagree over interpretations of the past? Think about the concepts of social memory and historical awareness that we covered earlier in the course.

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