Critical Reading and Analysis in History
A History Blog by Delanie Tarvin
In the introduction to his book . . . the Heavens and the Earth, Walter A. McDougall discusses the political responses to Sputnik, focusing on the effect it had on the relationship between the government and new technology. McDougall Continue reading Delanie Tarvin: Walter A. McDougall and Sputnik’s Political Impact
In “Market Failure in Delivering Electricity to Rural Areas Before 1930”, Laurence J. Malone outlines the historic timeline of the electric industry in relation to rural America. According to Malone, the early market for the electronic industry was almost solely Continue reading Delanie Tarvin: Malone on the R.E.A.
In “”Now You See It, Now You Don’t: The War of 1812 In Canada And The United States In 2012,” Karim M. Tiro analyzes both the Canadian and American standard narrative of the War of 1812. According to Tiro, Continue reading Delanie Tarvin: Reflecting on Tiro’s “Now You See It, Now You Don’t: The War of 1812 In Canada And The United States In 2012”
Peter Wood’s “Revisionisms” is the introduction to an issue of the publication Academic Questions. In this introduction, Wood discusses the origin of the term revisionism and what it stands for today; moreover, he criticizes the revisionist approach to history as Continue reading Delanie Tarvin: “Revisionisms” by Peter Wood
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