bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Ishtvan Marton’s biography as the reflection of culture and historical domain of the 20th century Zakarpattia
Authors: Mykulanynets Lesya
Published: April 2024

The purpose of the study is to reveal Ishtvan Marton’s life creativity issue and to confirm the idea of the master’s life reflected the cultural and historical flow Zakarpattia in the 20th century. The research methodology includes a number of approaches: biographical – embracing the milestones of Ishtvan Ferentsovych’s life; culture studies – characterising the specifics of the regional artistic life; historical – interpreting the social and political events of the locus; analytical – studying scientific sources on the aforementioned issue; systemic – mastering the spiritual foundations of the region as part of nationwide daily life; theoretical generalisation – formulating the conclusions of the study. Science novelty. For the first time ever in national art studies, Ishtvan Marton’s chronicle has been interpreted from the perspective of revealing the significance of his practice for the flow of regional sociocultural processes in the 20th century. Conclusions. Ishtvan Marton’s chronicles reflected the civilizational evolvement of Zakarpattia of the 20th century. Shaping the demiurge’s personal and occupational features took place in earlier period when the territory used to be a part of the Czech Republic (1919–1939), the Hungarian Kingdom (1939–1944). The political situation contributed to the following: the master’s West European artistic focusing; domination of humanistic values; openness to the achievements of various ethnic groups. An important role in the master’s maturity was performed by family circumstances, communication with prominent local musicians, an opportunity of self-growth, active creativity practice. Late 20th century was the period of the region joining the USSR (1945–1991). The demand of the authority was to create occupational composer and performing regional schools, educational development, activating concert-performing life. Ishtvan Marton got involved in implementing the abovementioned goals: he wrote a great amount of various genre opuses, cooperated with regional groups, taught in Uzhhorod Music College, consulted amateur composers. Late period of Ishtvan Marton’s life was the time of Ukraine reviving its independence, enhancing the role of local artistic domains. The master’s creative heritage established the professional music culture of Zakarpattia within the national and West-European spiritual scope.
Features of transcribing French LUTE music into modern notation
Authors: Storonianska Marta-Margareta
Published: April 2024

The purpose of the work is to outline the peculiarities of transcribing the French lute tablature into modern notation and to develop recommendations for arrangements of lute music of the Baroque period for modern academic instruments, due to the growing interest of performers and listeners in the instrument itself and in expanding its semantic, stylistic, and interpretive possibilities. Research methodology. The problems associated with transcribing the French lute tablature into modern notation require a multidisciplinary approach that combines historical scholarship, practical performance experience, and theoretical knowledge. The main methods used in the article are historical, theoretical, and musical-textual. Scientific novelty. For the first time in Ukrainian musicology, the historical background and evolution of transcription of French lute tablature into modern notation are considered. The conditions of transcription of lute music are examined in detail according to the following parameters: the peculiarities of the structure of the lute of that time are first outlined; the issues of the structure – Renaissance vieil-ton and Baroque nouveau-ton – are considered; the peculiarities of deciphering rhythmic notation are analysed, highlighting the specifics of notation of different rhythmic durations, fingering for the right and left hands and the peculiarities of ornamentation, in particular apogiatura and achaccature. It is noted that all of the above notations are deciphered quite freely, based on the composer's intention and talent and the performer's skill. Conclusions. The present study outlines the concept of tablature, considers the issue of the structure of instruments for which musical works were recorded using the French tablature, and provides a brief description of rhythmic notation and ornamentation. When translating, it is important to rely on primary sources, musicological research, and performance practice. Summing up the observations made, it should be noted that the French lute tablature goes beyond notation in the modern sense (a way of writing notes) – it serves rather as a guide to interpretation, inviting the performer to the process of creating music, using the composer's "sketch".
Infographics in informatics teaching: an effective way of presenting material for 7th grade
Authors: Bondareva K. D. , Isaeva M. A.
Published: April 2024

Information visualization is an integral feature of the modern world; it contributes to a better understanding and use of information in various spheres of society. Infographics are one of the forms of information visualization; its use in the educational process helps create interesting lessons, promotes better memorization and assimilation of educational material, motivates students to study a specific topic, and also develops independent work skills in general and information presentation skills in particular. The article provides a brief description of educational and methodological support in informatics for 7th grade, as an addition to which an infographic created by the authors is proposed. Possible options for using this infographic at different stages of the educational process during individual and group work of students are described.
From creating conditions for forming functional literacy of students to achievement of planned results in the context of the federal state educational standard of basic general education
Authors: Riefling A. A. , Belous S. O. , Korolev Yu. V. , Chernova O. N. , Zhukova V. N. , Shchukina I. A.
Published: April 2024

The article presents the diagnostic work to determine the level of functional literacy in students of 7th–8th grades, including reading, natural science and mathematical literacy. Assessment of functional literacy is aimed at identifying the conditions for successful learning of students in basic school in the subject “Informatics”. The peculiarity of tasks for the development of functional literacy is that the problems and tasks in them are described using the example of life situations and are initially posed outside a specific subject area.

The relevance of the article is due to the fact that all-Russian testing is not carried out in the subject “Informatics” — monitoring the quality of students’ training, including checking the development of functional literacy, therefore this diagnostic work will be in demand by informatics teachers.

The diagnostic work can be used to monitor the formation of universal educational activities in working with information and reading, to test the ability to apply basic mathematical and natural science knowledge in situations of a practice-oriented nature, as well as the ability to conduct research.

One variant is used for diagnostics. It includes an introductory text explaining the situation and tasks for it, built on the context of educational material in various subject areas (informatics, mathematics, natural science).
Mesenchymal Stem Cells Ameliorate Lipid Metabolism while Reducing Blood Glucose in Streptozotocin (STZ)-Induced Diabetes Mellitus and High Fat Diet Induced Obesity
Authors: Fahmy Eslam K. , Esmaeel Safya E.
Published: April 2024

Background: Mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) are among the most frequently used cell type for regenerative medicine and have beneficial effects to treat different pathologies, including neurological disorders, cardiac ischemia, diabetes, and bone and cartilage diseases, Fortunately, MSCs, known for their lower immunogenicity and self-renewal ability, can be induced into insulin-producing cells (IPCs) and have attracted significant attention for the treatment of DM. Importantly.
A pénzügyi fogyasztóvédelem aktuális kérdései, kihívások a 2020-as években
Authors: Vértesy László
Published: April 2024

Az elmúlt évtizedek során a pénzügyi fogyasztóvédelem számottevő fejlődésen ment keresztül, a 2020-as évek főbb kérdései két nagyobb csoportra oszthatók. Az egyik a hatósági, felügyeleti jogalkalmazás erősítése: a nemzeti és nemzetközi fokozott jogérvényesítés, a visszaesőkre való összpontosítás, a tisztességes hitelezés, a díjpolitikák és  gyakorlatok széles körű vizsgálata, fogyasztói panaszok, jogviták figyelemmel kísérése és fokozott koordináció a szabályozó hatóságok között. A másik pedig a technológiai fejlődéssel való lépéstartáshoz kapcsolódik, úgymint a fintech vállalatok fejlődése, a neobanking, a kriptovaluták, a fenntarthatóságot hangsúlyozó ESG, öko, zéró és a zöld technológiát finanszírozó termékek elterjedése, valamint a kiberbiztonság és az elektronikus adatvédelem. Az USA jó gyakorlatokkal szolgál a pénzügyi fogyasztóvédelem terén, erősítve a hatóságok szakértelmét a gyorsan változó pénzügyi környezetben. A Magyar Nemzeti Bank is aktívan részt vesz a pénzügyi fogyasztóvédelem és a pénzügyi stabilitás előmozdításában.
Változások és közjogi kontinuitás a magyar kormányzásban
Authors: Stumpf István , Kis Norbert
Published: April 2024

A kormányzás közjogi karaktere a rendszerváltás (1990) óta állandóságot mutat, miközben a kormányzati képességek, a szervezet, a működés, a stílus jelentős változásokon mentkeresztül. Magyarország Alaptörvénye (2012) fenntartotta a közjogi kontinuitást, amely alapot biztosított a kormány, a végrehajtó hatalom, a kormányzás felértékelődésére a hatalommegosztás rendszerében. A közjogi stabilitás tág kereteket ad a végrehajtó hatalom prezidencializálódásának, egyúttal a kormányzás „perszonifikálódása” és „mediatizációja” számára is. A tanulmány bemutatja a közjogi hagyományok és a kormányzás metamorfózisának sajátos magyar dialektikáját az Alaptörvény utáni évtized (2012–2023) vázlatos áttekintése alapján.
A digitális egységes piac kezdeti lépései
Authors: Strihó Krisztina , Szegedi László
Published: April 2024

Globálisan meghatározó tényező a digitális forradalom, amelynek hatása az Európai Unióban is érezhető. A belső piac egy markáns szeletét képezi a digitális egységes piac. Jelen tanulmányban a digitális átállás folyamatát, európai uniós normatív hátterének kialakítását, a társadalmi, gazdasági igényekhez való kidolgozását vesszük górcső alá. A cikk vizsgálja, hogy a digitális forradalommal miképpen alakul át az európai közigazgatás, különösen annak szervezetrendszere és az eljárási jogok védelme. Kiemelten foglalkozik a tanulmány a kapcsolódó adatvédelmi és audiovizuális szabályozás evolúciójával. Szervezetrendszerileg az uniós jogot máig a tagállamok hajtják végre, de a jelenlegi változások a digitalizációs területen is elvezettek az uniós szintű szereplők megerősödéséhez. Még bonyolultabb folyamat mentén alakul át a digitális térben az eljárási jogok rendszere, erősödik az alapjogok védelme.
Health and Well-Being Among Elderly
Authors: Ankita Singh  , Dr. Suvidha
Published: April 2024

The world's population is aging rapidly; by 2025, the elderly, or anyone over 60, are expected to account for 22% of the total population. Even though older adults participate in fewer regenerative activities, the rise in age-related illnesses and impairments puts them at greater risk. This has a number of detrimental social and economic effects on individuals as well as society at large. Methods: A review of the literature was done in the light of these potential problems to locate empirical studies assessing the health and well-being of senior citizens. Results: Empirical data retrieved from multiple studies indicates that seniors who live outside of institutions have higher levels of emotional well-being than those who live in them. This is because the former has access to better medical care, social connections, family care, and financial independence. Older adults without substantial financial resources experience abuse, are left behind, and are no longer included in family decision-making or selection procedures. For this subset of the population, spiritual care is recommended. It follows that seniors should continue exercising and participating in physical activity at the recommended level.
STRATEGIC IMPERATIVES AND SOCIAL INNOVATIONS IN MANAGING PRODUCT ENVIRONMENTAL PERFORMANCE IN THE CONTEXT OF A CIRCULAR ECONOMY
Authors: Шмиголь Н.М. , Бирський В.В. , Антонюк А.А.
Published: April 2024

The article demonstrates that the contemporary industrial landscape faces multifaceted environmental and social challenges arising from the increasing waste generation and negative environmental consequences for the population. In response, there is a pressing need to develop robust frameworks to enhance the environmental footprint of production in various industrial sectors. A key direction in addressing these challenges is a paradigm shift towards a circular economy – a model based on reducing waste generation and optimizing resource utilization through principles of reuse and recycling. Within the framework of the circular economy, effective management of the environmental productivity of goods and social innovations takes on paramount importance in order to reduce the negative environmental impacts of enterprises and enhance their resilience. This research is aimed at analyzing the socio-economic nuances of managing environmental productivity in the context of the circular economy and identifying strategic imperatives aimed at fostering sustainable industrial development. The research methodology involved a comprehensive analysis of data from 2016 to 2021, primarily focusing on the processing industry of Ukraine. Based on this analysis, trends and patterns regarding the dynamics of environmental productivity and waste generation in the sector were evaluated. The results underscore the relevance of collective efforts to optimize resource utilization in socio-economic terms and minimize waste generation. Calculation of the comprehensive efficiency index (IE = 1.063) revealed favorable conditions for moderate economic growth in the processing industry during the study period. This growth was accompanied by a reduction in pollution levels of all types, indicating the potential for sustainable development in this sector.
КОНЦЕПТУАЛІЗАЦІЯ ІНФРАСТРУКТУРИ ФІНАНСОВОЇ СИСТЕМИ НА ОСНОВІ ЇЇ ДИНАМІЧНИХ І СТАТИЧНИХ ОЗНАК
Authors: Бодаковський В.Ю.
Published: April 2024

В статті здійснено розвідку наукового доробку авторитетних науковців, які працюють в сфері дослідження фінансової системи, аналізують її фінансово-правові властивості, економічні закони, фінансові інститути, види та методологію аналізу фінансових явищ на макрорівні. На основі виокремлених, в результатах наукової роботи вчених, фінансових категоріях проведено їх змістовний аналіз та характеристику, що дозволило систематизувати знання про фінансові явища та виявити рівень їх охоплення фінансово-правовими здобутками. Запропоновано авторський підхід до вивчення суті, характерних ознак та механізму функціонування фінансової системи, який ґрунтується на статиці та динаміці. Це дозволило виявити ряд іманентних особливостей системи, які представлені в працях та публікаціях сучасних науковців, але не актуалізовані в методології наукового пізнання. Поділ структурних компонент фінансової системи за зазначеними ознаками дозволив аргументувати концептуалізацію «інфраструктури» як невід’ємного елемента фінансової категорії. Виявлено, що статичні ознаки фінансової системи вдало підтримують наявність інфраструктури в її науковій лінгвістичній категоріальній матриці. Адже фінансові інститути в синергії з державою забезпечують належну фінансову діяльність, що і належить до динамічної складової. системи. Наукова гармонізація змісту фінансової системи належно імплементується в сучасну парадигму фінансової науки. Запропоновано провести наукову кон’югацію основного смислового навантаження дефініції «фінансова система», що дозволить виявити за допомогою постулатів «розподільної концепції» прийнятні теоретико-методологічні результати. Адже сучасне категоріальне забезпечення фінансової науки вносить суттєву плутанину в систему сприйняття явищ економіки. Фінансова діяльність, відносини, ресурси, фонди, інститути та інші допоміжні фінансові конструкти розмивають суть і зміст фінансової системи як складного, багатогранного, різноаспектного, суперечливого явища в суспільстві. Актуалізація систематизації знань своєчасна, адже наукові відносини на вітчизняному та міжнародному рівнях перебувають в умовностях попередніх століть, які усталені та не дискусійні, але не відповідають вимогам сьогодення.
METHODOLOGY FOR RESEARCHING THE MARKETING ACTIVITY OF A HEALTH TOURISM DESTINATION OF MUNICIPAL LEVEL
Authors: Бєлан О.В.
Published: April 2024

The purpose of the article in the development of a methodology for researching the marketing activity of a health tourism destination at the municipal level. Tourism has not only a socio-economic but also a political contribution to the development of the country. A kind of "local export", it helps to bring the Bulgarian economy to European standards, to be included in the process of global economic integration. Given that the international tourism market is becoming a "buyer's market" and intensified global competition is redistributing the market shares of tourist destinations, the problems of their competitiveness are becoming extremely relevant. Municipalities in Bulgaria, in their role as main territorial administrative structures, must play a decisive leadership role in the process of developing and implementing programs for the development of sustainable tourism and increasing the competitiveness of the tourist destinations they represent. Updated the definitions of the concepts "tourist destination", "health tourism", "marketing process" their content is interpreted in the context of their modern use. A methodology has been developed for researching the marketing activity of a municipal destination for health tourism.
China. Nuevo foco de atracción de migrantes internacionales. Mexicanos en China, de Juan González García y Andrea Salazar Aguilar
Authors:   Universidad Michoacana de San Nicolás de Hidalgo, Navarro Chávez José César Lenin
Published: April 2024

Reseña del libro China. Nuevo foco de atracción de migrantes internacionales. Mexicanos en China
La imagen divina del antiguo Perú y sus falsas interpretaciones
Authors: Carlson Uwe
Published: April 2024

La arqueología científica del antiguo Perú sólo existe desde hace poco más de 100 años. Durante este tiempo, no parece haber sido posible interpretar con éxito la iconografía y, en particular, las imágenes divinas y la religión del antiguo Perú. En los últimos 15 años, el autor de este texto ha realizado numerosas publicaciones y libros sobre la presencia de la imagen divina en objetos del antiguo Perú, especialmente en textiles. Esto ha proporcionado interpretaciones lógicas y coherentes para todas las antiguas culturas peruanas basadas en la identificación de su simbolismo. Sin embargo, esta literatura no parece haber sido reconocida hasta la fecha, por lo que se han realizado numerosos intentos de interpretación reales y bastante imaginativos, pero lamentablemente completamente inexactos y erróneos. A continuación, se citan y refutan algunos de ellos.

The scientific archeology of ancient Peru has existed for just over 100 years. During this period, it seems that the iconography, and especially the images of gods and the religion, of ancient Peru were clearly not able to be interpreted correctly. Over the last 15 years, the author of this text has published numerous essays and books that deal with the presence of the image of gods in the art objects of ancient Peru, primarily in textiles and their respective symbolism. It does not seem to have been understood so far, which is why numerous attempts at real and quite imaginative but completely inaccurate and erroneous interpretations have been made, which have spread in numerous literatures to this day. In the following some examples will be given and explained.
Conjeturas democráticas desde el Marxismo latinoamericano: René Zavaleta Mercado
Authors: Lagos Rojas Felipe
Published: April 2024

Reconociendo el conflicto o tensión histórica entre el marxismo y la idea de democracia, se propone reconsiderar y releer algunas aproximaciones que abordan el problema. En el contexto latinoamericano, la pregunta por la democracia se desarrolló al calor de las dictaduras cívico-militares y en medio de la “crisis” (y abandono, en muchos casos) del marxismo. René Zavaleta Mercado (1942-1984) ofrece una trayectoria a contracorriente, y en este escrito se introducen sus reflexiones a partir de su artículo “Cuatro conceptos de la democracia”. La reconstrucción de la polisemia del concepto, junto al recurso de Zavaleta al Marx precomunista, muestran un movimiento de autocrítica y rectificación de la gramática del materialismo histórico. La emergencia indígena resulta en este sentido fundamental para ambas operaciones: readecuación del marxismo y recualificación de la democracia.
Lo no-capital: El fundamento civilizatorio de la sociedad postcapitalista en "Forma valor y forma comunidad", de Álvaro García Linera
Authors: Ramírez Simón
Published: April 2024

En este texto me propongo abordar la riqueza y profundidad de Forma valor y forma comunidad. Aproximación teórica-abstracta a los fundamentos civilizatorios que preceden al Ayllu universal, publicado en su primera edición el año 1995. La lectura rse centra en la estrategia teórica de García Linera de ubicar en la noción de lo “no-capital”, entendido como comunidad, formas de ordenamiento social y político post-capitalistas. Pese a ser un texto escrito hace más de dos décadas, destaca la actualidad de su propuesta en un contexto donde desde la izquierda se discute el potencial normativo y práctico que guarda la comunidad como principio desde donde pensar las posibilidades de superación del neoliberalismo. El libro, como pocos, ofrece una alternativa para pensar una sociedad postcapitalista e importantes aprendizajes en el orden de lo estratégico y lo político para avanzar en esa dirección.
Debates feministas no hegemónicos
Authors: Hiner Hillary , López Dietz Ana
Published: April 2024

El 28 de noviembre de 2019 llevamos a cabo el seminario A un año del Tsunami Feminista. Debates y críticas desde feminismos no hegemónicos, en un auditorio de la Universidad Diego Portales, en el centro de Santiago. Este número de Cuadernos de Teoría Social reúne distintos artículos, algunos de los cuáles fueron presentados en este Seminario, posteriormente editados por sus autoras, como también obras artísticas y entrevistas, que debaten, reflexionan y problematizan los feminismos, abordando sus aportes actuales, sus desafíos futuros y, también, sus tensiones y contradicciones internas.
FEATURES OF ENSURING SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT OF TERRITORIAL COMMUNITIES IN THE KHARKIV REGION
Authors: Uhodnikova O. , Rudachenko O. , Troian V.
Published: April 2024

The research article is devoted to a detailed analysis and discussion of the problem of ensuring the sustainable development of territorial communities in the Kharkiv region. The authors examine the current state of economic, social, and ecological development of communities, identifying the main challenges facing local governments and communities.
Keywords: socio-economic potential, sustainable development, territorial communities, investments, post-war reconstruction, marketing communications.
Teaching History In The Army
Authors: Wyatt Lee
Published: April 2024

The dramatic world events since the late 1980s have altered fundamentally the assumptions that military planners had embraced after World War II. The Persian Gulf War; collapse of the Soviet Union; realignment of basic security arrangements in Europe, the Middle East, Asia, and the Pacific Basin; apprehension about nuclear proliferation; prospects for global economic change; and the resurgence of regional instabilities, ethnic disputes, and nationalism-all these events offer challenges to U.S. interests not faced even during the darkest days of the Cold War. Indeed, the deployment and use of American armed forces over the past decade in such areas as Latin America, the Middle East, Caribbean Basin, Libya, Southwest Asia, Liberia, Somalia, and Bangladesh emphasize that U.S. military leaders must understand more so than at any time in the recent past not only operations and tactics but also strategic implications regarding regions with diverse historical, political, economic, social, and cultural traditions. Despite the claims of some optimists that the prospects for conflict have diminished, the post-Cold War era will be fraught with danger and require recognition of the tensions created by the trends of continuity and change.
Wright, African Americans In The Early Republic, 1780-1831
Authors: Adebayo A.G.
Published: April 2024

Every new addition to the literature on the African-American experience has something unique-some offer new information based on altogether new primary source materials, others bring fresh insights into what is already known about a particular subject through a reinterpretation of available data, still others attempt to synthesize available pieces of evidence and interpretations and make them more accessible. Donald Wright's new book, African Americans in the Early Republic, 1789-1831, belong to the last category. It is a work of synthesis, well conceived and well executed.
Puglisi, Puritans Besieged - The Legacies of King Philip's War in the Massachusetts Bay Colony
Authors: Quinlivan Mary
Published: April 2024

In this well organized and generally readable volume, Michael Puglisi discusses the significance of King Philip's War of 1675-76 in New England society during the last quarter of the seventeenth century. Under the leadership of Metacom (King Philip), native Americans carried on the single greatest challenge to the New England colonists. After fifteen months of conflict, the war ended with Metacom's death in August 1676. According to Puglisi, the legacies of the war were to live long after Metacom and have grave effects on Puritan society for the remainder of the century.
Blackburn, The West and The World Since 1945
Authors: Uldricks Teddy
Published: April 2024

The brief history of the world since the end of the Second World War is organized around four topics. "The Cold War and Its Legacy" deals mainly with the Soviet-American rivalry and its impact on the rest of the world "The Wealthy Nations" describes the recent evolution, successes, and problems of America, Western Europe, and Japan. "The Developing Nations and the Poor Nations" discusses the decolonization process and the political, economic, and social development of the "third world" countries. "Intellectual and Spiritual Issues in a Technological Age" surveys a range of topics from the problems of science and technology, through the conflict of democracy and totalitarianism, to the strengths and weaknesses of contemporary religious movements. While most of the book is devoted to recent history, the author also broaches the many questions of contemporary politics, economics, and social policy.
Lee, The Thirty Years War
Authors: McAllister Charles
Published: April 2024

Read Lee before reading Lee. Stephen J. Lee is Head of History at Bromsgrove School and the author of two books: the two volume Aspects of European History (second edition, 1984) and European Dictatorships, 1918-1945 (1987). If you are planning to purchase The Thirty Years War, you should first read his earlier thoughts on the subject in Aspects of European History, 1494-1789 (pp. 101-23). In three brief chapters, Aspects describes the major issues involved, the controversy over the impact on Germany, and the importance of the Treaty of Westphalia.
Aries And Duby, Eds. A History Of Private Life. Volume I: From Pagan Rome To Byzantium, Veynem, Ed: Volume II: Revelations Of The Medieval World, Duby, Ed.,
Authors: Dicks Samuel
Published: April 2024

These are the first two volumes of a five volume series unique in their approach and scope in western historical scholarship. Later volumes, also now in print, come down to the present century. Originally published as Histoire de la vie privée and translated from the French by Arthur Goldhammer, they are lavishly illustrated with black-and-white and color pictures, diagrams, and other drawings.
Bolt, The Women's Movements In The United States And Britain From The 1790S To The 1920S
Authors: Ingui Mary Jane
Published: April 2024

In tracing the history of the women's movements in Britain and the United States from the late eighteenth century through the 1920s, detailing both differences and similarities, Christine Bolt has provided the reader with a fine example of comparative history. In a unique way, Professor Bolt consistently provides the reader with a chronological sense of the issues that pervade the feminist movements in both countries, weaving the themes of sex and morality; marriage; education; politics; protest and reform; women's organizations; work; ideology, and anti-feminism with the historical developments occurring throughout the time covered by the book. Professor Bolt uses an extensive array of primary ( e.g. Mary Putman Jacobi Papers) and secondary sources ( e.g. The Bonds of Womanhood) to substantiate her research.
Farg, Fragile Lives - Violence, Power, And Solidarity In Eighteenth-Century Paris
Authors: Lindsay Robert
Published: April 2024

As Director of Research in Modern History at the Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique in Paris and already the author of three other books on various aspects of Early Modern French social history, Arlette Farge offers a study of eighteenth-century Parisian behavioral patterns. As the author reminds the reader frequently, her monograph is not based on memoirs, chronicles, treatises, or novels, but exclusively on the judicial archives of the eighteenth century.
Whisenhunt, Ed., American Portraits - History Through Biography
Authors: Lewis Thomas
Published: April 2024

Professor Whisenhunt has assembled two excellent collections of biographical essays designed primarily for introductory history courses at the college level. In addition to their sound scholarship, the sixty essays in the two volumes are extremely interesting and provocative.
Polacheck, I Came A Stranger - The Story Of A Hull-House Girl
Authors: Campbell D'Ann
Published: April 2024

A ten year old Polish Jewish girl, Hilda Satt, moved with her family to Chicago. Her diary is the most complete chronicle yet uncovered of a "Hull House girl," and represents a clear window through which we can observe immigrant life in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Hilda arrived in Chicago in time for the 1893 World's Fair, where her mother refused to let Hilda eat a banana she bought because it looked like a sickly yellowed sausage. After a preface by a Chicago social historian and introduction by Hilda's relative who rediscovered the diary, the chapters are divided into five parts: the years in Poland, the voyage to America, the Hull-House Years 1895-1912, Life in Milwaukee, and return for "final" years in Chicago. An afterword, a time line, and a list of Hilda's writings (including work commissioned by Hull House and by the Federal Writers Project) provide helpful appendices.
The Renaissance: The Origins Of The Modern West (1994), The Renaissance: The Origins Of The Modern West (1993)
Authors: Voeltz Richard
Published: April 2024

Right up front this reviewer has to make a confession. While "channel surfing," my first impression of the original five PBS hour-long programs upon which the longer telecourse is based was a negative one. Admittedly I only saw bits and pieces of the programs, but I particularly remember an actor wearing a black turtleneck sweater dramatically reading the words of Jan Hus. A film technique no doubt intended to render his words more meaningful to contemporary audiences, but which struck me at the time as being incredibly phony and pretentious. But initial impressions can be quite erroneous.
Marcus & Burner, Eds., America Firsthand, Vol I: From Settlemetn To Reconstruction, Vol II: From Reconstruction To Present
Authors: Slater Peter
Published: April 2024

America Firsthand is a two volume collection of primary sources, most of which relate the personal experiences of those who created them. The work is clearly intended for classroom rather than scholarly usage. Its selections are generally from documents which are either well-known to specialists in the various periods covered by the two volumes ( among the many examples are Columbus's letter of February 1493 to Luis de Sant' Angel and Pauline Newman's memories of the Triangle Fire), or would be readily accessible to anyone undertaking research. In addition, the selections are fairly brief, usually less than ten pages, being more often excerpts than complete documents.
Vernon, Politics And The People: A Study In English Political Culture, C. 1815-1867
Authors: Ellefson C. Ashley
Published: April 2024

In this important though sometimes obscurely written and badly edited book, James Vernon challenges the traditional notion that the English Reform Acts of 1832 and 1867 increased the effective participation of the population in politics and argues instead that during this period "English politics became progressively less democratic." Using the five constituencies of Oldham, Tower Hamlets, Boston, Lewes, and Devon for his illustrations, Vernon shows that as the elite had to grant the demands of Englishmen for direct participation in politics, it was able to find ways to make that participation all but meaningless.
Middleton, Colonial America: A History, 1607-1760
Authors: Bailey Raymond
Published: April 2024

Middleton's book is intended to serve as the primary text for courses on early American history, and teachers will find that it merits serious consideration. The first seven chapters, comprising almost 200 pages, provide a relatively straightforward and heavily chronological description of seventeenth-century developments. Nine chapters then follow with a largely topical discussion of eighteenth-century political, social, and economic life.
Cargas, Voices From The Holocaust
Authors: Byrd Richard
Published: April 2024

A renowned Holocaust scholar shares the fruit of years of painstaking research dealing with "the second Original Sin." Each chapter is presented in the form of excerpts from the transcripts of tape-recorded and video-taped oral history interviews. Cargas's work provides an excellent example of what can be done with oral history research techniques, particularly as a means of providing a check on more traditional history scholarship by either corroborating it or by calling it into question.
Lawlor, Churchill And The Politics Of War, 1940-1941
Authors: Jenkins Jan
Published: April 2024

The first ten months of Winston Churchill's wartime leadership of Great Britain, from May 1940 1o March 1941, are frequently portrayed as a heroic prologue to the Allied war effort, a period in which Churchill having replaced Neville Chamberlain as prime minister, soothed all internal political discord, boldly directed Britain's solitary war against Germany, and came to the forefront as a man of destiny. In Churchill and the Politics of War, 1940-1941, Sheila Lawlor has set these months apart from their traditional context in order to reveal that, contrary to the orthodox historical view, the Churchill government was no freer of conflicting interests, factionalism, and vacillation than the preceding governments.
Rable, The Confederate Republic - A Revolution Against Politics
Authors: Dubay Robert
Published: April 2024

Anyone acquainted with the Southern side of the civil war knows that there is no shortage of literature pertaining to the peculiar political environment which existed below the Mason-Dixon Line before and after Fort Sumter. And in one fashion or another a fair amount of the ground covered by this volume has been previously surveyed. Nevertheless, the current offering is unique in that it is "an analytical narrative that explores the interactions among political culture, events and leadership."
The "New" National Standards
Authors: Rulon Philip
Published: April 2024

The opportunity to comment on the new National Standards for high school history classes has provided me with the impetus to reflect on my professional past. Rightly or wrongly, I have concluded that my three-plus decades in higher education have been filled with academic schizophrenia. On one hand, my mentors in boarding school, college, and university taught me the traditions of my discipline and instilled in me a reverence for the earliest historians and their poetic, literary, and well-researched narratives. The latter, incidentally, were articles and books that wove the threads of our American heritage from the top of the loom down.
Through Black and Brown Eyes, as Well as Blue
Authors: Toman Susan
Published: April 2024

There is a scene at the beginning of the movie "Old Gringo" that shows several men on horseback looking down the side of a barren hilltop toward a train that has momentarily stopped to pick up passengers. These passengers are mostly families with little baggage. They wear heavy clothing even though the temperature is very hot. Their heads are dripping wet from having dunked them into the nearby water hole. They are tired, hungry, and sad to leave their homes but nonetheless they are hopeful and determined that what lies ahead for them will be better.
As I watched this scene, I thought to myself. 'This is what my aunt was describing! Tia Lupe's story is exactly this scene!"
Maria's opening paragraphs in her second paper were validation to me of the worth of my family history assignments, for she had found a connection between events in her own family's background and those in a larger view of U.S. history. Southern California community college students are not necessarily typical of freshmen college students at other colleges and universities. My classes generally include students of all ages, and most. like Maria, are first-generation college students. A majority are "minority" students: more than half are Hispanic; perhaps a third are Asian; and approximately one-third are recent immigrants to this country. There is a sea of black and brown eyes in front of me, with only a scattering of blue.
Goetz, Life In The Middle Ages From The Seventh To Thirteenth Century
Authors: McShea William
Published: April 2024

This study was originally published as Leben im Mittelalter: Jorn 7. Bis zum 13. Jahrhundert in 1986 (Munich: C. H. Beck). This English edition was translated by Albert Wimmer and edited by Steven Rowan. In the preface the author describes the origin and purpose of his study. Developed from a course for history students, it is intended as an introduction for students and that elusive general reader. His introduction focuses on his approach to the methodological problems encountered in writing a history of everyday life, defined as "human life in its daily passage within the framework of the corresponding conditions of life."
Kintisch & Cordero, Breaking Away From The Textbook - A New Approach To Teaching American History
Authors: Mugleston William
Published: April 2024

Kintisch and Cordero are social studies teachers in the New York City public school system. For over a quarter of a century they have given workshops for teachers and developed a multicultural curriculum for the challenging and heterogenous classes they face. As the Foreword to the book rightly says, "students should be active not passive, creative and not merely receptive, and they should be put in a position to exercise their judgment and not simply be required to recall disconnected bits of information." By its own admission, the title of the book is misleading-it is not a textbook and not intended to replace one. It is a resource book for teachers, not students; moving beyond the textbook more clearly explains what the authors have in mind.
Hurt, Agriculture - A Brief History
Authors: Schapsmeier Edward
Published: April 2024

The author of this text/reference book has done an excellent job in synthesizing nearly four hundred years of American agriculture in four hundred pages. R. Douglas Hurt, who has authored seven books on agricultural history, possesses the expertise to condense the material needed to cover the vast time period involved, while at the same time making it both scholarly and readable. The narrative, which is chronological, is divided into nine chapters as follows: 1. The Native America Experience; 2. The Colonial Years; 3. The New Nation; 4. Antebellum America; S. The Gilded Age; 6. The Age of Prosperity; 7. Troubled Times; 8. Days of Uncertainty; 9. Epilogue.
Melosh, Ed., Gender And American History Since 1890
Authors: Morrow S. Rex
Published: April 2024

In Gender and American History Since 1890, the authors provide an intriguing and unique examination into the multi-dimensional role of gender as an influence on contemporary American history. Barbara Melosh, the text's editor, has assembled a collection of essays that discuss varied gender influences that have affected the course of U.S. history. In the table of contents, the editor has organized eleven articles into three component themes.
Skemp, Benjamin And Wiliam Frankin - Father And Son, Patriot And Loyalist
Authors: Quilivan Mary
Published: April 2024

Benjamin and William Franklin: Father and Son, Patriot and Loyalist helps fill a need for affordable, excellent materials for classroom use. In this contribution to The Bedford Series in History and Culture, Sheila Skemp has produced an excellent narrative and a judicious selection of primary sources that assist the reader in understanding the complexities leading to the divergent choices made by Benjamin and William Franklin. This volume can be used effectively as a case study by undergraduate students in courses that include study of the American Revolution.
Warren, Liberals And Communish - The "Red Decade" Revisited
Authors: Greene Larry
Published: April 2024

This collection of essays belongs in every academic library but unfortunately has limited application for the classroom. In the excellent introduction, the editors define evangelicalism as a variation of Protestantism that places religious authority in the Bible, emphasizes conversion as the central religious experience, pursues an aggressive but individualistic approach to missions and social action, and stresses the Crucifixion as the key event in the Bible. Evangelicalism's historic roots were in the revivals of the eighteenth century, particularly the American Great Awakening and the development of Methodism in the British Isles.
Boyer, By The Bomb's Early Light - American Thought And Culture At The Dawn Of The Atomic Age
Authors: Burdick Frank
Published: April 2024

The reissue of Boyer's study of America's initial encounter with the atomic bomb provides teachers with an excellent source for helping today's students understand the profound impact of the bombing of Hiroshima on August 6, 1945, on American society. More than that, Boyer provides insights into the cycles of "political activism and cultural attention" alternating with periods of "political apathy and cultural neglect'' that characterize America's uneasy relationship with nuclear weapons.
Active Learning In American History Class
Authors: Brill Janice
Published: April 2024

Lost in the vast recesses of dates and names, battles and economic forces, my American history class struggled to choose correctly from among a dizzying number of a-bc-d "pick-a-winner" multiple-choice questions. Where, I asked myself, is the joy of history? Where is the human experience that makes history speak to those who will hear? On a more practical level I asked myself how much of this content was actually acquired? What would be remembered in a few years? I found myself saying too often, "Imagine yourself … how would you feel?" In the end I asked myself, "Why not let them feel, in so far as the limits of time and the classroom will allow?" Why not?
My classes have always been regular classes with mainstreamed students. When I began teaching American histay, it was a required 9th grade class, but now it is required of I 0th graders. My class sizes have ranged from 15-25 students. I have found these activities to be especially effective for those students who were not highly motivated in history class.
Meyer, Ed., The Search For Order - Landmarks Of World Civilizations
Authors: Musselwhite Laura
Published: April 2024

The Search for Order is a two-volume collection of primary sources. This work is designed to be used in the world history classroom. The selections cover the gamut, from political to social to cultural topics. Each volume is divided into three parts, each part containing twenty-three sources in the following geographical subheadings: Southwest Eurasia and Africa; South and Southeast Eurasia; East Eurasia; West Eurasia; and, when appropriate, the Americas. The students may be unfamiliar with these designations, but once they arc accustomed to them there should be no problem. To aid in this endeavor, Meyer provides a shaded map before each section to reinforce student knowledge of geography.
Cook & Cook, Japan At War - An Oral History
Authors: Goetz William
Published: April 2024

Haruko Taya Cook and Theodore F. Cook have compiled a gripping and revealing oral history of Japan during World War II. The authors, who interviewed several hundred survivors, selected a broad cross-section of Japanese society, including staff-level military officers, enlisted men, journalists, diplomats, artists, workers, and those barely of school age at the time of the war. The translations are exquisite, allowing the voices to speak for themselves.
Conniff & Davis, Africans In The Americas
Authors: Jaja Cheedy
Published: April 2024

Africans in The Americas is a useful addition to the growing revisionist literature on the disasporic experience of Africans. The object of the authors is clear and concise," … to convey to the college student and the informed reader the intellectual challenge and excitement of the recent research that has greatly sharpened our understanding of the myriad of ways that the African-American experience has shaped today's world." True to this purpose, the text is the outcome of a collaborative project involving seventeen historians working at the advanced edges of their field.
Appleby, Hunt, Jacob, Telling The Truth About History
Authors: Salevouris Michael
Published: April 2024

This book-part intellectual history, historiographic essay, and salvo in the contemporary culture wars--attempts to rescue history from the clutches of an increasingly fashionable cultural and intellectual relativism. Though perhaps too demanding for most undergraduate students, this important book should be read by every historian whose students have argued that one opinion about the past is pretty much as valid as another, or who has encountered those who dismiss history as a form of literary diversion, the truth of which is only in the eye of the beholder.
Teaching History In A-Historical Times
Authors: Trask David
Published: April 2024

A paradox confronts professional historians in the United States today-although there is intense interest on the part of the public in matters historical, there is yawning apathy toward history in the college classroom among traditional-aged students. Nationally there has been a series of recent controversies including how to portray the events surrounding the ending of World War II at the Smithsonian Institution and what to teach our children in the wake of the publication of the national history standards by the Gary Nash group at UCLA. In contrast, teaching historians walk into classrooms every day and encounter students who seem largely apathetic to anything that happened longer ago than last weekend. Although frequently willing to offer opinions about past events and actors, these students often seem incapable of analyzing documents, drawing conclusions based on evidence, or constructing a coherent narrative.