Short on cash this term to take another course at Edinburgh, I decided to enroll in the University of Pennsylvania’s extension program and take a grad-level course in Jewish History. Unsurprisingly, it’s pretty rigorous so far. It’s very reading heavy, as the title would suggest. Plus, as a term paper, it’ll be necessary to write …
Tag Archives: politics
Softening the Ground
This post will probably be long and perhaps only tangentially connected to history, but it’s important, I think, to write down some things I’ve seen going on. I’m not alone in having seen these things, but perhaps can offer a perspective not yet put forward. My topics will be two, one specific and one general. …
Political Destabilization in WWI Germany
It is axiomatic that World War I had tremendous impacts on Germany, and these effects were political, economic, and social. These effects were, to a very large extent, interrelated, since economic causes often underpin political and social changes. However, in terms of the long-term effects of the changes wrought by Germany’s involved in WWI, I …
Final Exam: 1492 vs. the Present
Explanation: This was my final exam essay for my World History 1500 to Present class. Got an A! === In 1492, the world was bifurcated. On the one hand, the so-called Old World of Africa and Europe for the most part had interconnected economies through trade routes and maritime commerce, complex societies, and political systems …
On Slavery
The institution of slavery had broad implications far beyond the obvious result of millions of sub-Saharan Africans being forcibly recollected to the western hemisphere. These implications were political, cultural, and economic in nature and can be seen throughout the eighteenth century. They include the catalyzing of the independence movement in the British colonies of North …
Inevitable Historicity 