In the interpretation of history the point of view from which sources are selected, presented, and evaluated is all-important. Writers of textbooks are as much conditioned by their own outlook as ...

Is a more integrative, cross-disciplinary, theoretically informed understanding of change over time possible? Periodically, journalists, historians and political scientists are asked to rank ...

I am a history professor at one of the universities under attack by the Trump Administration. I am also a flag-waving patriot with an abiding love of the United States. Those two statements might ...

After 1900, the writing of history shifted to professionals trained in recently established history Ph.D. programs. They replaced the one-sided, simplistic interpretation of the Revolution with ...

David Blight, a history and African American studies professor at Yale University, said he believes the 14th amendment was written in a way that leaves it open to different interpretations.

Hanoi’s interpretation of its painful history with the U.S. and China reflects its desire to maintain peaceful relations with the two powers. Historical Interpretations and Vietnam’s ...

David Blight, a history and African American studies professor at Yale University, said he believes the 14th amendment was written in a way that leaves it open to different interpretations.