Social history is a methodological approach to history that focuses on examining what the 'ordinary' people in a given time and place were doing. It is strongly influenced by the mindset and techniques of sociology and often makes heavy use of quantitative methods to make statements about groups of ...
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Les Misérables historical setting
What is the period in French history portrayed in Les Misérables in the early 18oos? I thought the French Revolution was in the late 1700s. Also, who was the French King at that time (the restored ...
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What role did the United States government and major corporations have in controlling dissent and protest starting in the late 1940s? [closed]
After the Second World War, numerous movements of dissent and protest amongst workers or soldiers which had been kept in check by the profits of war developed into significant movements, such as the ...
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Historical and biblical names for bottles of wine
According to sources like the linked sizes list at Wikipedia entry about bottles of champagne and other kinds of wine, various sizes of bottles took their names after ancient Jewish kings and other ...
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Was there anything like African American architecture style or symbolic in the beginning of 20th century?
At the beginning of 20th century, large masses of black people were migrating to North or between districts of the same towns (like in New York from Tenderloin or San Juan Hill to Harlem, previously ...
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How did ancient Nomadic communities conduct trade?
Given that nomads are always on the move, how would you conduct trade with one another? Or maybe a better question did they even conduct trade with one another?
Were there always cities/villages ...
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What precipitated the rise of social safety nets in the United States?
In the United States we received changes in the social safety net over the past century with the big changes coming in the form of social security and medicaid/medicate as well as other programs. The ...
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When was the term “Nationality” first came into use? How did ancient civilizations refer to themselves? By ethnicity?
When was the term "Nationality" first came into use? How did ancient civilizations refer to themselves? When we refer to Ancient Civilizations, did they consider themselves a nation in the modern ...
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When and where did first handicap care system start?
Do people in past care
about blind people,or
deaf people,or they neglect them .
eg. medical care,and education.
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What historical figures never lived to see their vision come to fruition? [closed]
I'm asking with specific regard to historical figures' visions that did come to fruition but they passed away.
Examples I can give you: the biblical figure Moses, who never got to see the promised ...
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Medieval Scottish clan society and legal structure
What was the basic structure of a Scottish clan in the medieval times?
What was the role of the clan chief?
What was the role of the elders?
Were there any other prominent roles in the society such ...
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What would be a good historic investigation topic? [closed]
In order to better develop my current researching skills, I have devised a plan to do a historic investigation; however, I am indecisive on which topic to choose. I will be writing a 2000 word ...
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Did the roman conquerors have directives/guidelines to either integrate or assimilate foreign tribes/folks?
It is likely that Romans made no distinction between today's terms integration and assimilation. They did everything that was necessary for the expansion of the Roman empire and worked from ...
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Is the “youth bulge” hypothesis an evident explanation for imperialistic/rebellious historic movements and genocides?
The "youth bulge" hypothesis says that whenever the proportion of young men in the population was very high, their unhappiness with their future prospects - i.e., their inability to get jobs and ...
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How do ideologies tend to fare after the regime upholding them falls apart?
My question is very general, but I'm not sure how to phrase it differently.
I'm thinking about the end of Apartheid in South Africa, the end of fascist regimes in Europe and Asia, and the end of ...
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Microsocial behaviour 500 years ago in western societies
Not sure how to formulate what I want to ask, so please advice if I should change the question: looking at microsocial behaviour today, we follow a lot of informal rules, practices and typical ...
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Why did some people need to pay a bond in the 1700s in order to get married?
This is more a genealogy question than a historical event but I couldnt think of anywhere else to ask it. (I hope it not off topic)
In 1787 my Great (x6) Grandfather paid a bond of £200 the ...
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Organized crime as a historical phenomenon
Is there any scholarly consensus about the origins of organized crime historically? Do movements such as the Ndrangheta have analogues in the pre-Christian or Medieval world? Or is it a relatively ...
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Is there evidence that scrubbing floors on one's hands and knees was a commonplace drudgery for women in the past?
Scrubbing floors on one's hands and knees is a common image used to highlight the drudgery and poor social status of women in the past.
Was cleaning floors in this way actually common in the past ...
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What historical situation is comparable to what Europe is currently facing?
I know that this question might get closed, but I will try it, nevertheless. The reason why I am so interested in broad comparisons of historical situations with current ones, is because I believe ...
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What makes a distinct civilization?
Inspired by this question, I have a more general one: What is, historically speaking, a civilization?
We can identify broad traits that make a society a civilization- agriculture, city building, ...
