Grammar has a reputation for tedium, and a well-deserved one, perhaps,… Historical grammars can, however, be a valuable tool for appraising historical thinking and for reflecting on how school history is made and understood.
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The Irony of Family History as a Source of Identity
Family history research is experiencing an unprecedented surge of interest, facilitated by the vast array of archives now accessible on the Internet, including social media style family tree websites such as ancestry.com that allow family historians to share their research.
100 Years of the “Christmas Truce”. Longing for a New Narrative
Not all is quiet on the Western Front: The annual unofficial competition for the best Christmas advert in the United Kingdom was decided as long ago as 12 November. Sainsbury’s, the British supermarket chain, stunned its…
Zeitverkauf
Abstract: Geschichte wird gemessen, gezählt, gedeutet, erzählt. So verpackt, dient sie sehr unterschiedlichen Zwecken: zur Orientierung der Zeitgenossen in ihrer Gegenwart, für den Druck in Hochglanzmagazinen, als fein abgewogene… Read More ›