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Oxford University Press is pleased to be the new publisher of the bestselling anthology The World Transformed, 1945 to the Present: A Documentary Reader, Second Edition. Edited by Michael H. Hunt, this collection invites students to interpret and evaluate 180 documents organized into forty topical sections ranging over the last seven decades and virtually the entire globe. It serves as an ideal companion volume to Hunt's text, A World Transformed: 1945 to the Present, but can also be used as a stand-alone reader in a variety of courses in history, international relations, and global studies.
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Hierdie reeks van 4 historiese boeke deur P.J. van der Merwe herleef weer deur middel van digitale druk-tegnologie. Die oorpronklike boeke is geskandeer en is nou beskikbaar in druk- en PDFformaat, as 'n stel of individueel. Die ander boeke in die reeks is Die Noordwaartse Beweging van die Boere voor die Groot Trek (1770-1842) en Die Trekboer in die Geskiedenis van die Kaapkolonie (1657-1842) en TREK Studies oor die Mobiliteit van die Pioniersbevolking aan die Kaap (1770-1842).
History, Modern. --- History --- Philosophy.
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Centar za građansko obrozovanje (CGO), u okviru svog potprograma Tranziciona pravda, ima za cilj da doprinese djelotvornom procesu suočavanja sa prošlošću kroz niz različitih, ali međusobno povezanih, aktivnosti. U tom kontekstu, tim CGO-a je u okviru studije "Što skrivaju i otkrivaju crnogorski udžbenici o savremenoj crnogorskoj istoriji?" analizirao sadržaj materijala koji je danas dostupan u formalnom obrazovanju, i to na nivou osnovnog, srednjeg i visokog obrazovanja, pri čemu je visoko obrazovanje uzeto kroz uzorak tri fakultetske jedinice Univerziteta Crne Gore. Dodatno, sprovedeno je i istraživanje koje je imalo za cilj da procijeni neke od učinaka takvog obrazovnog pristupa na (ne)znanje studenata/kinja. Konačno, data je ocjena postojećeg modela predavanja istorije, ali i preporuke kako da se osavremeni i upodobi potrebama društva koje teži da se razvije u demokratsko. Fokus ove studije bio je, između ostalog, i na načinu na koji se u obrazovnom sistemu Crne Gore predstavljaju uzroci, tok i ishodi skorijih ratnih dešavanja koji su obilježili istoriju regiona, a samim tim i Crne Gore. Na žalost, tu su crnogorski udžbenici praktično "očišćeni" od svih moguće "opasnih" sadržaja, čime se ograničava i potencijal društva da razumije i cijeni taj period na bazi činjenica, a samim tim se još više opterećuje inače mukotropan proces suočavanja sa prošlošću. Nastava istorije bi trebalo da razvija kritičko mišljenje i duh tolerancije, da prevenira ili urušava izgrađene predrasude i promoviše otvorenost prema različitostima. No, sudeći po onom što crnogorski učenici/e i student/kinje mogu naučiti kroz formalni obrazovni sistem, daleko smo od toga. Naime, učenici/e u Crnoj Gori ne mogu u školi naučiti ni kako ni u kojem obimu je Crna Gora učestvovala u ratnim dešavanjima, niti koji su ratni zločini počinjeni tokom 90ih u regionu i u Crnoj Gori, kao ni koliko je bilo žrtava u ime Crne Gore, iz Crne Gore i u Crnoj Gori. Crnogorske obrazovne institucije još uvijek ne pokazuju dovoljno volje da se odupru politizaciji udžbenika, bilo u onom što skrivaju ili otkrivaju ti udžbenici, a time se dovodi u pitanje vaspitna i obrazovna uloga istorije kao predmeta, makar kad je riječ o savremenoj istoriji Crne Gore. Dodatno je zabrinjavajuće da je ovaj pristup prisutan na svim nivoima obrazovanja - od osnovnog do visokog, a što rezultira već i produkcijom nastavnog kadra koji ovaj dio istorije nema u svom ličnom sjećanju niti je imao prilike da ga naučno adekvatno izuči, a ulazi u učionicu da to gradivo predaje. "Sećanje" nastaje pod uticajem mnogih faktora, od kojih je jedan od najuticajnijih nastava istorije u školama i, posebno, udžbenici istorije. Oni promovišu određeni sistem verovanja, legitimišu i utvrđuju politički i društveni poredak. Zato se može reći da je znanje koje se stiče u školi rezultat složenih odnosa moći i borbe grupa određenih klasom, rasom, rodom i verskom pripadnošću. Upravo zbog toga udžbenici imaju veliku moć i važna su poluga vlasti u svim delovima sveta. Stoga je potrebno što prije pristupiti promjeni postojećih udžbenika i njihovom osavremenjivanju, i to od strane onih koji imaju integritet da ne prave kompromis sa vlastima o načinu na koji će predstaviti savremenu crnogorsku istoriju, odnosno dio istorije kojoj su pečat dali i oni koji i dalje imaju značajnu političku moć u Crnoj Gori.
History, Modern. --- History --- Philosophy.
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The author tells here the riveting stories of five military battles of the twentieth century, each one a turning point in history. Beginning with the British Expeditionary Force holding the line at the Battle of Mons in 1914 and concluding with the Battle of 73 Easting in 1991 during Operation Desert Storm, this book establishes a connection among these clashes and teaches its readers an important lesson about how future battles can be won. Emphasizing military strategy, force design, and modernization, the author links each of these seemingly isolated engagements thematically. At the core of his analysis, he reminds the reader that to be successful, military action must always be congruent with national culture, geography, and scientific-industrial capacity. He argues that strategy and geopolitics are ultimately more influential than ideology. The author stresses that if nation-states want to be successful, they must accept the need for, and the inevitability of, change. The five dramatic battles in this book, rendered in vivid detail by lively prose, offer many lessons on the tactical, operational, and strategic levels of war.
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Since the days of the Ancient Greeks, history has been perceived as the academic study of the past. Unfortunately, it has generally been taught as a litany of rigid, boring facts intended to be accepted rather than questioned. This has been reinforced for decades by weighty textbooks that overwhelm the reader with mind-numbing details presented in a chronological sequence. The end result is that students see little relevance of what they learn in history class to the real world, and many simply struggle to stay awake. Compared to other subjects taught at the secondary level, history is frequen
History --- History, Modern --- Philosophy. --- Philosophy
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Plus que jamais, il est nécessaire de connaître le XXe siècle pour comprendre notre présent. Cet ouvrage, devenu un classique, propose en 47 fiches le panorama complet du monde depuis la veille de la Grande Guerre et jusqu'à l'entrée dans le IIIe millénaire. Il offre une vision globale exceptionnelle, qui croise les problématiques et les événements, les mécanismes politiques autant que culturels et économiques. La très riche cartographie de l'ouvrage permet de saisir aisément les rapports conflictuels ou pacifiques entre les acteurs étatiques et d'analyser les dynamiques d'intégration et d'exclusion qui marquent ce siècle.
Civilization, Modern --- Historical geography --- History, Modern
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For more than 40 years, the 'Historic Documents' series has made primary source research easy by presenting excerpts from documents on the important events of each year for the United States and the world. Each volume includes 60 to 70 events with well over 100 documents from the previous year, from official reports and surveys to speeches from leaders and opinion makers, to court cases, legislation, testimony and much more.
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This encyclopedia provides coverage of the causes, course, and consequences of World War II.
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"This collection of scholarly essays analyzes the concept of the acceleration of history, or moments in which the rate of change increases and leads to rapid alteration of the status quo. The contributors outline a theoretical framework and examine specific examples of such historical moments"--Provided by publisher.
History --- History, Modern. --- Social change --- Speed --- Revolutions --- Military history, Modern. --- World politics. --- Philosophy. --- History. --- Political aspects --- Europe
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