HIST 1002 Study Guide - The American Historical Review, Omer Bartov
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History is not like math or science when it comes to the level of study. History is not just one formula or one theory, it is open to many different points of view and criticism. Historians don"t always share the same thoughts on a specific event or many events in that matter. Every historian has his or hers special and unique method of analyzing and explaining historical events. One of the more popular events in history that is open to a various collection of opinions is the holocaust. Both james m. glass and omer bartov have written articles on the holocaust and what was the main driving force behind anti-semitism which was the main reason for the mass murders. Both of these essays may have a lot of value for a historian but one could argue glass" writing is more useful to the reader due to three main reasons.
