HIST 2500 Chapter Notes - Chapter 1: Ethnohistory, Reproductive Rights, Baby Boom
8 Sep 2016
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The study of history as a combination of the what and the how what happened and how we know it happened. Politically, a country made up of provinces and territories with a constitution, flag, anthem, etc. continues to evolve. 18th century new france role of the catholic church and seigneurs (major land owners) as custodians of canadian culture as a way to promote church and seigneurs as the future authentic voice. Historiography the history of history revolving around the doing (writing of history) and the reflecting on (study of history) Written and oral histories adhere to 2 basic rules: (1) reliability from a trustworthy source and (2) verifiability can prove claims made by their source. The desire to share discoveries promote the 2 basic rules because it shows no suspicion or doubt in the historian. History has a stale-date subjected to change open to revision revisionists (serious historians)
