The book details the history of the 10th Battalion of the East Yorkshire, known as the Hull Pals, from September 1914 to May 1918. In around 150 pages it will provide viewers with answers to the questions the program will generate: Who were these men' What did they do' Which of …
L'historien américain s'attache à présenter un point de vue différent de celui adopté par l'histoire officielle : il donne la parole à ses acteurs les plus modestes (Amérindiens, esclaves en fuite, jeunes ouvriers, GI's du Vietnam). Fondée sur des témoignages oraux ou écrits (co…
In arguably his most important book to date, Hodgson calls into question the tendency of economic method to try and explain all economic phenomena by using the same catch-all theories and dealing in universal truths. He argues that you need different theories to analyze differen…
"Economics today has been widely criticised as being more concerned with mathematical technique than the understanding and explanation of real world phenomena. However, one hundred years ago, in Europe and America, economics was fused with the study of history and its practition…
In arguably his most important book to date, Hodgson calls into question the tendency of economic method to try and explain all economic phenomena by using the same catch-all theories and dealing in universal truths. He argues that you need different theories to analyze differen…
Hodgson studies the mid-nineteenth century school of economic theory which melded economics into historical and sociological study. He proposes that modern economic thought should once again take on social history as a meta-theory catalyst for explaining structural and instituti…
For centuries, inconsistencies were seen as a hindrance to good reasoning, and their role in the sciences was ignored. In recent years, however, logicians as well as philosophers and historians have showed a growing interest in the matter. Central to this change were the advent …
Covering the entire period, from the colonial era to the late-20th century, this book charts the history of the homeless in America. Drawing on sources that include records of charitable organizations, sociological studies, and numerous memoirs of formerly homeless persons, Kusm…