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TOWARDS A VIEW OF HISTORY FOR OUR OWN TIME







CASSEROLEON




FACULTY OF HISTORY, PHILOSOPHY AND SPIRITUALITY:




14 NOVEMBER 2009: 14/11/2009

1 JANUARY 2010: 1/1/2010

ASSISTING SUB- EDITOR:



THOUGHTS ON HISTORY IN HISTORY is the first part of this project and it tries to show the actual impact of historians on the history of the last 200 years

The aim of this project is to explore the role of history past, present and future, with the aim of establishing:-
(a) the potency of an overview of history as an empowering element in the conduct of human affairs, and
(b) some ideas of how history can further our understanding of our present challenges and the possibilities inherent in our foreseeable future.
To this end the overall project is in two parts.

This first part tries first to show how the study of historical writing has impacted on the story of the last two hundred years.

Part One Dreams and Nightmares
[A] will look at the role of history in the emboldened years centred around 1870.

Part Two- The Making of A Lost Generation-
[B] will look at the period 1870-1914, and inherent faults and fault-lines that were built into this age of major change.

Part Three- The Age of Catastrophe-
[C] will look at the years 1914-1945 which saw a dramatic undermining of faith in the virtues and advantages of Civilization, with its belief in the creation of societies shaped by human thought and not by savage Nature.

Part Four- The Golden Age -
[D] will look at the years 1940-1990 and the implications of the War Aims concept that was designed to weld the society together by deliberately creating a future vision of material security and satisfaction.

Part Five- The Need For A New Civilization-
[E] will consider the rather different experiences of post-war France and Britain. In one there was a feeling that Civilization had to be rebuilt from first principles, while in the other it was possible to “Make do and mend”.

Part Six- Post-War Aspirations and Reality-
[F] will look at the way that the legacy of the “great age of history” led to a cult of managing the Future, so that once “The Liberal Experiment” could be renewed in the 1990’s concepts of “moral restraint” had withered.





http://www.bbc.co.uk/dna/h2g2/brunel/A57741357

LINK HERE.

TOWARDS A VIEW OF HISTORY FOR OUR OWN TIME







CASSEROLEON




FACULTY OF HISTORY, PHILOSOPHY AND SPIRITUALITY:




14 NOVEMBER 2009: 14/11/2009

1 JANUARY 2010: 1/1/2010

ASSISTING SUB- EDITOR:



THOUGHTS ON HISTORY IN HISTORY is the first part of this project and it tries to show the actual impact of historians on the history of the last 200 years

The aim of this project is to explore the role of history past, present and future, with the aim of establishing:-
(a) the potency of an overview of history as an empowering element in the conduct of human affairs, and
(b) some ideas of how history can further our understanding of our present challenges and the possibilities inherent in our foreseeable future.
To this end the overall project is in two parts.

This first part tries first to show how the study of historical writing has impacted on the story of the last two hundred years.

Part One Dreams and Nightmares
[A] will look at the role of history in the emboldened years centred around 1870.

Part Two- The Making of A Lost Generation-
[B] will look at the period 1870-1914, and inherent faults and fault-lines that were built into this age of major change.

Part Three- The Age of Catastrophe-
[C] will look at the years 1914-1945 which saw a dramatic undermining of faith in the virtues and advantages of Civilization, with its belief in the creation of societies shaped by human thought and not by savage Nature.

Part Four- The Golden Age -
[D] will look at the years 1940-1990 and the implications of the War Aims concept that was designed to weld the society together by deliberately creating a future vision of material security and satisfaction.

Part Five- The Need For A New Civilization-
[E] will consider the rather different experiences of post-war France and Britain. In one there was a feeling that Civilization had to be rebuilt from first principles, while in the other it was possible to “Make do and mend”.

Part Six- Post-War Aspirations and Reality-
[F] will look at the way that the legacy of the “great age of history” led to a cult of managing the Future, so that once “The Liberal Experiment” could be renewed in the 1990’s concepts of “moral restraint” had withered.





http://www.bbc.co.uk/dna/h2g2/brunel/A57741357

http://www.bbc.co.uk/dna/h2g2/brunel/A57742626

http://www.bbc.co.uk/dna/h2g2/brunel/A57745317


LINK HERE.

any reason you are posting guideML here ?

The jon Bluesman etc

Because on the UniH2G2 submissions page it says to do it this way .. And I must say that I think that things appear clearer and easier to follow when set out in Guide ML, as this is in my Space as a Guide Entry.

Cass

You can see what I mean if you use this link

http://www.bbc.co.uk/dna/h2g2/brunel/A59961324

Cass

the guideml is great, it works, fine, and the entries look better that why?

I was just wondering why lumps of guideML were appearing in a conversation under the Factulty page. it is just a bit distracting as it is the same as the stuff in your entry, so my don't you just post the guideml into your entry.

We do not need an entire copy of your entry in the discussion forums, a link will do us equally as well, if not better as it doesn't junk up the page

jon- bluesman

My defence is that I was "only following orders".. It had been suggested to me after my first draft attempt at this and its posting,amongst other things, that I should try to place it as a Uni Project, and using the links I found in the system and the one that Lil gave me it kept coming up in the Conversation Forum.

Obviously doing it this way with a Link to My Space is an alternative way. But there appears to be no way to delete or edit the ones that are on the Forum. I have tried.

Cass

So if we can do it this way ,

Here is my project outline:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/dna/h2g2/brunel/A59961324

Here is the Introduction to Section One:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/dna/h2g2/brunel/A57741357

Here is Section One Part One:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/dna/h2g2/brunel/A57742626

Cass

btw, you only need to post the A number in forums, not the whole URL, it is quicker that way

Jon Bluesman

Thanks.

It took me a few moments to work out what you were saying . But I think I understand- just the last bit of the link from the A

Cass

Update-

Here is my project outline:

A59961324

Here is the Introduction to Section One:
THE VALUE OF A VIEW OF HISTORY

A57741357

Here is Section One Part One:
DREAMS AND NIGHTMARES IN A GREAT AGE OF HISTORY

A57742626

Here is Section One Part Two:
THE MAKING OF A LOST GENERATION

A57745317

Update:

Here is my project outline:

A59961324

Here is the Introduction to Section One:
THE VALUE OF A VIEW OF HISTORY

A57741357

Here is Section One Part One:
DREAMS AND NIGHTMARES IN A GREAT AGE OF HISTORY

A57742626

Here is Section One Part Two:
THE MAKING OF A LOST GENERATION

A57745317

Here is Section One Part Three
THE AGE OF CATASTROPHE

A57752689

Carrying on:

Here is my project outline:

A59961324

Here is the Introduction to Section One:
THE VALUE OF A VIEW OF HISTORY

A57741357

Here is Section One Part One:
DREAMS AND NIGHTMARES IN A GREAT AGE OF HISTORY

A57742626

Here is Section One Part Two:
THE MAKING OF A LOST GENERATION

A57745317

Here is Section One Part Three
THE AGE OF CATASTROPHE

A57752689

Here is Section One Part Four
THE GOLDEN AGE

A57766873

Here is my project outline:

A59961324

Here is the Introduction to Section One:
THE VALUE OF A VIEW OF HISTORY

A57741357

Here is Section One Part One:
DREAMS AND NIGHTMARES IN A GREAT AGE OF HISTORY

A57742626

Here is Section One Part Two:
THE MAKING OF A LOST GENERATION

A57745317

Here is Section One Part Three
THE AGE OF CATASTROPHE

A57752689

Here is Section One Part Four
THE GOLDEN AGE

A57766873

Here is Section One Part Five
THE NEED TO FIND A NEW CIVILIZATION

A57771651

Here is Section One Part Six
POST-WAR ASPIRATIONS AND REALITY

A57784594


HERE ENDETH SECTION ONE

Project Page: A59961324

Entries:
A57741357 – The Value Of A View Of History
A57742626 – Dreams And Nightmares In A Great Age Of History
A57745317 – The Making Of A Lost Generation
A57752689 – The Age Of Catastrophe
A57766873 – The Golden Age
A57771651 – The Need To Find A New Civilization
A57784594 – Post-War Aspirations And Reality

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Hi Bluebottle

Feels like some kind of resurrection.

Cass

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