Any reading recommendations on perceptions of barbarians (especially in France, 19th century) would be greatly appreciated, I'm considering the topic for a masters dissertation.

Hello I am just looking for some recommendations on some deeply in depth books about the boxer rebellion. I enjoyed reading and looking through The Pivotal Conflict a comprehensive chronology of the First World War 1914-1919 by Gerald Herman. Is there any books that like that for the Boxer Rebellion? I am not looking for single accounts I would like many accounts with very technical descriptions of troop movements and numbers. I do not know the correct terms so I hope you can understand, thanks!

I'm basing this simply on my own perception, perhaps there are as many native names in South America as in Mexico, but given what I've seen it seems native names are extremely rare in some South American countries

It seems that these complex infantry formations started to came in part in response to Cavalry but similarly in South Asia Mughals, and in China Qing were a cavalry based armies, so why didn't something unique appeared on the battlefield to challenge that even though these regions did have access to gunpowder weapons.

I recently finished reading the Complete idiots guide to Judaism and coming from a Mormon background I couldn't help but see certain similarities between the two faiths. The similarities I saw included;

• The mandatory 10% tithe.
• The similarities between the LDS doctrine of service and the Jewish concept of tzedakah
• The Mormon belief in creating an American Zion and reviving the 12 tribes of Israel.
• The shared belief that followers have a direct connection to god and that there is continues revaluation.
• The Mormon belief in a lay ministry (with each man past 18 being a priest) and the Jewish belief that all Jews should act as priests for the gentile population
• The word of wisdom (and its extensive dietary restrictions) is comparable to Kashruth.
• Mormon holy garments are comperable to the tzniut.

Are these similarities insignificant? Can you draw similar comparisons between other protestant denominations and Judaism? And are these type of protestant enough to say that Joseph Smith was inspired by Judaism?

I am interested in switching my current major to history. I am apprehensive, as I'd like to know that I will be able to have a stable career and live comfortably. I love school and am ready to buckle in for the long haul - masters, doctorate. I am leaning towards a career in academia because that seems the most obvious and I think I would be very happy in a scholarly setting as it is what I enjoy now.

My issue is, I am bored of modern history. I loved U.S. history in high school, but I am now fascinated with the things we don't know. Ancient civilizations, pre-Christian religions and civilizations. I might even consider a career in archaeology, but I have a 6 month old and my fiancé has a great job specific to our region, so I need to stay relatively stable in terms of location.

My question is - is there a future in this specific focus? I am hopeful that we will always continue to learn about these mysterious cultures and so there must still be room for the study of them.

Any insight would be greatly appreciated!

I’ve recently learned of a work called the Sun Dance Opera written by American composer William F. Hanson with Gertrude Simmons Bonnin. I’m interested to hear this but can’t find a recording or video of a performance, at least not in a morning of googling (but lots on the boy band Hanson). Turns out, the poor guy doesn’t seem to merit a Wikipedia entry.

So I thought this might be the place to ask if anyone knows how I can obtain more information, especially recordings and scores. I understand he was a specialist in Native American music and I’m curious to hear his work.

Thank you all in advance for any direction.

Yesterday I was watching a documental from the 1940s called "In Lande Der Basken" which was a Nazi documentary about the Basque people and their customs. My question comes to why did they have that interest and why did they praise Basque culture so much?

I’ve always been curious as to what medieval combat was really like during battles etc, things movies don’t cover such as the smell, the noise. What would it really have been like? Archers shooting arrows near you I can imagine the noises were haunting as people get stabbed etc

Just hoping someone can give me some info on it all

I've read a book about the history of Japan and I found that there is almost no information about people that existed during those 2 periods and instead of that you find a list of emperors that didn't exist in real life. I'd like to know more about that two periods and not only general information about the whole place. I'd like more specific information for understanding more. Any book or YouTube channel would be great.

And also I want to know who was the first real emperor of Japan and why is it so difficult to know details about the past of Japan before 7th century.

Upon being accepted to the Knights Templar order, what was expected of a knight, what duties was he to perform and how, if at all, could he be promoted to a higher status?

I have recently found out that my city has a legit Knights Templar order and I wish to join in the future. I'm completely serious. And so I would like to be as authentic as possible and get some starting information. Thank you very much for reading.

I‘m not well versed in this topic so apologies for any misconceptions put forth in my title, but I was wondering how PTSD was perceived and dealt with throughout history. I don’t know of any examples from antiquity, and I am also curious about examples as recent as the Napoleonic wars.

I'm hoping that maybe some folks here might be able to help point me in the right direction on this. I am doing work on early to mid 20th Century Eugenics in the United States, specifically looking at the role of physicians who were the ones to actually physically carry out the surgeries for reproductive sterilization of those deemed "socially unfit" or otherwise. I am having no trouble finding primary and secondary sources detailing the overall ideology undergirding eugenic thinking, but as mentioned, I am really quite interested in the physicians who actually carried out the procedures that the intellectual eugenicists called for: what did they think about these ideas and the medical procedures associated with them? Was there any significant organized opposition to forcible reproductive sterilization among physicians and healthcare workers of the time, or was there general acceptance of the procedures as being ethically permissible among most physicians? I guess I am wondering essentially whether these procedures were considered controversial (specifically) among doctors (perhaps akin to controversy that might surround things like physician-assisted suicide (as an example) today), or not. Any direction regarding possible primary and secondary literature on this would be much appreciated. Thank you!

I like to immerse myself in certain periods, one way I do that is by watching colorized videos of life in the old days on YouTube. I notice in pretty much all of them that the French people look the most well dressed, that their popular city’s look the most attractive and well cared for, and that they generally seem to be the most leisurely.

Does anyone know if this was considered a truism even by the people of the time? Or did everyone think whatever nation they lived in was the most leisurely?

It was in a batch with some really old family pictures.No idea what to do with this. Its really cool, is it something I should show to a local ship museum? Is it worth anything & what is best way to store it safely? I'd post pic but sub wont let me.