This week, ending in June 26th, 2014:
Today's thread is for open discussion of:
History in the academy
Historiographical disputes, debates and rivalries
Implications of historical theory both abstractly and in application
Philosophy of history
And so on
Regular participants in the Thursday threads should just keep doing what they've been doing; newcomers should take notice that this thread is meant for open discussion only of matters like those above, not just anything you like -- we'll have a thread on Friday for that, as usual.
I've been getting into the rivalry in Israel between the New and Old Historians, which has been fascinating. The back-and-forth between Morris and Karsh was really...angry, to say the least, in their reviews of each other. In fact I'm pretty sure talking like that in this sub would be removed, and with good reason. But the debates and the information are fascinating.
Morris also has a back-and-forth with both Finkelstein and Masalha (the latter being a Palestinian historian) that is also interesting. All this revolves around the Palestinian refugee problem and the methodology as well as evidence gathered to support each alternate perspective.
I'll post links when not on mobile: for anyone wondering how historians could disagree on something as simple as two words a single document contains or doesn't contain, you should definitely check this comment again in a few hours when I post the links!
Links:
Masalha to Morris [PDF Format!]
Morris to Masalha and Finkelstein [PDF Format!]
Fascinating stuff! I think there's more, but I can't find links for it all :).
Way too quiet in here! Everyone seems to be watching the World Cup...
A technical question: How does everyone search for book reviews? Is jstor's search usually comprehensive enough when it comes to history/humanities journals?