This week, ending in October 27 2016:
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.
What are some of the most important contributions to the study of U.S. history by non-U.S. scholars? Are there any good analyses of trends in specifically non-U.S. scholarly views of American history?
With Russia dominating the news cycle, I've been hearing renewed discussions on the pros and cons of a bipolar system over a unipolar system. What are the current arguments for the unipolar/bipolar/mutlipolar theories as they pertain to economic stability?