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History: A Student’s Guide is unavailable, but you can change that!

Knowledge of the past is integral to understanding the present and looking forward to the future. An appreciation of what came before is indeed foundational to nearly every other field of study. This guide by professor Nathan A. Finn explores the nature of history and historical context, compares different schools of historical interpretation, and addresses contemporary issues related to the...

“current cultural and societal expectations suggest that a truly educated person will have studied history in some format.”6 Thus, though history was not part of the trivium or the quadrivium, it is normally considered to be part of a modern liberal arts education. Middle school and high school students normally study American history, European history, some world history, and the history of their respective state. In most colleges and universities, students are required to take at least some courses
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