How the historian George Fort Milton, who earned his keep as a newspaper publisher and editor, did history is especially interesting because his was a career different from that of the usual scholar-teacher. His life is discussed. (RM)

It was not until the turn of the twelfth century that a debate arose in which the relative merits of poetry and prose for the expression of historical truth were weighed. Poetry was found lacking and prose acknowledged as the only proper language of historical truth in the Middle Ages. (RM)

Reviews five major objections that have been lodged against the systems view. Pursues two further objections, which may be instrumental as reversal points for rehabilitating the systems approach. Argues for a radically revised view of systems that could have a significant impact on historical scholarship and pedagogy in rhetoric. (RS)

Contributes to the theoretical/methodological field of editorial history. Bases the study on Robert Darnton's successful work and analyzes "Os Sertoes" by Euclydes da Cunha. (PA)

Analyzes Latin American film histories, emphasizing the cinema in Argentina, Chile, Cuba, and Bolivia. (PD)

This paper traces the attempts by the philosopher Robin George Collingwood to answer the question: How does one change the course of modern thought? The description of Collingwood's work is structured around three of the philosopher's books that represent a unified attempt to solve the problem. The three books cover a span of over 10 years and,…

This historiographic essay discusses and seeks to begin to address the need for a business history of the newspaper. The paper's first section clarifies the terms "business history,""economic history,""political history," and "history of economics," (which the paper suggests have been used interchangeably in…

Any study of the history of psychology must first determine what is to be considered psychology, whether to stick to the relatively continuous Western tradition or to include others (e.g., Eastern, Oriental), and whether to investigate the impact of the socio-cultural events of the time on the views of that period or consider those views in a…

Using examples from education in Germany, this article provides a critical analysis of the "new history of education," its goals, claims, and methodologies, as they were developed in both the United States and Germany during the 1970s. (JDH)

Examines the development of American astronomy by discussing: general studies on the subject; early efforts through 1825; establishing foundations (1825-1875); the transitional period (1875-1945); and the space age (1945 to the present). Points out that the field is underdeveloped with a need for additional work. (JN)

Discusses the development of chemistry in the United States by considering: (1) chemistry as an evolving body of ideas/techniques, and as a set of conceptual resources affecting and affected by the development of other sciences; and (2) chemistry related to the history of American social and economic institutions and practices. (JN)

Reviews the history of the social sciences in America, indicating that the field is still chiefly a collection of topics, albeit important ones such as mental hospitals, child development, and eugenics. Also indicates that although source materials are vast, synthetic overviews are needed in a number of areas. (JN)

Provides a wide-ranging survey of relations between war, science, and technology from the days of the American colonies to the Vietnam War, indicating that the overall impact of science and technology on war has been overstated by historians in many fields. Includes military histories that science/technology historians have not used. (JN)

An historical investigation of the concept of habit in sociology, this article points out that though missing from most contemporary work in sociology, the concept of habit was an important term in sociological works of the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. The general question of how conceptual structure of an intellectual field…

Discusses three major accounts (by Philip Meggs, Enric Satue and Richard Hollis) of graphic design history. Notes that these texts address the history of graphic design, but each raises questions about what material to include, as well as how graphic design is both related to and distinct from other visual practices such as typography, art…