The theory of Marxism is a fundamental alternative to functionalism. It was largely used and appreciated during the 1970s‚ due to the decline of functionalism and the assurance that it could offer answers which functionalism could not provide. Also‚ Marxism was more in sync with that era. It takes its name from the German philosopher who created its assumptions‚ Karl Marx (1818-1883). Marx derived his main assumptions with the help of his close ally and compatriot‚ Friedrich Engels. The following
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Summary of 100‚000 Years Over a period of 100‚000 years‚ a great deal can occur in terms of climate change and‚ at least in the past 100‚000 years‚ in human development. Scientists have become increasingly aware of multi-millennial scale orbital cycles of precession‚ eccentricity and obliquity which can play an important role in the rise and fall of ice ages. In in Climate History we explore how during the past 100‚000 years ago‚ human beings-- Homo sapiens - have developed
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The Major Problems of Historical Research By Adeyemi Balogun Sharapha In the conduct of historical research‚ the research student faces many problems which include choice of topic‚ funding‚ language barriers‚ source problems to mention but a few. The first problem which a historical researcher might face is that of choosing topic. It is a common phenomenon especially for a young researcher to jump at an attractive topic without knowing the rigors involved in researching
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A BRIEF MODERN HISTORY OF GLOBALISATION International business has existed in some sense since prehistory when ceramics and other goods were traded across great distances. Even during the Roman Empire‚ traders carried goods to consumers around the world. However‚ multinational enterprises as we know them today were great rarities until the 19th century. By then‚ US companies like General Electric and Singer Sewing Machine Co. had started to invest in overseas manufacturing facilities‚ as had
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William Cronon is an environmental historian and currently a professor of History‚ Geography‚ and Environmental Studies at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Cronon received his B.A. from the University of Wisconsin-Madison‚ and graduate degrees from Yale (M.A. M.Phil.‚ and Ph.D.) and Oxford University (D.Phil.). Cronon’s book Changes in the Land: Indians‚ Colonists‚ and the Ecology of New England was published by Hill and Wang. Founded in 1956‚ Hill and Wang focuses on American history‚ world
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(5)2: 191-211 Champion‚ T.‚ Gamble‚ C.‚ Shennan‚ S.‚ Whittle‚ A. 1984. Prehistoric Europe. Academic Press Inc; London. Fontijn‚ D. 2008. Everything in its Right Place? On Selective Deposition‚ Landscape and the Construction of Identity in Later Prehistory. In Jones‚ A. (Eds) Prehistoric Europe. Theory and Practice. pp86-106; Oxford: Blackwell Fisher‚ G. & D.D. Loren. 2003. Embodying Identity in Archaeology. Cambridge Archaeological Journal. 13 (2) pp225-30 Jones‚ A. 2008. Introduction. In Prehistoric
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tales surrounding King Arthur) are usually classified as cultural heritage or legends‚ because they do not support the "disinterested investigation" required of the discipline of history.[8][9] Events occurring prior to written record are considered prehistory. Herodotus‚ a 5th-century B.C. Greek historian is considered within the Western tradition to be the "father of history"‚ and‚ along with his contemporary Thucydides‚ helped form the foundations for the modern study of human history. Their work
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Money itself as an asset is not a good thing . You need to have some knowledge to save that money ‚ some more knowledge to invest that money wisely in a venture or a business. For a complete peace of mind ‚ you have to have a regular earning mechanism in place to protect you from any shocks like a business gone bust or a meltdown. Education is more Imp than Money‚ coz if you are educated you can earn any how but if you are not educated and earning lots of money say through business or something else
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many bad things all this progress has brought up. And all of this wouldn’t have happened if not for the Neolithic revolution. The Neolithic revolution‚ or the Agricultural revolution‚ was the very start of almost all progress in human history (or prehistory). The Neolithic revolution is when humans began to realize that you could grow food‚ which completely changed the processes of human life at that time. Now‚ people could gather around in bigger groups than before
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Civilizations of Ancient Iraq. Princeton: Princeton University Press. Frankfort‚ H. (1970). The Art and Architecture of the Ancient Orient ([4th rev. impression]. ed.). Harmondsworth‚ Eng.: Penguin Books. Heise‚ J. (n.d.). Prehistory in Mesopotamia. Mesopotamian Prehistory (Neolithic‚ Chalcolithic). Retrieved September 1‚ 2014‚ from http://www.sron.nl/~jheise/akkadian/prehistory.html Leick‚ G. (2002). Mesopotamia: The Invention of the City. London: Penguin. Pile‚ J. F. (2000). A history
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