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History of Asia: Miscellaneous
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How would you determine how much a certain sum of money at a particular period in history would be worth today? These printed and online sources for comparing prices and the cost of living over long time spans may be useful.
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This text covers the whole scope of Asian history in a single volume and requires no prior knowledge of Asian history. It particularly identifies relationships between the developing Western and Asian societies.
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In two recent books, Keith Windschuttle has reinvigorated debate on two central questions in Australian history: the extent of frontier violence in the colonisation of Australia and the origins of the White Australia Policy. This assessment of Windschuttle's scholarship will focus on how he arrives at his conclusions: his methodology, his use of evidence and the coherence of his arguments. It will draw on the literature of economic history to show how its methods and perspectives can inform these debates in Australian history.
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Most secondary students in the United States have little knowledge of the peoples and places of Inner Asia, of this region's geography and history, of its significance in world history and current events. Overcoming this ignorance is imperative for students who will be living in the emerging global community of the twenty-first century.
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