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This book is a volume in the Penn Press Anniversary Collection. To mark its 125th anniversary in 2015, the University of Pennsylvania Press rereleased more than 1,100 titles from Penn Press's distinguished backlist from 1899-1999 that had fallen out of print. Spanning an entire century, the Anniversary Collection offers peer-reviewed scholarship in a wide range of subject areas.
Reproduction of the original: An Introduction to the Industrial and Social History of England by Edward Potts Cheyney
Following his retirement from teaching in 1934, Edward Potts Cheyney was invited by the Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania to write a history of the University in celebration of its bicentennial. Cheyney completed the project, published as the present work, in 1940. This, then, is his history of the University of Pennsylvania from its founding to its bicentennial anniversary.
Published in 1926, this book by historian Edward Potts Cheyney examines the nature, methods, and purpose of history. Cheyney argues that history is the study of human progress and that it should be studied both as a science and as an art. He also discusses various methods of studying history, including biography, archaeology, and economics. Cheyney's book is a thought-provoking meditation on the role of history in society and the importance of preserving historical memory. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
An Introduction to the Industrial and Social History of England: Large Print By Edward Potts Cheyney The greatest length of England from north to south is three hundred and sixty-five miles, and its greatest breadth some two hundred and eighty miles. Its area, with Wales, is 58,320 square miles, being somewhat more than one-quarter the size of France or of Germany, just one-half the size of Italy, and somewhat larger than either Pennsylvania or New York. The backbone of the island is near the western coast, and consists of a body of hard granitic and volcanic rock rising into mountains of two or three thousand feet in height. These do not form one continuous chain but are in several detached...
This is a classic study of Philadelphia’s business aristocracy of colonial stock with Protestant affiliations. It is also an analysis of how fabulously wealthy nineteenth-century family founders produced a national upper-class way of life. But as that way of life came to an end, the upper-class outlived its function; this, argues E. Digby Baltzell, is precisely what took place in the Philadelphia class system. For sociologists, historians, and those concerned with issues of culture and the economy, this is indeed a classic of modern social science.
In "The Commercial Restraints of Ireland," John Hely-Hutchinson offers a penetrating critique of the economic limitations imposed on Ireland during the 18th century, reflecting the broader themes of colonialism and mercantilism prevalent in that era. Hely-Hutchinson's prose is marked by a clarity and vigor that evokes the spirit of Enlightenment thought, as he meticulously presents his argument against the constraints that stifled Irish commerce. The book combines historical analysis with persuasive rhetoric, making a compelling case for the urgent need for reform in economic policies, thereby situating itself firmly within the growing discourse of economic liberalism of the time. John Hely-...
The essential handbook for doing historical research in the twenty-first century The Princeton Guide to Historical Research provides students, scholars, and professionals with the skills they need to practice the historian's craft in the digital age, while never losing sight of the fundamental values and techniques that have defined historical scholarship for centuries. Zachary Schrag begins by explaining how to ask good questions and then guides readers step-by-step through all phases of historical research, from narrowing a topic and locating sources to taking notes, crafting a narrative, and connecting one's work to existing scholarship. He shows how researchers extract knowledge from the...