Historical Literature Essay Examples and Topics. Page 2

The monumental work of Herodotus, the Greek historian, titled The Histories, is considered to be one of the founding historical works in the world.

According to Marcum and Skarbek, the slavery period in the United States occurred from the 16th to the 19th century. In reference to Aptheker, the majority of the slaves lived in poor and inaccessible areas.

Throughout the chapters, Chua examines the most dominant cultures in history starting with the traditional empires of Persia and China and later the recent hyperpowers of the United States and England.

The plot attests at how people undergo a sort of rite of passage in order to be accepted by society, the rite exemplifies itself as a formal admission to a certain way of life of [...]

Thor Frohn-Nielsen, a professor in the Department of History at Kwantlen Polytechnic University, and Thomas Thorner, a member of the Department of History at Kwantlen University College, are the authors of the book.

Her analogy sets the setting for her narrative framework, which portrays the English colonists as God's anointed and the Native Americans as the scourge sent by God to torment the English in order to lead [...]

Her strong faith helped her to endure her captivity and ultimately be restored to her family. Rowlandson's faith in God gave her the strength to endure this difficult situation.

The author discusses the belittling of black people and the preservation of white supremacy, describes how black citizens' inability to vote escalated into them being assaulted and murdered, and explains how law facilitated racial barriers.

Carol Berkins also shows what happened after the war, more so where the women were not given equal rights as their husbands during the drafting of the constitution.

The Europeans took advantage of the disunity among the native tribes to grab their land and exploit them. The author explains that the Native Americans designed a similar language to the Europeans to communicate with [...]

In "Slaughterhouse-five", his the most famous and popular work, Vonnegut resorts to the use of the sharpest satire in order to criticize all the sad consequences that war might have for the civilians along with [...]

Like many books on the Holocaust, Elie Wiesel's Night is a dramatic picture of the horror times in the history of humankind and particularly in the history of the Jewish people.

The main argument in the answer to Lovejoy was that the records could clarify the author's true age, which is the key to the dismissal of the idea that Equiano is a native African.

"A Freeborn People" is a balanced examination of the ways in which the political cultures of the political elite and that of common people interacted in the 17th century England.

The main message of the author is that the emotional problems are caused by a silence which is crucial for understanding one facet of the soldiers' role conflict.

The first part is mainly concentrated on the thorough chronological recollection of the events that preceded and followed the rebellion, the rise of Boxers and the role of Taipings in the life of China at [...]

The conquest of Montezuma and his Aztecs by the Spaniards was a momentous event in history because it brought about the end of one of the richest and well-governed civilizations of the world.

The relationship of Death with this girl is extraordinary, and the story revolves around a trait in this girl which makes her a passionate book thief.

The list of contents of the book makes it clear from the very beginning that the structure of the book depends is based on the chronological description of the events that were the preconditions and [...]

The book by Nathaniel Hawthorne titled The Scarlet Letter is considered the best work of his not in vain the contents and the topics touched upon in it raise much profound thinking and reveal the [...]

The author reveals many contradictory data on the policy of segregation and apartheid in the USA since the emergence of slavery and up to the middle of the 20th century that did not eliminate the [...]

Terry Deary and Peter Hepplewhite, the authors of the work, strived to reflect the peculiarities of Egyptian history in the most adaptive manner.

The King Arthur in "Le Morte d'Arthur" or "The death of Arthur" is the main character around which the plot is based.

The people utilized every means to survive and eventually get out of the streets of the Ghetto. The morale of the people disappeared and the consequent sense of cruelty and loss of hope existed in [...]

It also deconstructs assumptions made about the battles that took place and the consequences of the war for the United States and the world in general.

The historical developments of that epoch were deeply connected with the growth and formation of a market society that deeply affected the lives of ordinary men and women and played a great role in the [...]

Austin, the brother of his wife, were involved in Texas land distribution, and their participation is demonstrated by Perry's letter that refers to the purchasing of land, as well.

The first few paragraphs of the story are dedicated specifically to painting the image of the old Afro-American woman in the mind of the reader by providing details on her appearance, closing, her manners of [...]

For example, he says the goal of Europe is to deliver good to the colonizers at the expense of the resources of the colonized class; Cesaire maintains that it only serves to decivilize the colonizers.

In its turn, this allows us to refer to The Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano, or Gustavus Vassa as a book of not only a great literary, but also a philosophical value, [...]

Children literature deserves lots of attention; it provides the reader with an opportunity to investigate the worlds of different people, analyze oneself, and comprehend each piece of information because of such features as a friendly [...]

The author maintains that the events that transpire in his novel do not necessarily reflect the history of Czechoslovak. Therefore, the circumstances faced by most of the characters in "The Unbearable Lightness of Being" coincide [...]

In the work of Jewish writers Ruth Almog and David Fogel the themes of liberation and oppression take the forefront. As an oppressed child, the daughter of immigrants whose life has already been touched by [...]

The book spans the period from the war's inception to Leckie's demobilization, presenting the writer's vision of World War II and the role of American soldiers in it.

Bowens demonstrates how African Americans have attempted to fight back and restore a sense of self and community autonomy through an in-depth analysis of the difficulties these communities have encountered and the legacy of slavery.

One of the primary reasons for the war between the Northern American states, also known as the Union, and the Southern States, also known as the Confederacy, was the issue of slavery.

On the other hand, post-civil-war America is showcased as it applied, and applies still, to African Americans in the aftermath of the horrors of the former period.

The first recurrent theme in both writers' works is the one of dehumanization and the nature of bondage. A recurring motif in both pieces is the development of resistance and self-emancipation techniques.

Unlike traditional military doctors who stayed on the outskirts of the conflict, Jadick decided to establish a forward aid station in the middle of the battlefield, closer to the action.

More than just a memoir, Viktor Frankl's "Man's Search for Meaning" is a tribute to the strength of the human spirit and the search for meaning amid extreme pain.

While the whole book is a fascinating narrative of some of the most important expeditions, three aspects can be singled out as the most crucial: the authentic eyewitness perspective given by Diaz del Castillo, the [...]

One of the key themes in both texts is the intersection of race and gender in shaping the experiences of black women during American slavery.

Since it is written from the viewpoint of a teenager, the horrific deeds of the Nazis are even more evident, which supports the theme of the decay of humanity and the loss of faith.

Social progress and the struggle for independence are interacting themes of the Colonial Era and the Age of Reason, which can also be found in The Journal of John Woolman.

The intimate and traumatic effects of slavery, the intersectionality of identity, and the fluidity and richness of personal experience are all powerfully and menacingly brought to light by Conde's work.

In the story of Jacqueline Navarra Rhoads, Nurses in Vietnam, one can see a dramatic transition of a nurse who not only honed her skills, transcending the level of an ordinary nurse but changed her [...]

The author gives a detailed account of his experience of surviving the Holocaust and ensures that this terrible page in history is not forgotten.

The author made a series of arguments regarding the longitudinal influence of Euro-American settlements and discussed the pertinence of tree history across the State of California.

Sir Gawain and the Green Knight is a chivalric novel written in the 14th century by an unknown author about the exploits of Sir Gawain, King Arthur's nephew, showing the spirit of chivalry and faithfulness [...]

The approaches of Douglass and Equiano to slavery and freedom are similar in their goal to achieve emancipation and to get rid of the oppressive systems that enslaved them.

An analysis of Carlos Fuentes' "Aura" and James Baldwin's "Notes of a Native Son" reveals the significance of speaking out about the injustices that can exist in society.

Another concept discussed by both Loewen and Gonzales is the idea about the roots of domination of Europe and the West in the modern world.

The examination of Zamperini's life and the relationship with the family and colleagues attributed to the core thematic constructs; struggle, discipline, friendship, and determination.

Based on the works of Irving, Crevecoeur, and Smith, the perspective of rural life entails a number of issues that defines and shapes the regions.

Considered to be one of the essential books of Holocaust literature, it relates the story of a single Reserve Police Battalion 101 stationed in Poland and tasked with the transportation and execution of Jewish prisoners.

Another dominant element of medieval society, reflected in the poem, is the priority of the Christian worldview and its separation from the pagan and Moorish.

The selected book, therefore, explores the efforts of some of the involved stakeholders and how their contributions led to the establishment of a democratic nation.

Their resistance to the Chinese oppressors demonstrates the resilience of the Vietnamese warriors, paying tribute to the rich culture and traditions of Vietnam.

The Rise of the Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade in Western Africa, 1300 1589 is a book by Toby Green that examines conditions in Iberia and West Africa in the 14th and 15th centuries that set the [...]

Serving as the pivoting point in Douglass' perception of his situation, his fight with covey made him realize the necessity to fight back as the only possible response to the atrocities of slavery and the [...]

However, as the war progressed, the number of casualties and the horrors of the war action prompted small groups of people to form an opposition to the popular opinions.

The objects represented a thread that connected the soldiers in the depressing war setting to the real world that still exists somewhere.

Campbell's Halfbreed is a narrative that reveals the power of poverty, discrimination, and injustice in relation to Metis families and women in particular and the way of how misery and strengths shape human life.

They persuade the public and are involved in politics by highlighting the feelings and the plight of the society members. However, the ideas portrayed by the ancient artists remain the same and are crucial in [...]

However, the plot of the book develops in the states of South and North Carolina shortly after the end of the American Civil War.

The article's main idea is that excessive exposure to the military movies and themes in the cinematography of President Reagan's period has resulted in the cultivation of aggressive values in American society.

At the heart of the book is the court case, which paints a vivid picture of how the various African people interacted with the British on the colonial Gold Coast in the 1870s.

The first chapter, Introduction, shortly describes the content of the book, the attitude of different classes of people to African slaves' education, and how this influenced the use of slave labor and their general position.

This way, the purpose of this paper is to analyze one of the memoirs, Lakota Woman, critically, and outline its purposes and the extent of matching reality.

The Founding Brothers, By Joseph Ellis, is a documentary-style book that tells about the relationships between the founding fathers of the United States.

He explains the origin of the word literature with a revelation of the different forms of literary works in the ancient Mediterranean and near eastern.

The role of Africans in this process, the core focus of the book, is evaluated in terms of the part played by the diasporic Africans in extensive commodity production in the Americas- of which the [...]

The novel depicts a tragic and terrifying event that occurred in the territory of Rwanda in 1994, specifically the Rwandan genocide that resulted in the massacre of a large portion of the country's population that [...]

This paper aims to provide an overview and analysis of the book "Averting "The Final Failure" by the historian Sheldon Stern as well as the "Cuban Missile Crisis" chapter from the textbook "Crisis and Conflict".

The second notable event identified by the author is the Dred Scott decision in 1857 that wrecked the economic status in America and accelerated a war.

As for the warfare of the ancient world, the armor of the ancient soldiers is made of hides and skins with wooden shields.

According to Loewen, it is the presentation of the subject that does not illuminate the past with the present, hence the past loses its relevance for the present situation, as far as the students are [...]

The author of the book was not only a lecturer and ahead of the department of Philosophy, but also an editor, which is seen in the style of the book.

This paper is dedicated to the study of the role of religion in real-world colonialism and in the novel through manifestation of the connections between the history of Spanish colonization of Americas and the colonization [...]

After Malcolm X has gained a huge popularity, as he thought, and was suspended from the Nation of Islam, the real fear for his own life attended him more often.

The old is said to be the arbitrators of war at the expense of the innocent young people who know little of the genesis of such atrocities.

Alerts like this had been risen in this town early each morning for quite several days that had passed because at that time the B-29s were engaging in the utilization of Lake Biwa which is [...]

Kronenberger as a writer painted the pictures to show the rift between the life that was led by the England rulers, politicians, and the prominent people to that of the local/ ordinary people.

The narrative is mainly an exemplification of the stages that Robert took from the time of training to the time he became one of the workers in the army that took part in the Vietnam [...]

It is important to note at this point that the book took a biographical view on how the three mentioned economists looked at the situations that faced them at the time they gave their views [...]

It can be seen from the book that, the Qianlong Emperor's involvement of these cases with the matters of dissent and agitation, resulted to the extreme utilization of imperial authority to act against these cases.

From the book, it can be argued that there were two faces of disagreement depicted during the cold war era where the Soviet Union preferred to bring the whole of Europe; and the rest of [...]

Loewen states that these differences give the students the opportunity to analyze the facts themselves and find out the reasons of such differences."Then students are challenged to discuss events and processes in the past that [...]

In his reasoning, he builds a logical sequence, which causes a chain reaction of violence: experiencing violence from the side of the colonizer, the colonized are forced to show counter-violence. As a rule, the actions [...]

This paper will examine the issue in highlighting the theme that the main purpose of the book was to let the world know of its callousness and lack of precaution while the horrible and immoral [...]

The background is the faded wall] A group of women is sitting on the opposite side and the background is a faded wall- 'you should cry, and tries to relief' by the women.

She claims that it was one of the most terrible and dramatic events in the history of the Holocaust and the Jewish nation.

It covers the entire reign of Adolf Hitler as the leader of the Nazi party and that of Mussolini as the leader and pioneer of fascism.

The metaphysical conceits of the different writers of the time had a great influence in the religious belief of the people and the same affected their social life.

The book is of interest to the general reader and of immense help to those who seek to know of the history of childhood.

The book Ivan's War: Life and Death in the Red Army by Catherine Merridale is an attempt to investigate the destinies of ordinary people, who served in the Red Army, in the course of the [...]

In the article, Halsall gives importance to the consideration of discussion between the leaders of the Federation of Malaysia, the Republic of Indonesia, and the Republic of the Philippines at the Conference of Ministers in [...]

In narrating his good fortune he writes "It was my good fortune to be deported to Auschwitz only in 1944", and explains that when he reached Auschwitz "the German Government had decided, owing to the [...]

Price's story is somewhat of a historical account of Martinique to the present time from the 1920s, while it is a leading example of how philosophical inquires can be applied to the field of anthropology.

The course of the war and its outcome were shaped and determined by the governments of the USA as well as by their armies.

The language was different, the time was different, and so it is impossible to compare the impression which creates "Hamlet" on the modern viewer and Elizabethan one if the modern viewer does not take into [...]

In the opening he takes aim at the claim that the ship was unsinkable, calling that an example of "human vanity" and the "Pride of life" from which the ship now lies far removed.

It was the first time in the world literature when the hero of the narrating becomes the contemporary society. At the beginning of the work there is a description of the terrible disease of that [...]

The peculiar feature of the book is that in terms of the problem studied the author does not retrace the history of French Jewry, but mostly tracks the history of anti-Semitism.

As a serving maid, she is able to take pride in her ability to support herself and becomes even more familiar with the necessity of a young girl to guard her chastity if she is [...]

Given that the events are seen through the eyes of the young person, the major emphasis is placed upon the main character's perception of the violence and death taking place around him and gradual loss [...]

The novel demonstrates that one of the true insights of Communism is its understanding of the manner in which all human institutions and activities become perverted to the selfish use of particular groups.

In his book 'The sorrows of War' he depicts the social environment of Vietnam before, during the period of the war, and after the war.

The book starts with the overview of the rise of the Western World with the special emphasis on the Habsburg Bid for Mastery and importance of finance, geography, and winning of wars.

The historical genre of the book was used by the author in order to mix legends with the real facts from the history of Great Britain.

In such an arrangement, there is a tendency to have the opinion that the development of one individual is a benchmark for the development of another, which eventually leads to laxity among some individuals.

Although the specific elements of the religion of the mostly pagan society of the composer of Beowulf around 1000 AD is fundamentally different from the Christian religion of Alfred Lord Tennyson who wrote Morte D'Arthur [...]

Borneman proposes readers an exiting and vivid description of the war of 1812 which led to consolidation of the nation and 'forged America's national identity.' Borneman analyzes the major events of the war and discusses [...]

The Samuel Eliot Morison Prize-winning author John Keegan focuses on the description of the battles Agincourt, Waterloo, and the Somme, their characteristics, and impact in his 2004 non-fiction book The Face of the Battle.

As he says in the author's note of his book, his purpose was to provide evidence about the last days of Marie Antoinette's imprisonment. In the book, the author describes the seventy-six days of Marie [...]

The author allows the reader to look at the invasion of Manchuria, World War II, and the Pacific conflict from the point of view of the Japanese and American governments, generals, ordinary soldiers, and citizens.

The first chapter of the book is highly significant for the overall understanding of the book's message as it provides the context in which the rest of the narration should be perceived.

The book is aimed to serve as a bridge for further studies of the Chinese alphabet, as it explains the background and logic behind the construction of the letters and demonstrates its evolution from a [...]

In addition, Jim Lacey details Pershing's brilliant contribution to the war in the way he organized his fighters, selected the commanders, and built the army that won World War I.

After centuries of discrimination and alienation between the communities of different cultural and ethnic backgrounds, after hundreds of years of wars based on religion and nationality, modern society has slowly started coming to senses and [...]