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  History - Open Encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
History is often used as a generic term for information about the past, such as in "geologic history of the Earth".
Although a certain amount of bias in history studies is inescapable, national bias being probably the most important, history can also be studied from a narrow ideological perspective, perhaps one that the practitioners feel is usually ignored.
A form of historical speculation known commonly as virtual history (also called "counterfactual history") been adopted by some historians as a means of assessing and exploring the possible outcomes if certain events had not occurred or had occurred in a different way to that which they did.
open-encyclopedia.com /History   (481 words)

  
 Wikipedia:WikiProject History - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The category for the history of the modern nation X should be called "History of X" or "History of the X" and included.
Similarly the history of subject Y should be categorized under "History of Y".
For example, Category:Military history of the United Kingdom is a sub-category of both Category:Military history and of Category:History of the United Kingdom.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Wikipedia:WikiProject_History   (1724 words)

  
 History   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
History is often used as a generic term for information about the past, such as in "geologic history of the Earth." When used as the name of a field of study, history means human history, which is the recorded memory of past human societies.
Different approaches may be more common in some periods than others, and the study of history has its fads and fashions (see historiography and the history of history).
You may also want to see dubious historical resources and historical myths for a list of false beliefs and histories which were once or are now popular and widespread, but which are proven to be false or dubious.
www.1-free-software.com /en/wikipedia/h/hi/history_2.html   (396 words)

  
 Australasia - Biocrawler definition:Australasia - Biocrawler   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Australasia is the area that includes Australia, New Zealand, New Guinea, and the many smaller islands in the vicinity, most of which are the eastern part of Indonesia.
Australasia is sometimes used as a term for Australia and New Zealand alone, in the absence of another word limited to those two countries.
From a biological point of view, however, Australasia is a distinct region with a common evolutionary history and a great many unique plants and animals, some of them common to the entire area, others specific to particular parts but sharing a common ancestry.
www.biocrawler.com /biowiki/Australasia   (378 words)

  
 Environmental History in Australasia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Australia and New Zealand share a southern, settler society history and cultural solidarity as British colonies and dominions.
Their early unity as 'Australasia' is where this paper begins, focusing on the strong role of science in shaping environmental history and policy in both countries.
Agricultural science was crucial to environmental policy and has given a distinctive quality to the practice of environmental history in Australasia.
www.erica.demon.co.uk /EH/EH1016.html   (157 words)

  
 About the AustralAsia Centre – History
The AustralAsia Centre is a non-profit, educational organisation.
The aims of the AustralAsia Centre are to broaden understanding of Asian countries and cultures amongst Australian people, and to strengthen the linkages between political, business and cultural leaders and decision makers from the Asian region with their Australian counterparts.
The AustralAsia Centre does this by bringing to Australia, access to an extensive network of prominent Asia engaged individuals built up by the Asia Society over the last 50 years, and by running an extensive public programme of business, foreign policy and cultural events.
www.asiasociety.org.au /about/history.html   (430 words)

  
 History Resources
Topics covered are the history of the United States and Canada from prehistory to the present.
Historical Abstracts Historical Abstracts provides article citations from history journals; topics are historical coverage of the World from 1450 to the present.
History Resource Center: United States The History Resource Center provides integrated access to historical (primary) documents, reference articles, and full-text journals covering themes, events, individuals and periods in U.S. history from pre-Colonial times to the present.
www.pcc.edu /library/classes/history.htm   (620 words)

  
 Welcome to History Department at The University of Auckland, New Zealand.   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
'Public history refers to the employment of historians and the historical method outside of academia: in government, private corporations, the media, historical societies and museums, even in private practice.
Susan A. Crane, 'Memory, Distortion, and History in the Museum', History and Theory, 36, 4, December 1997, pp.44-63.
History and Theory, 36, 4, December 1997: special issue on public history (includes Vivian Sobchack's essay 'The Insistent Fringe').
www.arts.auckland.ac.nz /online/history300/lec12.html   (579 words)

  
 | Editorial | Labour History, 86 | The History Cooperative
In emphasising industrial relations history we welcome articles that deal with the relationship between employers and their organisations and trade unions and highlight the role of state in the regulation of industrial relations.
Con Allimonos provides a political history of the Greek Democritus League which was the prime agency for the Greek communist activity in Melbourne before and after World War II.
Morris Graham reports on the significance of the minutes of the Hamilton Branch of ALP in Newcastle for researchers, while Jeff Shaw examines the importance for H.V. Evatt of the prizes that Evatt won at Fort Street High School.
www.historycooperative.org /journals/lab/86/editorial.html   (1170 words)

  
 Wikinfo | History
History is often used as a generic term for information about the past, e.g., as in "geologic history of the Earth".
When used as a field of study, history refers to human history, which is the recorded past of human societies.
A guideline for contributions to Internet-Encyclopedia in the field of history can be found at Internet-Encyclopedia History standards.
www.wikinfo.org /wiki.php?title=History   (400 words)

  
 Conferences on Australasia and Pacific history   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
This year's conference of the MMS History Project raises questions about the relation of Methodist missions to the organization of society, both in Britain and in areas where British and Irish missionaries worked.
All who are interested in the history of Methodist missions are welcome.
The Institute of Historical Research is a member of the School of Advanced Study which is part of the University of London
www.history.ac.uk /conferences/australasia.html   (213 words)

  
 The world's top Timelines websites   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Summary and detailed timelines of the history of Palestine and Israel, and of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
History timelines of America in the 20th century.
A timeline of history from the formation of the Earth to the present.
dirs.org /dir-wiki.cfm/Top/Society/History/Timelines   (1502 words)

  
 Timeline of Orthodoxy in Australia - OrthodoxWiki
Major events in the history of the Greek Orthodox Church in Australia.
History of the Holy Orthodox Church: Orthodoxy in Australia
Parish History of Holy Trinity Orthodox Church (Moscow Patriarchate).
orthodoxwiki.org /Timeline_of_Orthodoxy_in_Australia   (770 words)

  
 australia australian history   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Although mystery and debate shroud many aspects of Australian prehistory, it is generally accepted that the first humans travelled across the sea from Indonesia about 70,000 years ago." And the story continues.
__ Australia has a brief history and this is a brief overview of it.
there is a lot of information including stories, history, roll of honor, medals and awards, memorials, exhibitions and much more.
www.archaeolink.com /australia_australian_history.htm   (698 words)

  
 Journal of Pacific History, The: The European Peopling of Australasia: A Demographic History, 1788-1988. - book reviews
This omission exemplifies the perennial difficulty of synthesising the experiences of the varieties of people who are sometimes thought to constitute `Australasia'.
Patricia Mercer's study of South Sea Islanders in Australia applies the techniques of demographic history to a remarkable saga of survival.
Accounting for this sur-vival, and the formation of a single identity from the dozens of traditions represented by their founders, involves rare historical imagination, applied as much to family histories, parliamentary papers and court records as conventional census material.
www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_m2375/is_n1_v32/ai_19898550   (1116 words)

  
 Oregon State University Libraries History Subject Research Guide
The History Cooperative is a key resource scholars and students of history.
Most history materials fall into the "D", "E", and "F" call number ranges and are located on the 6th floor of The Valley Library.
Cambridge Economic History of Europe from the Decline of the Roman Empire
osulibrary.orst.edu /research/srg/hist.htm   (1124 words)

  
 History of ECR Australasia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Valuable as this work was, industry leaders recognised that these joint industry efforts needed a broader mission, a trans-Tasman focus, greater commitment from supplier, retailer and wholesaler CEOs and the provision of additional resources if they were to keep pace with global developments and better address the interests of their consumers.
Conceived at the Australian Food and Grocery Council's Highlands '99 forum, ECR Australasia acknowledges that many companies operate in both Australia and New Zealand and that there are substantial areas of commonality between the two countries.
Rather than both countries acting independently, there is clearly a significant opportunity to develop joint initiatives and deliver mutually beneficial outcomes.
www.ecraustralasia.org.au /about/history.htm   (381 words)

  
 Department of History , The University of West Indies, Mona   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Awarded to the student with the best results in courses covering the History of the Americas in first, second or third year.
Awarded to the student with the best results in courses concerned with the History of Africa in first, second or third year.
Awarded to the student writing the best essay or examination answer bearing on the history of Australasia.
isis.uwimona.edu.jm /history/undergrad/prizes.htm   (245 words)

  
 'the Future Eaters' By Tim Flannery - History Forum
It was this legacy that Europeans didn't understand when they arrived on the fatal shores of Australia, and it was abused and the stopping of the practice caused many problems in the next section of Australia's invasion history.
The extinctions that passed through Australasia during European settlement and that continue today are probably the saddest chapter of Flannery's book.
The European's interruption of the Aboriginals way of life, including the use of fire as land management, led to another change in the environment.
www.simaqianstudio.com /forum/index.php?showtopic=2598   (1898 words)

  
 MSN Encarta - Encyclopedia Article Center - History
MSN Encarta - Encyclopedia Article Center - History
Search more than 4,500 articles on the world of knowledge--from aardvark to Zambia.
Select a subcategory to see a list of articles.
encarta.msn.com /artcenter_0.2/History.html   (68 words)

  
 Warner Music Australasia - Company History   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Joining staff and friends were President of Warner Music International Stephen Shrimpton, and two of the company's original staff members, Art Director Ken Smith (who continues to work on freelance projects) and current Queensland State Manager Peter Mitchell, then a Promotions Manager.
In 1996 Warner Music Australia achieved another landmark, when the results of a spectacular first quarter of the year set a company record as the most successful quarter in WMA history.
WMA has a long and proud history of presenting the world's best music.
www.warnermusic.com.au /about_hist.asp   (697 words)

  
 Collins Radio Company Australasia - History
This was followed by numerous successes in winning other contracts, particularly the Collins High Power High Frequency computer-controlled transmitters at Darwin for Radio Australia and the world's first commercial Earth Satellite station at Moree, NSW for OTC (now Telstra).
It required the establishment of a manufacturing facility at Lilydale (Melbourne) for local manufacture of some 50 Collins type 208U-10 HF transmitters, plus consoles together with their installation and testing and the training of RAAF personnel.
In 1973, Rockwell International acquired Collins Radio Company and the CRCA name was changed to Rockwell-Collins (Australasia) Pty.
www.boeing.com.au /History/collins.html   (402 words)

  
 Publisher description for Library of Congress control number 00031235   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
This richly illustrated book is a rare history of a uniquely Australasian institution, the stock and station agency.
The stock and station agent was a respected and influential figure, coordinating farmers and connecting them to the outside world of banks, wool buyers and government agencies in Australasia and overseas, whose impact on export-led growth cannot be under-estimated.
Simon Ville examines the ways in which stock and station agents grew from their beginnings in the 1840s as pastoral finance companies to offer a wide range of support services to remote and inexperienced farming communities.
www.loc.gov /catdir/description/cam021/00031235.html   (222 words)

  
 eBay - history ..., Nonfiction Books, Antiquarian Collectible items on eBay.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Assault from the Sky :the History of Airborne Warfare 
Histories by Cornelius Tacitus (1964) Rome, Roman hist 
History of Joseph Smith by his mother/Mormon 1958 ed 
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 History   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
History is often used as a generic term for information about the past, such as in "geologic history of the Earth." When used as the name of a field of study, history refers to the study and interpretation of the record of human societies.
An attempt at NPOV history with a "Chronology of Events in History, Mythology, and Folklore": link
"Timelines of History," A collection of timelines organized by time, location and subject matter: link
www.yotor.com /wiki/en/hi/History.htm   (397 words)

  
 The Renal Society of Australasia: RSA History
Formation of the Dialysis Society of Australasia (DSA).
Aim of the DSA: "To provide information and communication between Dialysis Staff and Units throughout Australasia." Branches in Melbourne, Sydney, Brisbane, Perth and Adelaide.
Copyright ©2000-2005 Renal Society of Australasia, all rights reserved worldwide.
www.renalsociety.org /about/history.html   (180 words)

  
 Stamp Yellow Pages - Postal History
Nederlandse Vereniging van Poststukken- en Poststempelverzamelaars (Netherlands Society of Postal History and Postal Cancellations) - Netherlands.
Ohio Postal History Society, U.S.A. The Perpetual Calendar - for Postal Historians by Toke Norby Denmark
Pacific Northwest Postal History Society, Oregon U.S.A. Postal History Society, Melbourne, Victoria Australia.
www.stampshows.com /postalhistory.html   (266 words)

  
 ACLS History E-Book Project Press Release, February 2005   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
With the recent addition of over 100 new titles in African History, Comparative/World History, and Asian Studies, the ACLS History E-Book Project now includes over 1,000 fully searchable, high-quality books recommended and reviewed by historians, featuring multi-user access, downloadable MARC records, and links to online reviews.
The collection is available 24/7, on- and off-campus, and also includes titles in the fields of American History, European History, Middle Eastern History, and the History of Technology.
A growing collection, the History E-Book Project will continue to add 250 titles each year, expanding into the fields of Latin American History, Australasia and Oceania, Byzantium, Methods and Theory, Native Peoples of the Americas, and Women's Studies.
www.historyebook.org /press_02.05.html   (189 words)

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