Comments on: Which History to Take? https://hankeringforhistory.com/which-history-to-take/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=which-history-to-take Hanker: To have a strong, often restless desire, in this case for--you guessed it--history! Fri, 03 Aug 2012 16:02:35 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.5 By: HankeringforHistory https://hankeringforhistory.com/which-history-to-take/#comment-322 Fri, 03 Aug 2012 16:02:35 +0000 https://hankeringforhistory.com/?p=1097#comment-322 In reply to windbag.

Interesting. Any particular history I should know about? (For independent study….)

]]> By: windbag https://hankeringforhistory.com/which-history-to-take/#comment-321 Fri, 03 Aug 2012 11:35:12 +0000 https://hankeringforhistory.com/?p=1097#comment-321 My least favorite history professor used to bellow at us, almost on a daily basis, “You can NOT understand United States history unless you understand Spanish history.” Reluctantly, I admit that he was correct. I voted for Latin American Nations.

]]> By: Cotton Boll Conspiracy https://hankeringforhistory.com/which-history-to-take/#comment-320 Tue, 31 Jul 2012 17:41:35 +0000 https://hankeringforhistory.com/?p=1097#comment-320 Russian history, both before and after 1917 is fascinating. Personally, I can’t think of many places that would have been worse for the average person to have been born and lived in during the 20th century than Russia, particularly after 1914, given the wars it was involved in and its embrace of communism. That’s a big part of what makes it so interesting.

]]> By: neenergyobserver https://hankeringforhistory.com/which-history-to-take/#comment-319 Mon, 30 Jul 2012 15:15:33 +0000 https://hankeringforhistory.com/?p=1097#comment-319 In reply to HankeringforHistory.

You’re right, of course. But honesty compels me to admit that I got lucky, never crossed my mind.

]]> By: HankeringforHistory https://hankeringforhistory.com/which-history-to-take/#comment-318 Mon, 30 Jul 2012 15:11:35 +0000 https://hankeringforhistory.com/?p=1097#comment-318 In reply to neenergyobserver.

As some people might know the definition of pap, I am impressed that you used it in not only in proper context, BUT managed to make an African connection to it as well. Kudos… very clever.

]]> By: greatwesternblog https://hankeringforhistory.com/which-history-to-take/#comment-317 Sun, 29 Jul 2012 19:14:33 +0000 https://hankeringforhistory.com/?p=1097#comment-317 They all sound good to me. Personally I would probably choose the Russian course, with Japan in close second. I studied Russian history in both my bachelor’s and Master’s. It is just fascinating. Japan’s history through World War II and into its being an American ally so soon after WWII is also really interesting, and something I would like to know more about. Latin America and Africa are both fairly interesting, though I would say that I would put Russia and Japan above those two. Egypt would be my last choice, but that’s a personal preference.

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