NetNews Usenet Archive 1992 #20/NN_1992_20.iso/spool/bit/listserv/history/4782

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Date:         Mon, 7 Sep 1992 00:29:00 EST
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Subject:      Re: ideological inquisitions
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Ideological inquisitions sure sound like a volatile subject on this list. But
it does raise an interesting point concerning the frame of reference of
history. I remember my old Western-Civ class from high-school. The teacher
was an older fellow with a long white beard and had a throttle engine in his
voice. "Never rely on just the textbook. It's told by a couple of historians
from their perspective. WHen doing research you must get many sources and weed
out the facts." This frightened me when I pondered upon the thought of
the textbooks being inaccurate. But while frame of reference might interefere
with the accuracy of some articles, we cannot accuse the author of his
reporting. But there is no harm in asking him/her to reassure us of the clarity
of the article.
lwyb