HIST 333: Call Me Ishmael (HC)

Reviews historiographical developments and major themes in the history of nineteenth-century America. Twenty-seven scholars, all specialists in their own thematic areas, examine the key debates and historiography. Essays cover politics, periods, economy, class formation, ethnicity, gender roles, regions, culture and ideas.

Third edition of a scholarly, comprehensive resource on the Islamic world. it is updated continuously online. See, for example, the comments on captives and corsairs in the article on Mawlāy Ismāʿīl, ruler of Morocco, 1672-1727.

Offers authoritative essays on the history and historiography of the institution of slavery in the New World. Includes essays on colonial and antebellum America as well as thematic essays on comparative slavery, the economics of slavery, historical methodology in the field, slavery and the law, for instance.

Currently offers over 500 substantive, peer-reviewed, and regularly updated essays concerning American history. New essays are added regularly. Especially useful for analysis and discussion of recent scholarship. Note the bibliographies and references to related articles at the ends of entries. Use the Browse by Subject link to see listings by topic area. Articles of interest include "Muslims in America from the European Colonial Period to the Present", "The Federalist Era and US Foreign Relations" and "Turkey-United States Relations."