Everyday Life in History

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Order of Contents

Studying
Whole of History

Ancient World
Bible Times & Lands
Late Antiquity (Early Church)
Middle Ages
Renaissance
Early Modern Era (Post-Reformation)
Modern Era


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On Studying Daily Life in History

Books

2000’s

ed. Stearns, Peter – A Day in the Life: Studying Daily Life through History  (Greenwood Press, 2006)  230 pp.  ToC

eds. Mehl, Matthias & Tamlin Conner – Handbook of Research Methods for Studying Daily Life  (Guilford Press, 2012)  700 pp.  ToC


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Through the Whole of History

Order of

Friendly
Lesson Plans
Book
Textbook
Encyclopedia
Anthologies
Special Topics

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Friendly

1900’s

Ventura, Piero – History of Everyday Life  (Kingfisher Books, 1987)  160 pp.  ToC

Reader’s Digest – Reader’s Digest Everyday Life through the Ages: How Ordinary People Lived–from the Stone Age to the Twentieth Century  ed. Michael W. Davison  (London: Reader’s Digest Association, 1992)  380 pp.  ToC

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Lesson Plans

2000’s

Lesson Plans for Daily Life through History: 50 History DBQs [Document-Based Questions]  (Greenwood, 2005)  110 pp.  ToC

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Book

2000’s

Jenner, Greg – A Million Years in a Day: a Curious History of Everyday Life from the Stone Age to the Phone Age  (Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 2015)  354 pp.

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Textbook

2000’s

Coatsworth, Cole, Hanagan, Perdue, Tilly & Tilly – Global Connections: Politics, Exchange & Social Life in World History, vol. 1 (to 1500), 2  (1500+)  (Cambridge Univ. Press, 2015)  550 pp.  ToC 1, 2

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Encyclopedia

The Greenwood Encyclopedia of Daily Life: a Tour through History from Ancient Times to the Present, vol. 1 (Antiquity), 2 (Medieval), 3 (1400’s-1500’s), 4 (1600’s-1700’s), 5 (1800’s), 6 (Modern)  (Greenwood Press, 2004)  ToC 1, 2, 3, 4, 5

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Primary Source Anthologies

1900’s

eds. Chodorow & Stearns – The Other Side of Western Civilization: Readings in Everyday Life, vol. 1 (Antiquity to Reformation), 2 (15th Century to Present)  (Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, 1973)  ToC 1, 2

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2000’s

ed. Morris, Lawrence – Daily Life Through World History in Primary Documents, vol. 1 (Antiquity), 2 (Middle Ages & Renaissance), 3 (Modern World)  (Bloomsbury Academic, 2009)  ToC 1, 2, 3  Blurb

ed. Ciment, James – How they Lived: an Annotated Tour of Daily Life through History in Primary Sources, vol. 1 (Ancient & Medieval), 2 (1500-Present)  (Greenwood, 2015)  ToC 1, 2  Blurb

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History of Private Life

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Special Topics

Food

Book

Tannahill, Reay – Food in History  (Methuen, 1973)  445 pp.  ToC

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Soldiers

Book

Warner, Philip – The Soldier: his Daily Life through the Ages  (Arthur Barker Limited, 1975)  165 pp.  ToC

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Ancient World

Everyday Life in the Ancient World

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Bible Times & Lands

Everyday Life in Bible Times & Lands

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Late Antiquity

Everyday Life in the Early Church & Late Antiquity

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Middle Ages

Everyday Life in the Middle Ages

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Renaissance

Everyday Life in the Renaissance

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Early Modern Era

Everyday Life in the Early Modern Era (Post-Reformation)

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Modern Era

Everyday Life in the Modern Era

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