ITT we discuss the origin of one or more of our ancestral groups and/or the cultural heritage of our people's history whether that be one group or dozens.
>>554955
I'm a Slovene. I can't really say I know the origins since we don't have any written records from a certain point; there are several theories, though.
What I do know is that my ancestors settled here sometime between the sixth and seventh century.
>>554955
I'll start. The muh heritage group I seem most interested in at the moment are the Malagasy.
They are believed to be the descendants of basically slaves/subordinates from Borneo most likely the Dayak a forest people with Papuan-like roots aboard Malay trading ships shortly after the Indic cultural infusion of SEA.
The Malay are believed to have had longstanding trade and contact with Africans along the Indian Ocean Littoral forming the linguistic and genetic basis of the Malagasy before they even migrated to Madagascar. These first extensive contacts are believed to have diffused the Banana into Africa.
On settling the island proto-malagasy encountered Vazimba a small, dark skinned population speaking a non-austronesian language, hunters and horticulturalists who later incorporated class stratification and royal rule into Malagasy culture.
Swahili "Arabs" and African herders introduced cattle as a prestige animal among other crops and eventually absorbed the Malagasy of the western coast giving rise to the Sakalava who for quite some time dominated oceanic trade, surrounding island colonization and island politics before the slave trade with the Dutch, Spanish, French and English left them decimated.
The Merina are a wet-rice farming population of the central plateau that incorporated the hierarchical traditions of Vazimba forming familiar royal houses we know today.
>>554955
you sound autistic
have you taken your autism pills tonight?
Honestly how overrated is this autist? Whats that you say, we give meaning to words and not the other way around? Fuckin scintillating
A whole fucking career of
>muh language muh language muh language MUH LANGUAGE MUH LANGUAGE REEEEEE
Shits so boring
Yeah dude we fucking get it, language is messy and you have to be precise about what you say and aware of the social/cultural context you're saying it in, big whoop. Give me one good reason I shouldn't dump his book in the trash right now. I really wanted to like him
Read it again
He's a philosopher of language, what the fuck did you expect?
>>555115
The reason why he's considered one of the greatest philosophers of the century
I genuinely believe that art, observations and creativity is more valuable than the goals they might accomplish. To put it simply, I believe the ideal status quo is a society that exists to make art, rather than art that exists for a society.
I can't justify this, because values are pretty fundamentally arbitrary from my perspective, it is just what I find to be the most worthy endeavor.
Is there a name for worldviews similar to this?
I'm not sure, but I fully agree.
>>554595
same senpai
>>554595
It's called being a N.E.E.T.
But jokes aside you will never convince me that art is more valuable then a working sanitation system or modern medical knowledge.
I still respect your belief though. It's nice.
What does /his/ think about Wallenstein?
looks like he eats ass
Immanual Wallerstein? World Systems Theory makes some sense but is a little bogus in its obvious opionnatedness. Still a decent systems-level explanation for phenomena like sweatshop labor.
>>554406
No, Albrecht von Wallenstein. The Imperial general who fought on behalf of the Holy Roman Empire during the Thirty Years War.
What went wrong?
>>554131
There's no such thing as wrong and right in history.
Decentralize patchwork of lands that shouldn't have been a nation.
A minority landed aristocracy that placed their own self-interests over the nation and majority colored masses.
White flight aka many of the wealthy families fled back to Spain, thus ruining the economy.
The war of independence was destructive and unlike the American Revolution, destroyed much of the infrastructure, again further retarding Mexico's economy.
Shit tier leaders
Take your pick
>huge
>a lot of resources
>a lot of people
>far away from europe's wars
What went wrong?
Being in Latin America. Brazilian people are incredibly creative and know how to solve their problems, they are a great country (probably the best in Latin america), but they can't be better because of their surroundings.
at least Brazil didn´t balkanize like spanish south america and is actually a regional power
>>554098
Hi Mr. Diamond I loved your book
t. amateur historian
>2003
>was 10 y/o
>played Rome: Total War demo with Battle of Trebia
>loved idea of using elephants in battle
>find out Hannibal was real and wasn't serial killer
>went to library (I was probably the only kid that was using it by then) and pretty based librarian lady said that the only book on Hannibal they have is old as shit and don't have any images
>take it anyway
>I was blown away by the fact that anything besides Harry Potter can be a good read.
>Hannibal started not only my interest with history, but also encouraged me to read anything besides children bullshit.
>>553524
How accurate is that statue?
my granddad was a history teacher
when i was a kid there were no tablets PS4 and so when i wasnt playing with lego i piled up books about ww1 and ww2 and just looked at pictures for hours, than made Me109s and Hurricanes out of legos
>>553524
AoE and Horrible Histories books, later Rome TW and those atlas of history type books with maps of the world (prehistoric-through to present) and the states which existed at the time.
Is it true that for a while( they stopped during edo period) Japanese samurai/military class would train women(Onna-bugeisha) in using nagitnata to defend the home when men go out on war? Naginatas (and pole arms in general) were said to be good for women since it gives them more leverage against stronger opponents(men).
>inb4 "muh gurl power" and "female warriors" fantasy meme" I'm actually asking a serious question based on articles I've read.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Onna-bugeisha
This article also said they "commonly" fought besides men, though I doubt it was more than rare assuming they meant actual battle. Any insight on the topic?
>>553519
It was something that happened but it was hardly normal as it was looked down upon, it was only done when necessary. It should also be remembered that most Japanese people were peasants so this sort of thing was a tiny minority within a minority.
>>553551
Yeah I understand that it was only people who could afford arms (i.e. nobles) and they probably didn't usually have to fight. I just wanted to know if they were still usually trained anyway (possibly in marksmanship with bows as well) just in case.
Any other sources on this topic too?
>>553519
>Onna-bugeisha
Imagine a rich cosplaye girl who actually carries real weapons and could kill you without fear of prosecution.
That's basically what they were.
Lancaster or York?
>>553484
>which feudal lord would you rather get cucked by
York ;-;
>>553484
I don't know much about this conflict can you tell me more?
Tell me everything you know about the history of Yugoslavia during the breakup of it. I don't want opinions about ebil croats or serbs I want facts, like military expeditions.
>things of interest
the paramilitary groups
criminal organizations that flourished during it
the extent of NATOs meddling
the breakdown on a societal level
the rise of turf gangs
how it was for the average man
>>553479
1991 was 25 years ago faggot, the rule doesn't apply. I asked about the history of the breakup. the ten day war+croat/slovene/macedonian independence took place during 1991.
>>553479
this retard doesn't know THE CURRENT YEAR!!!
Was 1972 the craziest presidential election...ever? A couple notes
>election approaching and most Dems expect Ted Kennedy to get the nomination
>Ted Kennedy kills a girl, dems go looking for another candidate
>settle on Ed Muskie
>Muskie wins the Iowa primary by a thin margin over outsider George Mcgovern
>Muskie doing well leading up to New Hampshire primary
>all of a sudden a NH newspaper gets a hold of a letter that alleged that Muskie made disparaging remarks about French-Canadians
>same NH newspaper goes on the offensive, claiming Muskie's wife drinks and uses "off-color language" while on the campaign trail
>Muskie tries to defend his wife's honor on the steps of the newspaper's headquarters in the snowstorm
>Instead of coming off as a brave and loving husband, reporters from across the country mistake the melting snow on his face for tears, and the narrative becomes he is a weak man incapable of leading the country
>Muskie's campaign loses all momentum, Mcgovern and George Wallace from Alabama now leading candidates
>years later the FBI would reveal that the letter in question that the NH newspaper revealed was a forgery, committed by people working for the incumbent Nixon
>George Wallace was an avowed segregationist. In addition to dominating the southern primaries early on he sometimes found himself leading and winning some northern states
>During an appearance while campaigning in Maryland Wallace was shot by some fucking loser who just wanted to be famous, effectively ending his campaign
>Wallace would be paralyzed from the waist down for the rest of his life. When asked to look back upon the incident 20 years later, Wallace said "I've had 20 years of pain."
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>A few years ago George McGovern led the charge to take the power of nominating a candidate out of the hands of the democratic establishment and give more authority to the caucuses and primaries themselves
>McGovern was extraordinarily progressive and anti-war in addition to being in favor of a number of long held progressive ideas
>The democratic establishment, fearing that such an outsider and a radical would be unelectable, repeatedly tried to hamper his campaign, throwing their support behind Hubert Humphrey a career politician from a modest background
>During the campaign one democratic senator was quoted as saying " "The people don't know McGovern is for amnesty, abortion, and legalization of pot. Once middle America – Catholic middle America, in particular – finds this out, he's dead." The label stuck and McGovern became known as the candidate of "amnesty, abortion, and acid." It became Humphrey's battle cry to stop McGovern — especially in the Nebraska primary.
>Despite recieving little support from the establishment McGovern's grass roots campaigns won him the vital states of New York, Texas, and especially California, and got him the nomination
>After winning the nomination, now he had to wait for the establishment to pick a running mate for him. They settled on Thomas Eagleton
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_monuments_dedicated_to_George_Washington
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fernand_Grenard
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Kimberly_%28DD-80%29
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abraham_Lincoln%27s_Clemency
This is fun
Can anyone briefly describe to me how the relationship between the Catholic Church and the leaders of the Scientific Revolution was and the struggles that were had by "scientists" (I realize they technically weren't but I couldn't think of any other word hehe) from it?
>Scientific Revolution
I thought this concept was loosing support by many historians of science
>>553294
>>553294
Thanks for the informative post, reddit.
>The practice of religious castration continued into the Christian era, with members of the early church practising celibacy (including castration) for religious purposes,[161] although the extent and even the existence of this practice among Christians is subject to debate.[162] The early theologian Origen found evidence of the practice in Matthew 19:10-12,:[163] "His disciples said to him, "If such is the case of a man with his wife, it is better not to marry." But he said to them, "Not everyone can accept this teaching, but only those to whom it is given. For there are eunuchs who have been so from birth, and there are eunuchs who have been made eunuchs by others, and there are eunuchs who have made themselves eunuchs for the sake of the kingdom of heaven. Let anyone accept this who can." (NRSV)
>Tertullian, a 2nd-century Church Father, described Jesus himself and Paul of Tarsus as spadones, which is translated as "eunuchs" in some contexts.[164] Quoting from the cited book:[164] "... Tertullian takes 'spado' to mean virgin ...". The meaning of spado in late antiquity can be interpreted as a metaphor for celibacy, however Tertullian's specifically refers to St. Paul as being castrated.[164]
did jesus and his followers cut off their wee-wees? pic unrelated
>>553214
Is that Bailey jay
No, even your OP says it referred to celibacy only (which indeed has been an apostolic tradition, even for married men), not self castration. Also, Nicea I prohibited the practice of self castration
Castration does not involve penile tissue, emasculation is the cutting of "we wes"
I want to study and hope to get a job in the field of history. I live somewhere around Vancouver (BC, Canada), so I am planning on perhaps going to SFU or UBC for history studies. The thing is, I absolutely love the study of history, particularly 14th-21st century European, though I really can't think of any other job which is history related apart from becoming a professor/teacher. I hear that history teachers aren't in high demand here. Is there any prospect of me following my passion of history into a life career? Does anybody have some insight on this topic?
How fucked and/or retarded am I /his/?
Thanks!
>>553146
You're fucked.
European history requires 3 languages other than english at archival / academic standard. I'm told that German is obligatory in the North American system.
You then need access to archival material that noone else is using which your potential eventual employers will be horny for. You are predicting this about 16 years out.
You then need 3 books. Your PhD is the first one. The second one gets you a tenure track position. The third one confirms your tenure.
You will need to move for work. The American historical association basically runs whore selection interviews in the hotel rooms above conference. You're wheeled in in your lingerie and they write little notes in their book. "But we really wanted a cultural historian of women's history in the Netherlands in the 1700s, not a social historian of gender history in the low countries in the 1600s."
boom. 10 years of PhD down the drain.
By the way, during that 10 years prepare to eat offal like you've never eaten before.
Also you know that little shit in the tutorials you were in? Guess who you get to try to control so that the other 29 kids can learn for 6 hours a week so you can eat tripe and kidney sandwiches during your 14 hour days?
Or you could go for a librarianship MA or archivist MA or curatorial MA after your BA and enjoy the wonders of oversupply of labour in those professional fields.
Getting a disability pension after your PhD is also a possibility, but it means you'll need to restrict yourself to Canadian history and learn to find a trailer park within bicycling distance of a major archive.
Good luck, you'll need it.
>>553224
I almost forgot.
You could teach secondary education and try to pump out a journal article every 2 years and drink yourself to death.
Is teaching secondary education a poor choice? From what I remember the high school curriculum was easy and straightforward. From the teachers that I have asked about the pay, they said that it's pretty decent and definitely survivable.
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