Internet Women's History Sourcebook. Halsall Home | Ancient History Sourcebook | Medieval Sourcebook | Modern History Sourcebook Other History Sourcebooks: African | East Asian | Indian | Islamic | Jewish | LGBT | Global | Science "Yes, I am fond of history. " "I wish I were too. I read it a little as a duty, but it tells me nothing that does not either vex or weary me. The quarrels of popes and kings, with wars or pestilences, in every page; the men all so good for nothing, and hardly any women at all -- it is very tiresome:" Catherine Morland, in Northhangar Abbey (1803), by Jane Austen How are historians to remedy the silence about women in many traditional accounts of history? The first solution was to locate the great women of the past, following the lead of much popular historiography that focuses on "great men".
The next solution was to examine and expose the history of oppression of women. In recent years, while not denying the history of oppression, historians have begun to focus on the agency of women . PEOPLE WITH A HISTORY: An Online Guide to Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual. Halsall Home | Ancient History Sourcebook | Medieval Sourcebook | Modern History Sourcebook Other History Sourcebooks: African | East Asian | Indian | Islamic | Jewish | Women's | Global | Science | Byzantine P eople w ith a H istory An Online Guide to Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Trans* History Site Maintainer: Paul Halsall ©1997-1998 CLASSICAL : MIDI: Butch MIDI: Mascara MIDI: Death Climax HOLLYWOOD : MIDI: Rainbow MIDI: Cabaret MIDI: Arabia DISCO: MIDI: Young Man MIDI: Gloria MIDI: Survivor Play any of the above for appropriate music for browsing!
[Jump Directly to Contents ] Introduction P eople w ith a H istory presents the history of lesbians, gay men, bisexuals and transgendered people [=LGBT]. Browse the Contents guide below to access a series of large index pages which will then link you directly to the texts and images that interest you. If you want to learn more about the goals behind this site, see the introductory chapters Introductory Chapter and if you wish to get straight (!) Internet Modern History Sourcebook: Main Page. The Internet Modern History Sourcebook now contains thousands of sources and the previous index pages were so large that they were crashing many browsers. See Introduction for an explanation of the Sourcebook's goals. Explanation of Sources of Material Here . See the Help! Page for all the help on research I can offer.
Although I am more than happy to receive notes if you have comments on this web site, I cannot answer specific research enquiries [and - for students - I cannot, or rather will not, do your homework.] The Modern History Sourcebook now works as follows: This Main Index page has been much extended to show all sections and sub sections. To access the sub-section pages , simply browse the sections below and select the highlighted (white text with green background) section title on the left.
In addition there are now two navigation bars on the left of each page for every sub-section All URLs of documents remain unchanged - only index pages were reorganized. Studying History Misc. Law. Main Page. The Internet Ancient History Sourcebook has expanded greatly since its creation, and now contains hundred of local files as well as links to source texts throughout the net.
See Introduction for an explanation of the Sourcebook's goals. See the Help! Page for all the help on research I can offer. Although I am more than happy to receive notes if you have comments on this web site, I cannot answer specific research enquiries [and - for students - I cannot, or rather will not, do your homework.] The Ancient History Sourcebook works as follows: This Main Index page [this page] shows all sections and sub sections. These have also been regularized in a consistent hierarchy. To access the sub-section pages , simply browse the sections below and select the highlighted (white text with blue background) section title on the left. In addition there are two navigation bars on the left of each page for every sub-section For materials added since July 1998 see the New Additions page. Introduction. Internet African History Sourcebook. © This text is copyright. The specific electronic form, and any notes and questions are copyright. Permission is granted to copy the text, and to print out copies for personal and educational use.
No permission is granted for commercial use. If any copyright has been infringed, this was unintentional. Internet East Asian History Sourcebook. There is no way of avoiding the fact that China is the central culture of Eastern Asia. Massively larger than any of her neighbors, China may have developed its cultural forms in relative isolation, but since the advent of Buddhism has both absorbed outside influences and disseminated its own culture. Japanese, Korean and Vietnamese cultures are not comprehensible without taking into account power of Chinese culture in art, literature and religion. Chinese culture itself is highly complex, and the other East Asian cultures also reflect local circumstances and traditions. For instance the (later) Chinese ideal of a scholar-gentleman contrasts strongly with Japanese warrior ideals.
It is not going to far to suggest that the very different responses of the various East Asian to the Western intrusion of the past two centuries reflect the variety of previous historical developments. See my Brooklyn College: Chinese Cultural Studies class page. General The Korean War The Non-Aligned Movement U.S. Internet Indian History Sourcebook. Women Homosexuality: General It has proved to be extraordinarily difficult to find much information about South Asian homosexuality.
Hindu Ramakrishnan: "Bisexuality: identities, behaviors, and politics" , Trikone April 1996 [At Internet Archive, from U Texas] Vatsyayana: Kama Sutra , Part 2. The Vinaya [Buddhist Monastic Precepts] WEB Shri Krishna as Kali and Lalita [At Shivashakti] Although the sexual relationships of Indian gods often follow heterosexual expectations, the individual God/dess may change form and be incarnate as another.
WEB Tantrik Links [At Shivashakti] Tantricism was the "short path" to Enlightenment in Hinduism and Buddhism. Muslim 2ND Richard Burton: Terminal Essay , from his edition of the Arabian Nights . Further Resources on Indian History As in a number of other historical areas, a real problem with much of the online material on South Asian history is that it is presented with manifest nationalist (or other ideological bias) . © This text is copyright. Internet History of Science Sourcebook. Halsall Home | Ancient History Sourcebook | Medieval Sourcebook | Modern History Sourcebook Other History Sourcebooks: African | East Asian | Indian | Islamic | Jewish | LGBT | Women's | Global This page is a subset of texts derived from the three major online Sourcebooks listed below.
For more contextual information, for instance about the Islamic world, check out these web sites. In addition to direct links to documents, links are made to a number of other web resources. Link to a secondary article, review or discussion on a given topic. Link to one of the megasites which track web resources. Link to a website focused on a specific issue.. Earlier/Alternative Ways of Understanding the Cosmos The Agricultural Revolution of the 17th-18th Centuries The World Environment: Cornucopeian Plenty or a Crisis Situation Science, Technology and the Transformation in the Means of Production 2ND Thomas S. 2ND Babylonian and Egyptian Mathematics [At St.
PreSocratics See 2ND Study Guide [At Brooklyn College] Byzantine and Medieval Studies Links. Introduction. Update Information 2006: In 2006 the Internet Medieval Sourcebooks and associated sourcebooks are undergoing a major overhaul to remove bad links and add more documents. 2. This project is both very large and fairly old in Internet terms. At the time it was instigated (1996), it was not clear that web sites [and the documents made available there] would often turn out to be transient.
As a result there is a process called "link rot" - which means that a "broken link" is a result of someone having taken down a web page. In some cases some websites have simply reorganized sub-directories without creating forwarding links. Since 2000, very few links to external sites have been made. 2. 3. Note: This site aims to present medieval sources. Sourcebook Contents The Internet Medieval Sourcebook is organized as three main index pages, with a number of supplementary documents.
Selected Sources This is the main entry to the resources here. Supplementary Documents Help! Internet Sourcebook: Multimedia. Internet Jewish History Sourcebook. This page is a subset of texts derived from the three major online Sourcebooks listed below, along with added texts and web site indicators. For more contextual information, for instance about Western imperialism, the Islamic world, or the history of a given period, check out these web sites. General Jews and Judaism in the Land of Israel Reforms By Hezekiah (r. 715-687 BCE): 2 Chronicles 30:1 The enforcement of Monotheism. See 2ND Oded Borowksi: Hezekiah's Reforms and the Revolt against Assyria [At TFB, Modern Account] Discovery of Deuteronomy (c.621 BCE): 2 Kings 18:4, 22 The Restoration of the Temple (c 520-515 BCE): Ezra 1-2 , 6:3-5 , Haggai 1-2 Ezra , excerpts [At Then Again] Nehemiah (gov. c.445-c.433) and Ezra (5th Cent.
Editing of the Bible Josephus (37 CE - after 93 CE): Against Apion 1:37-41 First mention of a five-book Torah. The Invention of the Synagogue Samaritans The Macabbees and After The Revolt (175-135 BCE) I Macabbees , written c. 100 BCE [At Then Again] The Qumran Sect St. China. Internet Islamic History Sourcebook. MIDI: Bawadaak MIDI: Minnach Play either of the above [by clicking] for appropriate music for browsing! This page is a subset of texts derived from the three major online Sourcebooks listed below, along with added texts and web site indicators. For more contextual information, for instance about Western imperialism, or the history of a given period, check out these web sites. For help in research, homework, and so forth see Notes: In addition to direct links to documents, links are made to a number of other web resources.
Link to a secondary article, review or discussion on a given topic. Link to one of the megasites which track web resources. Link to a website focused on a specific issue.. Visits since June 12, 1998. Contents Pre-Islamic Arabs Pre-Islamic Persia Religious and Social Context of 7th Century Arabia Muhammad Ibn Ishaq (d. c. 773 CE): Selections from the Life of Muhammad The Qu'ran: Surahs 1 and 47 See also Catholic Encyclopedia: Islam (Concept) Muhammad: Last Sermon 2ND Philip K.
Hadith.