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...research on different areas of history such as those we’ve identified in the textbook: political, economic, cultural or religious history. Each area makes use of a particular range of source materials. Economic historians make use of numerical data, while cultural historians draw on a wide range of sources, from texts such as diaries or letters, to objects such as...

...research interests are around arts and politics in Mexico in the period of the revolution of 1910 to 1920. And in particular, the murals of Diego Rivera. It was these murals that brought Rivera to the attention of North American patrons, who then paid for him to go north of the border to paint murals in their corporate headquarters. Yet today, I want to look at a painting...

...Research by Edward Salmon (1888) showed that even in the nineteenth century girls were often willing or keen to read books which appear to be intended for boys. Nevertheless, some may still be put off by imagery such as the skull and crossbones above. The visual elements are. in these cases. being used to appeal to particular markets, and thus provide an interpretation of...