Department of History: Indiana University

The study of history offers tools for retrieving and interpreting the past—and, in the process, for better understanding the questions and challenges of our own time. The faculty and students of Indiana University's Department of History apply these tools to inquiries that range across geographic and disciplinary boundaries.

On this site, you will learn something about the varied work taking place in IU's history community. You will also learn more about the opportunities that await here for students seeking to understand not only what has happened in the past, but what takes place around us each day.

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February 24: Cultural Origins of the Nazi Revolution
March 6: Paul V. McNutt Lecture
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Kenney's recent book focuses on revolutionary atmosphere of 1989

Professor Padraic Kenney's recent book, 1989: Democratic Revolutions at the Cold War's End: A Brief History with Documents was recently published by Bedford/St. Martins Press. The book is designed to introduce the revolutionary atmosphere of 1989 by briefly comparing six nations, Poland (Kenney's specialization), the Philippines, Chile, South Africa, Ukraine, and China. The goal, Professor Kenney explains, was not simply to tell the story of each of these nations in 1989, but to examine commonalities between them as each struggled with its own dictatorial past. MORE...>


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The study of history offers tools for retrieving and interpreting the past—and, in the process, for better understanding the questions and challenges of our own time. The faculty and students of Indiana University's Department of History apply these tools to inquiries that range across geographic and disciplinary boundaries. On this site, you will learn something about the varied work taking place in IU's history community. You will also learn more about the opportunities that await here for students seeking to understand not only what has happened in the past, but what takes place around us each day. Department Events February 24: Cultural Origins of the Nazi Revolution March 6: Paul V. McNutt Lecture MORE EVENTS > Graduate Application Deadlines November 15: international December 15 : domestic New! MA in U.S. History How to Apply Curious about the images on the top of this page? Find out more >	About the Department People Graduate Program Undergraduate Program Journals, Centers, and Institutes History Graduate Student Association News & Events Giving to the Department Spotlight Kenney's recent book focuses on revolutionary atmosphere of 1989 Professor Padraic Kenney's recent book, 1989: Democratic Revolutions at the Cold War's End: A Brief History with Documents was recently published by Bedford/St. Martins Press. The book is designed to introduce the revolutionary atmosphere of 1989 by briefly comparing six nations, Poland (Kenney's specialization), the Philippines, Chile, South Africa, Ukraine, and China. The goal, Professor Kenney explains, was not simply to tell the story of each of these nations in 1989, but to examine commonalities between them as each struggled with its own dictatorial past. MORE...>

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