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A Macat Analysis of Carlo Ginzburg's The Night Battles: Witchcraft & Agrarian Cults in the 16th & 17th Centuries

A Macat Analysis of Carlo Ginzburg's The Night Battles: Witchcraft & Agrarian Cults in the 16th & 17th Centuries

In his 1966 book The Night Battles, Italian historian Carlo Ginzburg detailed the lives of peasant people who were marginalized in their own society and have been all but forgotten in ours. He created a new school of study, "microhistory," which has...

A Macat Analysis of Jack A. Goldstone's Revolution and Rebellion in the Early Modern World

A Macat Analysis of Jack A. Goldstone's Revolution and Rebellion in the Early Modern World

American sociologist Jack A. Goldstone examines the causes of revolutions and uprisings in the period between 1500 and 1800. Investigating cases in both Europe and Asia, the conclusions he reaches are surprising. Many thinkers had previously believed...

A Macat Analysis of John C. Calhoun’s A Disquisition on Government

A Macat Analysis of John C. Calhoun’s A Disquisition on Government

Nineteenth century American politician John C. Calhoun was unashamedly pro-slavery. So it may seem odd that A Disquisition on Government (1850), written in part to protect that practice, is so respected today. But South Carolina-born Calhoun was...