"The History Book"

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This paper examines how "The History Book" video presents an historical analysis of American and world history, where chronological timelines are based on significant and crucial events that have affected and influenced the historiography, not only of human society in general, but American society as well. It looks at how the documentary is divided into six major divisions, each of which illustrates a major development of human history and is abstractly, but aptly, titled according to its relevance to human society.

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"An analysis of the documentary shows that there are two prevailing themes in which history was depicted, which are all thematic or theme-based in categorization. The first prevailing theme is that world history is connected largely with American society, interspersing significant events in America along with the discussion of significant events around the world. The second theme, which is the main focus of the documentary, is the discussion of history into three main components: social, political, and economic developments in human society. However, these three main components focus largely on the history of destruction and world domination. In effect, The History Book provides a critical analysis of human history, deviating from the functionalist-constructivist format often followed by history books."

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