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Studying Political Satire: "The Egyptian Red Book"

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Course by: David Getman, Paula Sanders, Lisa Spiro

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Summary: This course demonstrates how to conduct historical research through a case study of a nineteenth-century work of British political satire, "The Egyptian Red Book." It examines how to categorize historical documents, how to identify images of unknown figures, and how to decode satire from a different historical period. It will introduce a variety of research techniques used by historians as well as a number of resources available at research libraries.

Instructor: David Getman and Paula Sanders

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This collection contains: Modules by: David Getman, Paula Sanders

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