When studying about the history of, say, Philippines, is it generally better to prioritize the works of Filipino Historians than foreign historians?
Upvote:1
In my experience, as a general rule, local historians tend to be superior to foreign historians. The reasons for this are that local historians generally tend to be a lot more detailed about their local history and they often have access to local data sources which are unavailable to a foreign scholar. Whenever I go to Europe I am always amazed by how incredibly detailed some local histories are. For example, I went to the ancient city of Korcula and it is filled with archives and documents about its history which can only be found there.
Of course, there are plenty of exceptions, but in my opinion you should always begin with the local histories as a starting point.
Upvote:8
I do not know much about history of Philippines, but usually it is better to have several different perspectives. National historians are frequently biased, but some foreign historians may be biased as well. The best books that I read about recent history of Russia, for example are written by British and US historians.
And I would be delighted to read a history of Greek-Persian wars written by a (contemporary) Persian historian. Unfortunately it does not exist.
More post
- 📝 What type of warship is this (likely WW2)?
- 📝 Why does Western Europe tend to have small 'in between' countries?
- 📝 What's the origin of valet parking?
- 📝 Does the ≈400,000 figure for US soldiers killed in WW2 include the ≈80,000 MIA?
- 📝 Why did Russia expand eastwards?
- 📝 Why are there no dogs pictured in paleolithic cave paintings?
- 📝 Has a country ever used an insurance company as a shield when the economy goes down?
- 📝 How useful are mythological king lists and geneologies for historians?
- 📝 How much did Shah Jahan spend on Taj Mahal?
- 📝 Why did not the Byzantines attempt to recapture the holy land from the Arabs?
- 📝 In the Revolutionary War, why did General Howe attack Philadelphia, instead of continuing his march to join General Burgoyne?
- 📝 How much money did the participating nations spend in the Napoleonic Wars?
- 📝 Did the USSR have any position on global warming?
- 📝 What expenses did a village have?
- 📝 What is the earliest example of the usage of 'Nazis' to refer clearly and exclusively to the National-Socialists?
- 📝 How were border controls implemented in Western Europe in the 1970s
- 📝 Why did Operation Market Garden go ahead when the allies knew German armor was in the area?
- 📝 Was the British Empire bigger than the combined empires of the Iberian Union in terms of claimed land area?
- 📝 When did the German people learn that they had a large, powerful military, in violation of the Versailles Treaty?
- 📝 Were Kayanian and Pishdadian actually a thing?
- 📝 Why does Charles Lindbergh appear to avoid England in 1927?
- 📝 Who, if anyone, was the first astronaut to return to earth in a different vessel?
- 📝 Were hag stones ever engraved?
- 📝 When was the last time (if ever) an elector was faithless in US presidential elections?
- 📝 Did Stalin have full control of the government in 1936?
- 📝 How far away could zeppelins drop bombs?
- 📝 What was the average percentage of taxes in Europe during the Middle Ages?
- 📝 Are there any communist countries that were model high functioning societies?
- 📝 Why aren't there any Chinese colonies?
- 📝 Was "The war to end all wars" viewed as cynically during WW1 as it is today?
Source: stackoverflow.com
Search Posts
Related post
- 📝 When studying about the history of, say, Philippines, is it generally better to prioritize the works of Filipino Historians than foreign historians?
- 📝 When did Russia learn about the Philippines and the Japanese and Spanish presences there?
- 📝 Is Dalmatia often disregarded or largely overlooked when studying the history of the Roman Empire?
- 📝 When did the allies find out about the killing of Jews during WW2
- 📝 When did Britain learn about the American Declaration of Independence?
- 📝 Is black American history only about segregation, slavery, and the 3 people you get taught about in school?
- 📝 What did other European powers say when Portugal and Spain signed the Treaty of Tordesillas?
- 📝 What did the top minds of the late 17th century have to say about Salem witch trials?
- 📝 What do I need to know about Syria's history to understand the 2011-2012 uprising?
- 📝 What do historians mean when they talk about "supply side" and "demand side" explanations of the industrial revolution?
- 📝 When and where did Louis Blanc say the famous "from each according to his abilities..."?
- 📝 What is Charles Babbage referring to when he talks about the 'College of Laputa'?
- 📝 What do historians mean when they say "divinity" in the context of Ancient Greece?
- 📝 When did people start saying about the US that "it's a free country"?
- 📝 When was the deadliest year in human history in absolute terms?
- 📝 When did Walter Benjamin say "We collect books in the belief that we are preserving them when in fact it is the books that preserve their collector"?
- 📝 Looking for a particular documentary about the history of long distance communication
- 📝 When did ancient kings, tribes etc. started to think about becoming an own part of history and act accordingly?
- 📝 When and why did Erasmus ask whether the Pope would govern the east better than the Turk?
- 📝 What makes studying science different from studying the history of science?
- 📝 What exactly do eyewitness testimonies say about Hitler's behavior during the Munich Putsch?
- 📝 What can these photos say about my father's service for the British in WWII?
- 📝 Should you be pedantic about the clerical errors you see in a History reference book?
- 📝 Do NKVD files say that during WWII, Soviet leadership knew about the rape of Soviet women liberated from labour camps and did nothing to stop it?
- 📝 What is the source of a half remembered art history quote possibly about Bruneleschi's Florence Cathedral?
- 📝 Where does George Buchanan say in “The History of Scotland” that Macbeth used (specifically) Belladonna to poison the Danes?
- 📝 When and where did the myth about solar eclipse affecting pregnant women start?
- 📝 What do we mean when we say history is a science?
- 📝 Has anyone written a history centered on predictions/expectations about the future?
- 📝 What did Hitler say in Mein Kampf about the possibility of other nations allying against Germany in response to her aggression?
