| The_History_Page A comprehensive directory of links, organized by period. |
| The_History_Ring A web ring which links over a thousand historical web sites. |
| History_Wiz Source for history, original content, including multimedia exhibits, as well as links to other sites. Topics include world history, American history, and current events. |
| History_World_International Provides an overview of Western history from ancient Sumeria to World War Two, including profiles of major figures, timelines, photos, and interactive features. |
| InHeritage A history Web site development firm specializing in historic preservation and historical documentaries. |
| LLEK_Bookmarks_Scientific_Search_Engines_-_History Catalog of journals, catalogs, and other scholarly resources in German and English. |
| Mr_Heitmann\'s_History_Page Comprehensive collection of links to history resources aimed at high school students. |
| Net\'s_Educational_Resource_Center Directory of sites covering American, ancient, world and modern history, social studies, reference sources, study tips and related resources. |
| Ocean Indexes the best history content on the net, including material in History World, from which it evolved. Also offers a toolbar with history search and timeline of world history. |
| Old_World_Traditional_Trade_Routes_(OWTRAD)_Project Research on history, geography and logistics of communication, pilgrimage, and trade routes of Eurasia and Africa 10,000 BCE to circa 1820 CE. |
| Reportret Gallery of reconstructed portraits of key figures from world history, without anachronisms, respecting contemporary style, and based on historical sources. |
| Top20WorldHistory_com List of history links sorted by period, without anotation. |
| Virtual_Quincy_Directory A collection of links to various sites related to historical events and institutions. |
| Western_Civilization_Core_Course Available as both a timeline and index. Includes survey of history, culture, and ideas with readings, period introductions, and articles. Created by the History Department at Whitworth College. |
| Wikinfo_|_History Offers an overview of the topic with a list of articles dealing with history in this encyclopedia. |
| World_Civilizations An online learning resource from Washington State University. |
| World_History_Blog Blog that features all aspects of world history. Sites dealing with any historical issue or topic are possible future posts. Also includes sites which discuss teaching history. |
| World_Wide_Web_Virtual_Library__History Extensive University of Kansas-maintained directory of history resources, sorted into research methods, topics, eras and epochs, and regions. |
| American_Folklife_Center,_Library_of_Congress Created by Congress in 1976 "to preserve and present American Folklife," the Center incorporates the Archive of Folk Culture, established at the Library in 1928 as a repository for American Folk Music |
| Archer_Taylor Wolfgang Mieder's biographical sketch of the University of California Professor of Folklore Archer Taylor, and his work as a paremiologist--collector of proberbs. |
| Archives_of_Folklore_Discussion_List Hosts a complete month-by-month record of all the posts made to the discussion-list, from 1990 to the present. |
| At_the_Edge__The_Cosmic_Mill Article by Alby Stone discussing the hand-mill as an image of the cosmos. |
| Basque_Folklore Essays and links. |
| British_Columbia_Folklore_Society A definition and explanation of folklore, with examples. |
| D__L__Ashliman Folklore researcher, providing extensive resources on Germanic myths, legends and sagas, and Indo-European folk and fairy tales. |
| Directory_of_Irish_and_Celtic_Folklore An "A to Z of Irish Folkore," including seasonal celebrations, folktales, folk sayings, folk cures, leprechaun and fairy beliefs, and the origins of names. |
| Family_Folklore__How_to_Collect_Your_Own_Family_Folklore Guide produced to accompany the exhibition "The Grand Generation: Memory, Mastery, Legacy" organized by the Smithsonian Institution. |
| Folk_Beliefs_in_Modern_Japan E-text of the book edited by Inoue Nobutaka, Institute for Japanese Culture and Classics, Kokugakuin University. |
| Folklore__An_Introduction Contains definitions, basic categories, and listings of subjects studied by folkloristics. |
| Folklore__an_Online_Electronic_Journal English-language archives of an informative Baltic Folklore journal published by the Folk Belief and Media Group of the Estonian Literary Museum. Material about Estonian shamanism, urban legends, ethn |
| The_Folklore_of_the_Isle_of_Man Myths, legends, superstitions, customs and proverbs, by A. W. Moore (1891), e-text from a Manx Note Book. |
| Folklore_Studies_Association_of_Canada Educational, non-profit association founded in June 1976 for the purpose of increasing education and research in the field of folklore studies in all its aspects. |
| The_Hebridean_Folklore_Project Run by volunteers to keep Scottish folklore alive and accessible, with the aim of relating Scottish culture around the world. Includes tales and photos. |
| Journal_of_Folklore_Research A peer-reviewed publication of the Folklore Institute at Indiana University, established in 1965. |
| Latin-American_Folklore_Resources_Online Lengthy links-page from UCLA provides access to information about folkloric Latin American festivals, food, games, music, religion, and folktales. |
| Lucky_W_Amulet_Archive Encyclopedic resource describing and illustrating folkloric talismans and lucky charms from around the world, including horseshoe, swastika, four-leaf clover, rabbit foot, raccoon penis bone, hamsa ha |
| New_York_Folklore_Society Definitions of folklore and the related terms folklife and folk arts. |
| Paganism_in_British_Folk_Customs_by_Bob_Trubshaw Article that contrasts the true remains of Pagan origins in the folk customs of England with those customs created or exaggerated through "paganisation" by Victorian romantic authors. |
| Pro_Ethnologia Journal of the Estonian National Museum, publishing short articles on ethnographical issues. Content in Estonian and English. |
| Smithsonian_Center_for_Folklife_and_Cultural_Heritage Focuses on contemporary grassroots cultures. Festival information, recordings, events, and resources. |
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by David MaurerNew material is continuously being added to the forum section of this site.IntroductionThis web site contains a short explanation of the background history that is needed to understand the major economic and political problems in the world today. Those who are following the news accounts of the troubles in the Middle East, the Balkan States, Africa, Argentina and elsewhere have probably noticed that it is very difficult to understand the roots of the problems. Daily news accounts contain a lot of useful information, but they do not contain an explanation of the historical context, which is necessary to really understand what is happening. This 48 page explanation of history fills that gap. Once you have read it, you will understand for the first time what is actually happening in the world. It amounts to a new theory of history that is capable of explaining why countries behave the way that they do.In this modern day information age, it is time to set aside historical views that are based on national myths and prejudice. This overview of history applies the same rules and standards to all countries in a fair and impartial manner. History occurs in a single massive complex of intertwined events, but it cannot be understood when everything is jumbled together. That is why this explanation of history is written in a question and answer format. Events have been separated into different threads in order to promote understanding. This format helps to keep the analysis on track and explain one issue at a time. These threads will have to be recombined inside your mind in order to provide a full picture of what is happening in the world. The questions have been arranged in such a way that the answers will work together to provide an understanding of the overall context of history.First the entire list of questions is stated. Then each question will be answered with the shortest possible meaningful answer.Why is there so much anarchy, war and revolution in the world today?What are traditional societies?What is a nation-state?What is the reason for ethnic cleansing, religious cleansing and genocide?What is oligarchic society?What is the working class?What is socialism?What was imperialism?What is communism?What is fascism?What is democratic market society?Why has there been so much conflict between the United States and developing nations since World War II?What was the reason for the Cold War?What is Islamic fundamentalism, and why is there so much political violence in the Middle East?What is the best way for oligarchic societies to transform themselves into democratic market societies?How should the United States deal with the problem countries that are still in the first half of their oligarchic experience?Why is the conventional wisdom in the United States so different from the explanation of history presented here?What went wrong in the Middle East?What is terrorism?Summation next >>Back to the table of contentsPrint a PDF version of this page 
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