PCR 104 — Introduction to history

About this course

PCR 104 Introduction to history is a 100 Level course in the Peace and Conflict Studies department, taught in the Second Semester. On La-Net Hub you can watch all 24 recorded lectures for free, grouped into 9 series, read the course lecture note online or download it as a PDF, and test yourself with practice questions.

Concepts of causation and historical explanation

History as an arbiter and the problems of objectivity

Lectures in this course

Series 1: Concepts of causation and historical explanation · Part 1

1. PCR 104 SERIES 2.1 5 minutes 30 seconds
2. PCR 104 SERIES 2.2 8 minutes 46 seconds
3. PCR 104 SERIES 2.3 8 minutes 28 seconds

Series 2: Concepts of causation and historical explanation · Part 2

1. PCR 104 SERIES 2.1 5 minutes 35 seconds
2. PCR 104 SERIES 2.2 8 minutes 38 seconds
3. PCR 104 SERIES 2.3 8 minutes 26 seconds

Series 3: History as an arbiter and the problems of objectivity · Part 1

1. PCR 104 SERIES 3.1 5 minutes 40 seconds
2. PCR 104 SERIES 3.2 10 minutes 26 seconds
3. PCR 104 SERIES 3.3 6 minutes 37 seconds

Series 4: History as an arbiter and the problems of objectivity · Part 2

1. PCR 104 SERIES 3.1 5 minutes 40 seconds
2. PCR 104 SERIES 3.2 10 minutes 22 seconds
3. PCR 104 SERIES 3.3 6 minutes 43 seconds

Series 5: History in literate societies and trends in African historiography

1. PCR 104 SERIES 5.1 12 minutes 42 seconds
2. PCR 104 SERIES 5.2 13 minutes 9 seconds

Series 6: Meaning, subject matter, functions and sources of history · Part 1

1. PCR 104 SERIES 1.1 4 minutes 43 seconds
2. PCR 104 SERIES 1.2 6 minutes 52 seconds
3. PCR 104 SERIES 1.3 10 minutes 32 seconds

Series 7: Meaning, subject matter, functions and sources of history · Part 2

1. PCR 104 SERIES 1.1 4 minutes 43 seconds
2. PCR 104 SERIES 1.2 6 minutes 51 seconds
3. PCR 104 SERIES 1.3 10 minutes 19 seconds

Series 8: The rise of history as an academic discipline and it's related field · Part 1

1. PCR 104 SERIES 4.1 12 minutes 17 seconds
2. PCR 104 SERIES 4.2 11 minutes 20 seconds

Series 9: The rise of history as an academic discipline and it's related field · Part 2

1. PCR 104 SERIES 4.1 12 minutes 19 seconds
2. PCR 104 SERIES 4.2 11 minutes 13 seconds

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