Submitted by How_To_Police t3_y26ji4 in books
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ormaybjusthappy t1_is15fv8 wrote
Usually, every kind of scientific data base allows you to filter by date - probably even google scholar. So yes, there is a way
throwaway-clonewars t1_is15q28 wrote
If you're using Google you can advance search and tune your results. I dont use it often so i cant say how well it actually performs (especially for sites updated daily).
College or like Library of congress catalog searches can also be timeline searched as well I believe.
How_To_Police OP t1_is169i5 wrote
>Paragraph two: OH MY GOD WHAT THE HELL?!
i just want something that isn't political historical revisionism propaganda? is that so much to ask?
i want something that doesn't have a political agenda behind it, i just want history as it was, not historical revisionism.
How_To_Police OP t1_is16bu5 wrote
so should i go to the library of congress website?
maximumhippo t1_is16d7m wrote
Do you have access to a local library? I imagine a librarian would have the knowledge and skills to help you narrow your search.
How_To_Police OP t1_is16dbj wrote
right but i don't know how to search by book or even what database i would search
How_To_Police OP t1_is16hgf wrote
>Do you have access to a local library?
yes but i would like to do it from the comfort of my house.
throwaway-clonewars t1_is16oyr wrote
You can yes. They have a massive catalog so that would likely be the best place to start. I've searched it like 1 time so I can't give any tips on refining search parameters, but definitely check it out.
Stock_Beginning4808 t1_is16t2k wrote
Wants to research things but only wants to find certain results... yep, sounds like objectivity! lol
maximumhippo t1_is16uw0 wrote
You could call them, or email. It's not like we don't have options for remote communications.
How_To_Police OP t1_is18jtr wrote
>Wants to research things but only wants to find certain results... yep, sounds like objectivity! lol
i don't recall ever saying i want to be objective.
llamaddramaa t1_is18ypk wrote
Find early editions of criminal justice textbooks. The easiest way to do that is amazon search criminal justice textbooks and look for the ones selling for just a couple bucks. There’s a good chance you’ll find an edition older than 2011. I went looking for an old middle school textbook from the 90s and found it in seconds.
Stock_Beginning4808 t1_is19l39 wrote
I thought having a goal of objectivity was implied when doing research, but maybe I am wrong...
How_To_Police OP t1_is1b9uq wrote
>I thought having a goal of objectivity was implied when doing research, but maybe I am wrong...
i believe that human objectivity is impossible, as anything written or made by human beings
i, like all human beings am a political, i just want to cut out an overwhelming political narrative i have seen and get as close to objectivity as possible while understanding i can never actually reach it.
ApplephobicDR t1_is1cjqo wrote
>i want something that doesn't have a political agenda behind it, i just want history as it was,
Ho darling, do I have some news for you about History books
Vaajala t1_is1iiyk wrote
Give it a try. If you go to advanced search, you can set a range for publication years. And try police and training for keywords (or subjects).
CrazyCatLady108 t1_is1iphv wrote
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How_To_Police OP t1_is4wwp8 wrote
>Ho darling, do I have some news for you about History books
i couldn't agree with you more, but i'm looking for something that isn't MODERN historical revisionism propaganda.
ApplephobicDR t1_is4yq0e wrote
So you search for ancient historical revisionist agenda?
I will be serious here: History is always written from the perspective of the time it is done. Also, sometimes it don’t ad up with what we thought and we must accept it, accept that we were wrong.
If you do search for history on a subject but made in, let’s said, the 80 you then don’t have something that is more accurate (even if it can be but not because of the time period) but that is just tainted by a different time and you have to understand the glasses the writer had on while reading it.
Here you begin by the postulate that « all history books now are revisionist » that’s a narrow view of that, very broad, subject. You want not to learn but to confort yourself in your own beliefs, it’s not how it is done.
I’ll advise you to seek books made by someone who’s not from the country the history book is about for they have an outsider perspective that is sometimes way better.
How_To_Police OP t1_is7cv5f wrote
>History is always written from the perspective of the time it is done.
couldn't agree more
> Here you begin by the postulate that « all history books now are revisionist
i don't recall ever saying that, what i mean is that the OVERWHELMING majority of the topic i research is historical revisionist propaganda written with the sole intention of propogating a political narrative.
> You want not to learn but to confort yourself in your own beliefs, it’s not how it is done.
i would like to challenge my beliefs, and if my beliefs are the modern day political narrative, wouldn't i want to find subject matter that is different then the current modern day political narrative if i truely want to challenge my beliefs?
pm-me-ur-joy t1_is14id9 wrote
Reasonable, seems legit... all good so far
Paragraph two: OH MY GOD WHAT THE HELL?!
Back down to level-headed, research and stuff
Conclusion, back to normal.