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Research ideas: american history

  • 21-04-2009 11:43pm
    #1
    Vandie
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3 ✭


    i have a chance, albeit a slim one as ive only found out that there is an oppertunity for me to go back to college and attempt a PhD. this was my longer term goal, but loosing a job some time back and not looking like i'll get one anytime soon means that this could maybe not have come at a better time.

    Anyway, i had originally planned to take some time out and relax/work and just not study at all, but now all of a sudden ive to come up with a research idea and its a bit too sudden.

    any areas which any one thinks need or warrant in depth study at all at all. Doesnt really matter what era of american history, ive broadly covered it all, speciallised in foreign policy/affairs and more so growth in the nineteenth century. Im leaning towards sticking with foreign policy affairs but dont know what yet.

    all suggestions welcome, and excuse my ignorance if i dont reply too mucg. have to scour my books and old notes for ideas.

    Cheers,
    Van


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  • #2
    thebang
    Closed Accounts Posts: 60 ✭✭thebang


    I will just throw it out there cause it will do no harm.

    One thing that fascinates me about America is talk radio. However much people depise someone like Rush Limbaugh he is an unusually talented force in american politics. (By the way I havent just jumped on this bandwagon in the last 6 months - I have been listening to him for about 4 years)

    I would be very interested on how Rush and ilk came from their beginnings to arrive at such prominence. Unbelieveably, I dont think this is that well documented.

    I love to hate the phenomenon, but I think it would be really interesting to see how it came about and progressed. I dont know if it is to recent enough to qualify as history though!


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