Help students uncover the unwritten histories of ordinary people and bridge the gap between social history and academic research with the Daily Life through History database. This comprehensive digital resource provides researchers and faculty with the primary sources, artifacts, and daily realities that have, and continue to shape, global civilizations.
Across cultures and eras, food and identity have intersected in kitchens, restaurants, and the cultural imagination. The kitchen serves as a central hub of management, reflecting stark disparities in identity and power. Compare perspectives →
These essays introduce fictions about the European Middle Ages that have developed and persisted throughout the last two centuries or more. Compare perspectives →
From basic stone implements, arrows, and spearheads to high-powered tractors and superconductors, the history of the species has been marked by adaptation, innovation, borrowing, critique, and refinement. Compare perspectives →
This overview explores the city’s evolution from ancient roots to the modern era. It highlights how industrialization, labor patterns, and class divisions drive urban growth and decline. Compare perspectives →
Clothing has been used across time and cultures to delineate and reveal socioeconomic class as well as personal taste and thus plays a central role in structuring societal and personal interactions. Compare perspectives →
