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  • 1historical — historic his*tor ic (h[i^]s*t[o^]r [i^]k), historical his*tor ic*al (h[i^]s*t[o^]r [i^]*kal), a. [L. historicus, Gr. istoriko s: cf. F. historique. See {History}.] Of or pertaining to history, or the record of past events; as, an historical poem; …

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  • 2historical — adjective Date: 15th century 1. a. of, relating to, or having the character of history < historical data > b. based on history < historical novels > c. used in the past and reproduced in historical presentations 2. famous in history ; historic a …

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  • 3Historical ecology — is a research program that focuses on the intermingling of people and the environments in which they live. Rather than just looking at a quick snapshot, historical ecology involves studying and understanding this relationship in both time and&#8230; …

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  • 4Historical comparative research — is the study of past events and questions using methods in sociology and other social scientific research to inform the possible outcomes and answers to current events and questions. [cite web|url=http://uk.geocities.com/balihar&#8230; …

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  • 5Historical fiction — is a sub genre of fiction that often portrays alternate accounts or dramatization of historical figures or events. Stories in this genre, while fictional, make an honest attempt at capturing the spirit, manners, and social conditions of the&#8230; …

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  • 6Historical powers — include great powers, nations, or empires in history. The term Great power represent the most important world powers. In a modern context, recognised great powers came about first in Europe during the post Napoleonic era.[1] The formalization of&#8230; …

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  • 7Historical European martial arts — Historical Fencing redirects here. For the history of fencing in general, see history of fencing. The first page of the Codex Wallerstein shows the typical arms of 15th century individual combat, including the longsword, roundel dagger, sword and …

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  • 8Historical institutionalism — (HI) is a social science method that uses institutions in order to find sequences of social, political, economic behavior and change across time. It is a comparative approach to the study of all aspects of human organizations and does so by&#8230; …

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  • 9Historical demography — is a quantitative study of history of human population, developed and popularized in 20th century by French historian Louis Henry. It is considered both a supporting science of history and a part of demography.Unlike modern demography, historical …

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  • 10Historical romance — is a subgenre of two literary genres, the romance novel and the historical novel.DefinitionHistorical romance is set before World War II.cite web | title = Romance Novels Subgenres | publisher = Romance Writers of America | url&#8230; …

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