Week 11 Assignment

Part 1: Article Evaluation

Citation:

Rudolph, R. (1980). Family Structure and Proto-industrialization in Russa. The Journal of Economic History, 40(1), 111-118. Retrieved from http://ntserver1.wsulibs.wsu.edu:2135/stable/2120431

This article is focused on comparing whether or not Russia went through proto-industrialization as Europe did. It goes on to talk about classes, and how the Russian social system compares to the European social system(s). It also goes into the social effects of industrialization/proto-industrialization.

Currency: It was written in 1980, this means that it's not necessarily too old, but it's not super current either. For history, I don't think the currency is as important.

Relevance: It covers the social aspect of industrialization, so the relevance to my research question is spot on.

Credentials: The paper says that the author is an associate professor at the University of Minnesota, so I would assume his credentials are good.

Viewpoint: This is a history paper, and as such is relatively unbiased with more of an analysis viewpoint. The argument is that proto-industrialization took place in Russia despite different factors than in Europe. I would agree with the conclusion even though there were several things that went differently in Europe as compared to Russia.

Accuracy: From what I can tell this article is truthful about facts. I would also argue as a professor is writing about it they are most likely stating facts to the best of their knowledge, and aren't writing this to misinform.

Purpose: This article is for people interested in the history of industrialization, and proto-industrialization in Russia as compared to Europe. It does answer a specific question which is if proto-industrialization occurred in Russia.

Part 2: Ebook Evaluation

Citation:

Lindemann, A. S. (2012). A history of modern europe : from 1815 to the present. Retrieved from https://ntserver1.wsulibs.wsu.edu:3447

This book talks about the history of Europe, by starting with general things about Europe, and leading into other major events. This includes topics like industrialization, politics, and ideological change. This is written for an audience interested in history, or a scholarly audience.

Age: This book was published in 2012, so it is quite recent, with even more up-to-date information.

Sources: This book cites no sources of which I can find, meaning I cannot tell if they are accurate or where they come from.

Author: The author is Albert Lindemann. He is a professor and historian at the University of California, Santa Barbara.

Publisher: The publisher is John Wiley and Sons Incorporated. They are known to specialize in academic publishing, hinting that this book is academic in nature.

Relevance: This book is relevant because of the overall point of view it gives of the history of Europe. Industrialization is a big part of it, meaning that chapters focusing around that time would be especially important to me.

Part 3: Website Evaluation

Citation:

Miltimore, J. (2018, August 29). The Growth of the World's Middle Class May be the Greatest Story of Our Age. Retrieved from https://fee.org/articles/the-growth-of-the-world-s-middle-class-may-be-the-greatest-story-of-our-age/

This article's main theme is that of the growing middle class as a global perspective. It goes in-depth into America's middle-class while talking about the decrease of poverty. The audience is a casual reader interested in economics.

Domain: The domain is .org, this means that the article is most likely accurate without bias, with research having been done on the topic.

Currency: The article was published this year in August, which is extremely recent so the currency is almost perfect.

Relevance: The relevance of this article comes in the discussion of middle class. Despite having little to do with industrialization, it is mentioned, and the reasons for expansion of the middle class is mentioned.

Authority: The website is run by a group of people who are involved in academics/economics. There is an about page for staff and trustees.

Accuracy: I think this site is truthful about facts, links are either to outside articles or studies. Following the links, I don't believe any of the data has been taken out of context.

Purpose: This site's stated mission statement is it was created to educate a new generation about economics, and leadership. The audience, presumably would be young people/early academics interested in economics, or world economics.