The Past as a “Foreign Country” in John Fea’s What is History?

 

B​‌‍‌‍‍‌‌‌‍‍‍‍‌‍‍‍‌‍‌​ased on reading ch. 3 in What is History?, what does Fea mean by describing the past as a “foreign country”? Similarly, now that you have studied world history for a semester—discuss at least 2 ways that you have started to understand the importance of historical study. Stated another way, whereas the past once seem​‌‍‌‍‍‌‌‌‍‍‍‍‌‍‍‍‌‍‌​ed like a “foreign country” (in Fea’s sense of the term), now that you have studied world history in depth, in what 2 ways is world history more familiar to you now than 6 weeks ago? Refer to the book titled John Fea, Why Study History? Reflecting on the Importance of the Past (Westminster/John Knox, 2013) ISBN ​‌‍‌‍‍‌‌‌‍‍‍‍‌‍‍‍‌‍‌​9780801039652