foxster:
doing french opens doors for you.
you should, perhaps, do something which allows you to utilise sources in french and in english. you could do something like Charles De Gaulle's ascent to power. then critisise your work for the errors made in translation.
that is, of course, just an example. think along those lines
lesmiester_dj:
firstly, thanks for the rep.
secondly, there is not a 'most common' major work. that's like asking what the most commonly researched event in history is.
asking that violates a historian's integrity. "everyone writes about that, so i wont".
history is an art form, it is not a science.
if someone has invented something, you cannot reinvent it. you can only add to it.
if a historian describes something, you can describe it to.
free your mind of any outside influences but keep in mind your audience (the teacher) and whilst doing so do not make any concessions for him. i chucked a major work on philosophy backed up by history at mine, rather than the traditional research backed up by philosphy.
he's obliged to understand
give it ya best man, any attempt to tackle a historiographical issue is not only fun, its rewarding and it shows a level of maturity that many subjects dont.
good luck.
