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Originally Posted by Poppinjay
Examining an issue by 30 year periods is considered academically correct. Whenever you consider now to thirty years prior it is called the "modern era".
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There is an academic standard in history and poli sci under which people only examine historical phenomena in 30 year increments? What is the rationale for this? It seems doubtful and arbitrary.
What is academically correct?