HSS397

Online Archive Assignment (15%)

Assignment Objectives

• To explore online primary document archives and understand their contents, organization, and methodology.
• To critically evaluate primary sources and how to choose and analyze them.
• To practice organizing sources for writing.

The Online Archive

“The Arabian Gulf Digital Archive” (https://www.agda.ae/en ) is the online archives that must be used for this assignment. https://www.agda.ae/en

Assignment:

To find a primary document regarding the British policy in Trucial States that reflects a social, economic or political aspect that happened during Trucial states period.

1. Write a 1.5 spaced, 2-3-page reflection paper using Word, Times New Roman, and 12-point font
2. Describe the document, explaining what kinds of information it contains, how they are organized,
3. Identify the document historical background, its relevance to British policy in Trucial States
4. Categorize the document nature (social, political, economic, military..) and explain what it contains and what it means to UAE history.
5. You should organize your essay  : This assignment is about primary documents, not introductions, essays, or other secondary material.

6. Your paper must be in simple English and APA format