World History

At the university level, historians debate the question of whether history belongs more to social science or to the humanities. Many view the field from both perspective.
Political correctness
In many countries history textbooks have been censored to put the national story in a more favorable light. For example, in Japan, mention of the Nanking Massacre has been removed from textbooks and the entire World War II is given cursory treatment. Other countries have complained. It was standard policy in communist countries to present only a rigid Marxist historiography.