This criticism of political history is that it only focuses on the experiences of specific groups of people. Most of the population, including women and children, were excluded from politics. Political history ignores other aspects of life that are uninvolved in politics. 

Criticism: Political History Does Not Cover the Entire Human Experience

Political history does not use quantitative statistics or graphs that can be found in social or economic history. Without factual evidence from numerical data, political history is open to bias. 

Criticism: Political History is Biased

One criticism of political history is that since political history is one of the oldest historical approaches, it has nothing new to offer in comparison to more up-to-date approaches. 

Criticism: Political History is Irrelevant

Here are a few criticisms of the political history approach:
- Political history does not cover the entire human experience
- Political history is biased
- Political history is old and no longer relevant

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Political history is the study of actions taken by people that are relevant in transforming the social structures in the societies they live in. This type of history focuses on what great men did to achieve power. 

Political History

Elton, G.R. (1970). Political History: Principles and Practice. Basic Books.

Criticisms of Political History

Robert Fogel interprets the political realignment of the 1990s in the United States as a consequence of the emerging Fourth Great Awakening. He suggests that the political landscape shifted as voters began to prioritize issues related to culture, values, and 'spiritual inequality' over traditional economic concerns, leading to new political coalitions and cleavages.

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