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History - A Very Short Introduction

History -  A Very Short Introduction
Cover: Ragasztott
ISBN: 9780192853523
Size: 111 * 174
Weight: 127 g
Page no.: 160
Publish year: 2000
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History - A Very Short Introduction

There are many stories we can tell about the past, and we are not, perhaps, as free as we might imagine in our choice of which stories to tell, or where those stories end. John Arnold`s Very Short Introduction is a stimulating essay about how we study and understand history. The book begins by inviting us to think about various questions provoked by our investigation of history, and explores the ways these questions have been answered in the past. Concepts such as causation, interpretation, and periodization, are introduced by means of concrete examples of how historians work, giving the reader a sense of the excitement of discovering not only the past, but also ourselves.

Table of Contents:
1. Questions about murder and history; 2. The history of history; 3. What really happened: truth, archives, and the love of old things; 4. Escapes from the tower; 5. Causation and interpretations; 6. Telling stories, telling tales; 7. Periodization and time; 8. Objectivity, truth, and judgement; 9. The role of the past in the present; Further reading; Index

Author Information:
John H. Arnold, Professor of History, School of History, Classics and Archaeology,, Birkbeck, University of London




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