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TitleHistory : A Very short introduction [electronic resource]
AuthorArnold, John.
Call NoEBC 901 ARN
CollectionEbook
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International Standard Book Number 9780192853523
Dewey Decimal Classification Number EBC 901 ARN
Personal Name Arnold, John.
Title Statement History : A Very short introduction [electronic resource]
Imprint Oxford, UK : Oxford University Press, 2000.
Physical Description eBook
Series Statement - Title Very Short Introductions.
General Note Includes Bibliographical References.
Formatted Contents Note 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.
Summary, Etc. Do historians reconstruct the truth or simply tell stories? This book suggests that they do both, and the balance between 'truth' and 'story' is tremendously important to history. Taking us from the fabulous tales of ancient Greek historians to the varied approaches of modern professionals, this book illuminates our relationships to the past by making us aware of how 'history' has changed as a subject. Concepts such as periodization and causation are discusses, but not in a dry or abstract fashion. Instead this book works through particular historical examples - including a medieval murderer, a seven-century colonist, and ex-slave women - to illustrate and explain the ways in which we study and understand history, giving the reader a science of the excitement of discovering not only the past, but also ourselves.
Subject Added Entry - Topical Term HISTORY - PHILOSOPHY.
Subject Added Entry - Topical Term HISTORY - METHODOLOGY.
Subject Added Entry - Topical Term HISTORIOGRAPHY.
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