ISBN10: 0333964470, ISBN13: 9780333964477, [publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC, Basingstoke] Hardcover Hardcover. This title, first published in 1970, with revised editions in 1981, and again in 1989 has been totally rewritten. Addressing the key questions of what history is, and why and how one studies it, this is a positive affirmation of the vital importance to society of the study of the past, and of the many crucial learning outcomes which accrue from historical study. There is a great deal of new material, engaging with and rebutting postmodernist criticisms of the history of the historians, and explicating more fully the author's pioneering work on how exactly historians analyze and interpret primary sources, and how they write their articles and books. This new title is a totally rewritten version of The Nature of History, first published in 1970, with revised editions in 1981, and again in 1989. Addressing the key questions of what history is, and why and how one studies it, this is a positive affirmation of the vital importance to society of the study of the past. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.
[Wilmington, DE, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: ...
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ISBN10: 0333964470, ISBN13: 9780333964477, [publisher: Macmillan Education UK] Hardcover New version of a bestselling classic (The Nature of History) by an esteemed author Controversial in its forceful attack on postmodernism The first clear expression of the alternative to postmodernism written for students Tackles key .
[Greven, Germany] [Publication Year: 2001]
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