History A Very Short Introduction

Author: John H Arnold

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Price : $19.95 AUD
ISBN : 9780192853523
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Imprint : Oxford University Press
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Weight (g) : 0.141
Publication date : 01 February 2000
Dimensions : 174mm X 111mm X 11mm
Produced in : United Kingdom
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Author : John H Arnold
Series : Very Short Introductions
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Language : English
Dewey classification : 900
Reading Level : very good
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Pages : 160
BIC subject : HBAH
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An essay about how we study and understand history, this book begins by inviting us to think about various questions provoked by our investigation of history. It explores the ways these questions have been answered in the past. It also introduces the concepts of causation, interpretation, and periodization, through examples of how historians work.

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

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