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History: A Very Short Introduction [#016]
History: A Very Short Introduction [#016]
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  • Discusses theory of history in a general way rather than for a specific period, should appeal to all readers and students of history
  • Explains difficult theoretical concepts by means of concrete examples of historians' work
  • Stimulating and accessible

 
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. 

Index: 

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

About the author: 

John Arnold is Professor of History at Birkbeck, University of London, specializing in the medieval period and the philosophy of history. His publications include 'Nasty Histories: Medievalism and Horror' in History and Heritage: Consuming the Past in Contemporary Culture (ed. John Arnold, K. Davies, and S. Ditchfield).

Product details

ISBN : 9780192853523

Author: 
John Arnold
Pages
160 Pages
Format
Paperback
Size
111 x 174 mm
Pub date
Feb 2000
Series
Very Short Introductions
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History: A Very Short Introduction [#016]

History: A Very Short Introduction [#016]

History: A Very Short Introduction [#016]