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File Size | 2.36 MB
Pages | 152
Language | English
Category | World
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Description: 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 addition to Oxford's popular Very Short Introductions series
is a stimulating essay about how people study and understand history.
The book begins
by inviting us to think about various questions provoked by our investigation
of history, and then explores the ways in which these questions have been
answered in the past. Such key concepts as causation, interpretation, and
periodization are introduced by way of concrete examples of how historians
work, thus giving the reader a sense of the excitement implicit in discovering
the past--and ourselves.
The aim
throughout History: A Very Short Introduction is to discuss theories of history
in a general, pithy, and accessible manner, rather than delve into specific periods.
This is a book that will appeal to all students and general readers with an
interest in history or historiography.
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History: A Very Short Introduction
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