History in Practice

Name: History in Practice
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ISBN: 9780340814345

ISBN-10: 0340814349

ISBN-13: 9780340814345

Edition: 2nd 2006 (Revised)

Authors: Ludmilla Jordanova

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The study of history has changed dramatically in recent decades. The swiftness and scale of the shift is indisputable, but its precise nature as well as its implications remain hotly contested. This study by one of the liveliest and most acute practitioners in the field, has a refreshing transparency, a determination to demystify what historians do. It looks at history as an academic discipline but also engages with the use of historical ideas in the wider world. This new edition makes this ground-breaking work more accessible and more universal. Taking into account recent world events (9/11 and the War in Iraq), she has included a new chapter on the relationships between religious, ethnic,…

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List price: $35.95
Edition: 2nd
Copyright year: 2006
Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic & Professional
Publication date: 1/27/2006
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 272
Size: 6.00" wide x 9.00" long x 0.75" tall
Weight: 0.946
Language: English




Introduction



Mapping the Discipline of History



History and Other Disciplines



The Status of Historical Knowledge



Periodisation



Public History



Historians' Skills


Postscript