Companion to the Study of History

Name: Companion to the Study of History
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ISBN: 9780631181590

ISBN-10: 0631181598

ISBN-13: 9780631181590

Edition: 1994

Authors: Michael Stanford

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This book guides students through all the central historical concepts, theories, methods and problems confronting those engaged in the serious study of history.

Book details

List price: $75.95
Copyright year: 1994
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons, Incorporated
Publication date: 7/19/1994
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 320
Size: 6.81" wide x 9.80" long x 0.90" tall
Weight: 1.298
Language: English



Introduction


Historiography


Gender and History


Use of this Book



History as Unity


Introduction



Experience--or the Concern of History



Time and Change--or the Essence of History



Cumulation--or the Sum of History



Process--or the March of History


Conclusion


Suggested Reading



History as Action


Introduction



The Analysis of Action



Contexts and Consequences of Action



Uses and Abuses of History


Conclusion


Suggested Reading



History as Outlook


Introduction



Personal Attitudes to History



Public Attitudes to History



History and the Social Sciences


Conclusion


Suggested Reading



History as Discourse


Introduction



Communication



Narrative



Non-narrative History



Other Relevant Topics


Conclusion


Suggested Reading



History as Knowledge


Introduction



What is Historical Knowledge?



Construction or Reconstruction?



Fact, Truth and Objectivity



Another Relevant Topic: Imagination


Conclusion


Suggested Reading



History as Relic


Introduction



The Concept of Evidence



The Nature of Historical Evidence



The Use of Evidence



The Origins of Evidence



Another Relevant Topic: Oral History


Conclusion


Suggested Reading



History as Event


Introduction



What Is an Event?



The Forms and Structures of History



Time


Conclusion


Suggested Reading



History as Sequence


Introduction



Causation in History



The Dynamics of History



Explanation



Some other relevant topics


Conclusion


Suggested Reading



History as Theory


Introduction



Speculative Philosophy of History



Patterns in History


Conclusion


Suggested Reading



History Transcended: Metaphysics, Marx, Myth and Meaning


Introduction



Metaphysics: Historicism, Positivism and Idealism



Marx



Myth and Truth



Meaning



Some Other Relevant Topics


Conclusion


Suggested Reading


Bibliography


Index