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The pursuit of history : aims, methods and new directions in the study of modern history / John Tosh with Seán Lang

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublication details: Harlow : Pearson/Longman, [2006]Edition: 4th edDescription: xxi, 357 p. : ill., ports. ; 24 cmISBN:
  • 9781405823517
  • 9781405823517
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Partial contents:
Historical awareness -- The uses of history -- The raw materials -- Using the sources -- The themes of mainstream history -- Writing and interpretation -- The limits of historical knowledge -- History and social theory -- History by numbers -- Theories of meaning -- History by word of mouth
Summary: Why do we study history? How do we construct our knowledge of the past? How objective can it be? Addressing these key questions, this fourth edition offers a short and clear introduction to the methods and nature of historical research.
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Includes bibliographical references and index

Historical awareness -- The uses of history -- The raw materials -- Using the sources -- The themes of mainstream history -- Writing and interpretation -- The limits of historical knowledge -- History and social theory -- History by numbers -- Theories of meaning -- History by word of mouth

Why do we study history? How do we construct our knowledge of the past? How objective can it be? Addressing these key questions, this fourth edition offers a short and clear introduction to the methods and nature of historical research.

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