Access To History: History and the Historians

Access To History: History and the Historians

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History and the Historians
This title provides a lively introduction to the writers of history from Classical times to present day. The author bears in mind the needs of students by offering a framework for evaluating historians' work and providing extracts from their writings. He also discusses the value of history in its widest sense, including such issues as the distortion of history and its use for political ends.

  • Format: Paperback | 160 pages
  • Dimensions: 142 x 217 x 8mm | 236g
  • Publication date: 05 Apr 1999
  • Publisher: Hodder Education
  • Publication City/Country: London, United Kingdom
  • Language: English
  • ISBN10: 0340679913
  • ISBN13: 9780340679913
  • Bestsellers rank: 245,153

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History and the Historians
Language: en
Pages: 152
Authors: John Warren
Categories: History
Type: BOOK - Published: 1999 - Publisher: Hodder Headline

Offers an introduction to the writers of history from the Classical times to the present day - Christian historiography - Enlightment to Rankean tradition - Fro
Historians on History
Language: en
Pages: 292
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Categories: History
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Bringing together in one volume the key writings of many of the major historians from the last few decades, Historians on History provides an overview of the ev
Consuming History
Language: en
Pages: 344
Authors: Jerome de Groot
Categories: History
Type: BOOK - Published: 2016-02-08 - Publisher: Routledge

Consuming History examines how history works in contemporary popular culture. Analysing a wide range of cultural entities from computer games to daytime televis
History, Historians, and Autobiography
Language: en
Pages: 350
Authors: Jeremy D. Popkin
Categories: Biography & Autobiography
Type: BOOK - Published: 2005-05-09 - Publisher: University of Chicago Press

Though history and autobiography both claim to tell true stories about the past, historians have traditionally rejected first-person accounts as subjective and
Being a Historian
Language: en
Pages: 289
Authors: James M. Banner
Categories: Biography & Autobiography
Type: BOOK - Published: 2012-04-30 - Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Considers what aspiring and mature historians need to know about the discipline of history in the United States today.
World History by the World's Historians
Language: en
Pages: 316
Authors: Paul R. Spickard
Categories: Biography & Autobiography
Type: BOOK - Published: 1997 - Publisher: McGraw-Hill Humanities, Social Sciences & World Languages

A collection of over 150 speeches reflecting a broad range of issues before the American public between 1937 and 1997, organized around sixteen interconnected t
Why Study History?
Language: en
Pages: 208
Authors: Marcus Collins
Categories: Education
Type: BOOK - Published: 2020-05-27 - Publisher: London Publishing Partnership

Considering studying history at university? Wondering whether a history degree will get you a good job, and what you might earn? Want to know what it’s actual
A Little Book for New Historians
Language: en
Pages: 123
Authors: Robert Tracy McKenzie
Categories: History
Type: BOOK - Published: 2019-03-12 - Publisher: InterVarsity Press

Veteran historian Robert Tracy McKenzie offers a concise, clear, and beautifully written introduction to the study of history. Laying out necessary skills, meth
History and Historians
Language: en
Pages: 148
Authors: Mark T. Gilderhus
Categories: Biography & Autobiography
Type: BOOK - Published: 2000 - Publisher:

For undergraduate courses in historiography. Good supplemental text for American History or Western Civilization or similar survey courses. As a survey of histo
History and Historians
Language: en
Pages: 288
Authors: R. W. Southern
Categories: History
Type: BOOK - Published: 2008-04-15 - Publisher: John Wiley & Sons

This book makes a selection of writings by the great medieval historian, Sir Richard Southern, available to the wider audience they deserve. A collection of wri