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

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublication details: New York : Longman, 2006.Edition: 4th edDescription: xxi, 357 p. : ill. ; 24 cmISBN:
  • 9781405823517 (pbk.)
  • 1405823518 (pbk.)
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 907.202 TOS 22
LOC classification:
  • D13 .T62 2006
Contents:
1. Historical awareness -- 2. The uses of history -- 3. The raw materials -- 4. Using the sources -- 5. The themes of mainstream history -- 6. Writing and interpretation -- 7. The limits of historical knowledge -- 8. History and social theory -- 9. History by numbers -- 10. Theories of meaning -- 11. History by word of mouth.
Review: "This study examines important questions about historians and their work. In this fourth edition the main text is made more accessible through a number of new features: chapter opening summaries; marginal glosses for unfamiliar terms and concepts; boxed sections at the end of each chapter dedicated to key events and people; illustrative material throughout the book; suggestions for further reading at the end of each chapter; and section headings to facilitate navigation around the book."--BOOK JACKET.
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Item type Current library Collection Call number Status Date due Barcode
Reference The Mico University College Reference Reference REF 907.202 TOS (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Not for loan 59611
Reference The Mico University College Reference Reference REF 907.202 TOS (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Not for loan 59642

Previous ed.: 2002.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

1. Historical awareness -- 2. The uses of history -- 3. The raw materials -- 4. Using the sources -- 5. The themes of mainstream history -- 6. Writing and interpretation -- 7. The limits of historical knowledge -- 8. History and social theory -- 9. History by numbers -- 10. Theories of meaning -- 11. History by word of mouth.

"This study examines important questions about historians and their work. In this fourth edition the main text is made more accessible through a number of new features: chapter opening summaries; marginal glosses for unfamiliar terms and concepts; boxed sections at the end of each chapter dedicated to key events and people; illustrative material throughout the book; suggestions for further reading at the end of each chapter; and section headings to facilitate navigation around the book."--BOOK JACKET.

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