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A Concise Companion to History
Ulinka Rublack
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Description for A Concise Companion to History
Paperback. Sixteen cutting edge explorations of key themes in history across the globe by leading scholars, essential to an understanding of the current state of historical scholarship and to envisaging the future of the discipline. Editor(s): Rublack, Ulinka. Num Pages: 480 pages, 16 b&w halftones. BIC Classification: HBAH; HBG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 157 x 215 x 24. Weight in Grams: 572.
What is our relationship with the past? A quiet revolution has transformed the ways in which History provides us with answers. Indeed, not so long ago the very question might have seemed odd. But in recent decades the solid moorings to which History was seemingly tethered have proved less secure than earlier supposed. That realization has produced some discomfiture, but also many more opportunities for approaching worlds with which we have lost connection. No single book can hope to reflect all the ways in which History has 'changed with the times' nor can, or should, a volume with ... Read more
What is our relationship with the past? A quiet revolution has transformed the ways in which History provides us with answers. Indeed, not so long ago the very question might have seemed odd. But in recent decades the solid moorings to which History was seemingly tethered have proved less secure than earlier supposed. That realization has produced some discomfiture, but also many more opportunities for approaching worlds with which we have lost connection. No single book can hope to reflect all the ways in which History has 'changed with the times' nor can, or should, a volume with ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
480
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
Weight
644g
Number of Pages
480
Place of Publication
Oxford, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780199660308
SKU
V9780199660308
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About Ulinka Rublack
Ulinka Rublack teaches early modern European history at Cambridge University and is a Fellow of St John's College. One of the most original historians of her generation, she is widely known for her books Reformation Europe and The Crimes of Women in Early Modern Germany (the latter published by Oxford University Press) and, more recently, Dressing Up: Cultural Identity in ... Read more
Reviews for A Concise Companion to History
Review from previous edition The stellar cast of authors... [introduce] the reader to some of the most exciting developments in the field of history over the past three decades.... the book achieves a great deal.
Stefan Berger, Times Literary Supplement
Ambitious...rich and challenging...makes some significant contributions
Alix Green, Reviews in History
How has the writing of ... Read more
Stefan Berger, Times Literary Supplement
Ambitious...rich and challenging...makes some significant contributions
Alix Green, Reviews in History
How has the writing of ... Read more