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History: theory & methods

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History: theory & methods

This group biography investigates the personal and professional histories of what is often referred to as the World War II Generation of Historians, a group that includes Daniel Boorstin, Hugh Trevor Roper and Barbara Tuckman. It is based on personal interviews and readings of their work. Num Pages: 368 pages, 23 photographs. BIC Classification: 3JJ; BG; HBAH; HBG; HBWQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 24. Weight in Grams: 744.
Publication date
2001
Publisher
The University Press of Kentucky United States
Number of pages
368
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813122069
ISBN
9780813122069
Condition: New

€ 52.37

Offers vivid memories of Thomas Dionysius Clark's personal and academic journey, a journey that took him from Mississippi to Kentucky and North Carolina, to leadership of the nation's major historical organizations, and to visiting professorships in Austria, England, Greece, and India, as well as in universities throughout the United States. Num Pages: 448 pages, 75 photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBBSK; 3JJ; BGA; HBAH; HBJK; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 38. Weight in Grams: 898.
Publication date
2006
Publisher
The University Press of Kentucky United States
Number of pages
448
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813124001
ISBN
9780813124001
Condition: New

€ 38.60

Offers vivid memories of Thomas Dionysius Clark's personal and academic journey, a journey that took him from Mississippi to Kentucky and North Carolina, to leadership of the nation's major historical organizations, and to visiting professorships in Austria, England, Greece, and India, as well as in universities throughout the United States. Num Pages: 448 pages, 75 photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBBSK; 3JJ; BGA; HBAH; HBJK; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 38. Weight in Grams: 907.
Publication date
2006
Publisher
The University Press of Kentucky United States
Number of pages
448
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813124018
ISBN
9780813124018
Condition: New

€ 41.66

Paperback. Examines some of the salient historiographical and conceptual issues that animate various debates about the nature of the medieval contribution to modern Western political ideas. This book includes three sections that address salient themes that illustrate continuity and change: Dissent and Power, Empire and Republic, and Political Economy. Num Pages: 408 pages. BIC Classification: HBAH; HBJD; JPA. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 635.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
The Catholic University of America Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813215815
ISBN
9780813215815
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 48.23

Hardcover. This volume argues that reflection on the historical process of (re)constructing the past is as important for understanding the Holocaust - and, by extension, any past event - as is archival research. It aims to go beyond the dominant paradigm of political history and describe the emergence of methods now being used.. Editor(s): Stone, Dan. Series: Making Sense of History. Num Pages: 356 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; HBAH; HBTZ1; HBWQ. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 237 x 159 x 23. Weight in Grams: 586. Series: Making Sense of History. 356 pages. Editor(s): Stone, Dan. This volume argues that reflection on the historical process of (re)constructing the past is as important for understanding the Holocaust - and, by extension, any past event - as is archival research. It aims to go beyond the dominant paradigm of political history and describe the emergence of methods now being used. Cateogry: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. BIC Classification: 1D; HBAH; HBTZ1; HBWQ. Dimension: 237 x 159 x 23. Weight: 586.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Berghahn Books
Number of pages
356
Condition
New
SKU
V9780857454928
ISBN
9780857454928
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 149.51

Mabel Lang's long career as a scholar and teacher has given her a unique perspective on one of the most important authors in western literature. This book brings together several of her most thoughtful papers on figures and issues including the 400, Cleon, and Alcibiades, and joins them with new material on narrative technique. Editor(s): Hamilton, Richard; Dickey, Eleanor; Rusten, Jeffrey S. Series: Cultural Legacies. Num Pages: 242 pages, black & white tables. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; DSBB; HBAH; HBJD; HBLA. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 236 x 162 x 24. Weight in Grams: 550.
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Michigan Classical Press United States
Number of pages
242
Condition
New
SKU
V9780979971341
ISBN
9780979971341
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 33.64

Paperback. Editor(s): Hunter, I.; Saunders, David. Num Pages: 257 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBAH; JFCX; JPA; PDX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. Weight in Grams: 349.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Edition
Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2002
Number of pages
257
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349428090
ISBN
9781349428090
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 53.05

Paperback. Series: Studies in Modern History. Num Pages: 292 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBAH; HBJD; HBL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
292
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349519781
ISBN
9781349519781
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 113.50

The philosophy of historiography examines our representations and knowledge of the past, the relation between evidence, inference, explanation, and narrative. The philosophy of history is the direct philosophical examination of history, whether it is necessary or contingent, whether it has a direction, or whether it is coincidental. Editor(s): Tucker, Aviezer. Series: Blackwell Companions to Philosophy. Num Pages: 576 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: HBA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 258 x 180 x 47. Weight in Grams: 1232.
Publication date
2008
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
576
Condition
New
SKU
V9781405149082
ISBN
9781405149082
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 250.95

French Historians 1900-2000: The New Historical Writing in Twentieth-Century France examines the lives and writings of 40 of France s great twentieth-century historians. Editor(s): Daileader, Philip; Whalen, Philip. Num Pages: 632 pages. BIC Classification: HBAH; HBJK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 252 x 177 x 39. Weight in Grams: 1266.
Publication date
2010
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
632
Condition
New
SKU
V9781405198677
ISBN
9781405198677
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 250.45

Hardcover. In this work, overviews of the relevant literature on modern life, as well as empirical case studies, appear alongside theoretical and methodological reflections. Num Pages: Illustrations. BIC Classification: HBA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 238 x 160 x 20. Weight in Grams: 530.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Berghahn Books
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781571817778
ISBN
9781571817778
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 149.29

Hardcover. The abuse of history is common and quite possibly once more on the rise. Although this is well documented, there is no general theory that enables historians to identify, prove, explain, and evaluate the many types of abuse of history. In this book, the author, founder of the Network of Concerned Historians, presents such a theory. Num Pages: 274 pages. BIC Classification: HBA. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 237 x 154 x 14. Weight in Grams: 532. 274 pages. The abuse of history is common and quite possibly once more on the rise. Although this is well documented, there is no general theory that enables historians to identify, prove, explain, and evaluate the many types of abuse of history. In this book, the author, founder of the Network of Concerned Historians, presents such a theory. Cateogry: (UU) Undergraduate. BIC Classification: HBA. Dimension: 237 x 154 x 14. Weight: 526.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Berghahn Books
Number of pages
274
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845455415
ISBN
9781845455415
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 149.29

Hardcover. Memory studies has become a rapidly growing area of scholarly as well as public interest. This volume brings together world experts to explore the current critical trends in this new academic field. It embraces work on diverse but interconnected phenomena, such as twenty-first century museums, shocking memorials in present-day Rwanda.. Editor(s): Crownshaw, Richard; Kilby, Jane; Rowland, Antony. Num Pages: 336 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HBA; JFC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 19. Weight in Grams: 644.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Berghahn Books United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845456931
ISBN
9781845456931
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 149.98

Paperback. Was the "mfecane" a figment of historians' imagination? How large a responsibility do Shaka and the Zulu people bear for the social turbulence in South-central and South-east Africa in the early decades of the 19th century? These are some of the issues explored in this collection. Editor(s): Hamilton, Carolyn. Num Pages: 12 pages. BIC Classification: 1HFM; HBAH; HBJH; HBLL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 220 x 150 x 29. Weight in Grams: 860.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
Wits University Press
Edition
1st
Condition
New
SKU
V9781868142521
ISBN
9781868142521
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 50.93

Paperback. To what extent does peoplehood make sense today? Can plural societies tell "national stories" without marginalising their minorities? Should historians be concerned with stories of peoplehood? This book offers theoretical reflections on the narrative character of national identities and studies of the contexts in which they emerged. Editor(s): Boss, Michael. Num Pages: 345 pages. BIC Classification: HBAH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 163 x 230 x 24. Weight in Grams: 662.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Aarhus University Press Denmark
Number of pages
345
Condition
New
SKU
V9788779345690
ISBN
9788779345690
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.00

Hardback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 256 pages, 12 halftones. BIC Classification: 3JH; 3JJ; HBAH; JFCX; JHB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 16. Weight in Grams: 514.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691635385
ISBN
9780691635385
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 123.31

hardcover. 'Who will write the History of the American Revolution' asked a worried John Adams, and 'who will ever write it? This book is an attempt to answer these questions. Examining the many histories of the American Revolution and Constitution, it looks at how the transition from amateur to professional transformed the interpretation of the Revolution. Series Editor(s): Richardson, Roger. Series: Issues in Historiography. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: HBAH; HBJK; HBLH. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 138 x 31. Weight in Grams: 526.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Manchester University Press United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9780719052415
ISBN
9780719052415
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 134.09

Hardback. Part III and IV of Handbook of Oral History, now available in paper for classroom use. Editor(s): Charlton, Thomas L.; Myers, Lois E.; Sharpless, Rebecca. Num Pages: 386 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: HBAH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 239 x 164 x 28. Weight in Grams: 744.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
AltaMira Press,U.S. United States
Number of pages
386
Condition
New
SKU
V9780759110908
ISBN
9780759110908
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 148.48

hardcover. The book offers a vast panorama of Communism from the perspective of its collapse, and inspects the world beyond the fall in the distorting mirror of its imagined prehistory-providing in the process a perceptive analysis of a number of the fundamental issues of history writing. Series: Cultural Memory in the Present. Num Pages: 360 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: HBA; JPFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 18. Weight in Grams: 581.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
360
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780804736428
ISBN
9780804736428
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 145.50

Hardback. Written over a 25-year span, these essays explore the ways in which the rural, regional, political, and cultural history of colonial and nineteenth-century Mexico has been approached by scholars. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; HBAH; HBJK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 23. Weight in Grams: 567.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804768603
ISBN
9780804768603
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 155.56