An essay about how we study and understand history, this book begins by inviting us to think about various questions provoked by our investigation of history. It explores the ways these questions have been answered in the past. It also introduces the concepts of causation, interpretation, and periodization, through examples of how historians work.

General Information

ISBN : 9780192853523
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Imprint : Oxford University Press
Weight (g) : 0.141
Publication date : 01 February 2000
Produced in : United Kingdom
Product Type : books

Other Specifications

Author : John H Arnold
Bind : Paperback
Language : English
Dewey classification : 900
Pages : 160
BIC subject : HBAH
Illustrations : black and white halftones and line drawings

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Table of contents

1. QUESTIONS ABOUT MURDER AND HISTORY; 2. THE HISTORY OF HISTORY; 3. WHAT REALLY HAPPENED: TRUTH, ARCHIVES, AND THE LOVE OF OLD THINGS; 4. ESCAPES FROM THE TOWER; 5. CAUSATION AND INTERPRETATIONS; 6. TELLING STORIES, TELLING TALES; 7. PERIODIZATION AND TIME; 8. OBJECTIVITY, TRUTH, AND JUDGEMENT; 9. THE ROLE OF THE PAST IN THE PRESENT; FURTHER READING; INDEX