ENGLISH

The Gateway to History

By Allan Nevins

Book information

Publisher
Routledge
Year
2016
ISBN
1138190780, 9781138190788
Language
english
Format
EPUB
Filesize
432 kB (442095 bytes)
Series
Routledge Library Editions: Historiography, 21
Pages
436\0
Time added
2022-12-19 13:52:30

Description

In this book, originally published in 1962, one of America’s most distinguished historians defines the scope and variety fo his field and out lines his views on history’s objectives both as a science and as an art. The book provides insight into historians’ methods of interpreting and presenting the past from Thucydides to twentieth century scholarship on Europe and America. It sets apart the different approaches to history – biographical, cultural, intellectual, geographical and political – illuminating the peculiar goals, problems and development of each discipline. It discusses the question of pre-history and its companion science, archaeology and spans the history of the collection and use of records.

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