History. [elektronisk resurs] : a very short introduction / John H. Arnold.

• 1 Questions about murder and history -- 2 From the tails of dolphins to the tower of politics -- 3 ‘How it really was’: truth, archives, and the love of old things -- 4 Voices and silences -- 5 Journeys of a thousand miles -- 6 The killing of cats; or, is the past a foreign country? -- 7 The telling of truth. 

• There are many stories we can tell about the past, and we are not, perhaps, as free as we might imagine in our choice of which stories to tell, or where those stories end. John Arnold's Very Short Introduction is a stimulating essay about how we study and understand history. The book begins by inviting us to think about various questions provoked by our investigation of history, and explores the ways these questions have been answered in the past. Concepts such as causation, interpretation, and periodization, are introduced by means of concrete examples of how historians work, giving the reader a sense of the excitement of discovering not only the past, but also ourselves. ABOUT THE SERIES: The Very Short Introductions series from Oxford University Press contains hundreds of titles in almost every subject area. These pocket-sized books are the perfect way to get ahead in a new subject quickly. Our expert authors combine facts, analysis, perspective, new ideas, and enthusiasm to make interesting and challenging topics highly readable. 

Ämnesord

Historiefilosofi  (sao)

Historisk metod  (sao)

Historiografi  (sao)

Historiography.  (LCSH)

History  -- Philosophy. (LCSH)

Historiography  (LCSH)

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K:d Historiens filosofi

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901 (DDC)

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