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Title: History and Historians: A Historiographical Introduction (5th Edition) by Mark T. Gilderhus ISBN: 0-13-044824-9 Publisher: Prentice Hall Pub. Date: 27 March, 2002 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $22.20 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.33 (3 reviews)
Rating: 4
Summary: A lot of history in a few pages
Comment: This book describes itself as a brief survey of the philosophy of history intended for novice historians and beginning students of history. It is brief, only 140 pages including the index, but it packs a lot of information. It begins with an overview of our Western heritage, starting with the Hebrew notion of a linear history and the Greek notion of a critical rationalism in the study of history. Then it carries us through to modern history, stopping along the way to describe the positions of such thinkers as Augustine, Voltaire, Hume, Kant, Hegel, and Marx, along with a host of lesser well-known theorists. It distinguishes between the speculative and analytical approaches to the study of history, providing a chapter for each approach. It moves into the more modern debate between the positivist and idealist approaches and ends with the current debate between the possibility of objectivity and accusations of subjectivity by postmodernist thinkers. It covers enough of each approach to give the novice a basic understanding of the issues involved and a knowledge of which historians took what side. It is a very good book that serves well the purpose it was set to serve.
Rating: 4
Summary: Short and to the Point
Comment: Mark Gilderhus surveys the important topics and works of historiography. The book serves as a great introduction to the pursuit of history. I wish I had this book to refer to when I couldn't explain why I was chasing an M.A. in History (even my professor couldn't explain what we were doing their, but at least I had Marc Bloch to guide me in just doing it).
Rating: 5
Summary: Concise and Informative
Comment: An excellent book introducing the origins of historical thought, the changing ideas and methods of history, and the challenges of history in the postmodern era. Also, the introduction provides a great discussion on the importance of studying history. A very understandable and readable book, only 135 pages. I recommend it highly for anyone interested in studying historical philosophy.
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Title: A Short Guide to Writing About History (4th Edition) by Richard A. Marius, Melvin E. Page, Richard Marius ISBN: 0321093003 Publisher: Longman Pub. Date: 05 November, 2001 List Price(USD): $25.20 |
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Title: History in Crisis? Recent Directions in Historiography by Norman J. Wilson ISBN: 0139032053 Publisher: Prentice Hall Pub. Date: 14 December, 1998 List Price(USD): $31.20 |
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Title: The Landscape of History: How Historians Map the Past by John Lewis Gaddis ISBN: 0195066529 Publisher: Oxford University Press Pub. Date: September, 2002 List Price(USD): $25.00 |
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Title: A Manual for Writers of Term Papers, Theses, and Dissertations (Chicago Guides to Writing, Editing, and Publishing) by Kate L. Turabian ISBN: 0226816273 Publisher: University of Chicago Press (Trd) Pub. Date: March, 1996 List Price(USD): $14.00 |
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Title: From Reliable Sources: An Introduction to Historical Methods by Walter Prevenier, Martha C. Howell ISBN: 0801485606 Publisher: Cornell Univ Pr Pub. Date: June, 2001 List Price(USD): $15.95 |
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