In defense of history
[American ed.]
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Author
Publication
1999 - W.W. Norton, New York, New York (State)
Language
English
Word Count
71,750 words, Guess
Page Count
287 pages
Identifiers
- Open LibraryOL364154M
- ISBN-100393046877
- OCLC Control Number44260994
- OCLC Control Number98024422
- OCLC Control Number39108779
and 4 more
- OCLC Control Numberindefenseofhisto0000evan
- Library of Congress Control Number98024422
- Goodreads1726940
- LibraryThing192889
Classifications
- DDC907
- LCCD16.8 .E847 1999
Description
In his compact, spirited survey, Richard J. Evans shows us how historians manage to extract meaning from the recalcitrant past. To materials that are frustratingly meager, or overwhelmingly profuse, they bring an array of tools that range from agreed-upon rules of documentation and powerful computer models to the skilled investigator's sudden insight, all employed with the aim of reconstructing a verifiable, usable past.
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