Main Trends of History |
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| Author:
| Barraclough, Geoffrey
Burns, Michael |
| ISBN: | 978-0-8419-1062-1 |
| Publication Date: | Nov 1991 |
| Publisher: | Holmes & Meier Publishers, Incorporated
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | AUD $29.00 |
Book Description:
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Places present-day historical studies in a new and comprehensive perspective. Anyone who wishes to understand the past in the light of current knowledge and interpretations will profit from reading this book. It summarises the developments associated with the explosion of new directions that young scholars have reached in reinterpreting old ideas. The author also examines the ferment that has characterised historiography during the last three decades.
Places present-day historical studies in a new and comprehensive perspective. Anyone who wishes to understand the past in the light of current knowledge and interpretations will profit from reading this book. It summarises the developments associated with the explosion of new directions that young scholars have reached in reinterpreting old ideas. The author also examines the ferment that has characterised historiography during the last three decades.