Woolf Daniel (Professor Of History And Principal And Vice - Chancellor Queen's University Ontario)
Woolf Daniel (Professor Of History And Principal And Vice - Chancellor Queen's University Ontario) - A Global History Of History - Paperback
Woolf Daniel (Professor Of History And Principal And Vice - Chancellor Queen's University Ontario) - A Global History Of History - Paperback
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Description: A global history of historical writing thought and the development of the historical discipline from the ancient world to the present. This is a definitive guide to human efforts to recover understand and represent the past bringing together different historical traditions and their social economic political and cultural contexts. Daniel Woolf offers clear definitions of different genres and forms of history and addresses key themes such as the interactions between West and East the conflict of oral pictographic and written accounts of the past and the place of history in society and in politics. Numerous textual extracts and illustrations in every chapter capture the historical cultures of past civilizations and demonstrate the different forms that historical consciousness has taken around the world. The book offers unique insights into the interconnections between different historical cultures over 3000 years and relates the rise of history to key themes in world history.
Title: A Global History Of History
Author(s): Woolf Daniel (Professor Of History And Principal And Vice - Chancellor Queen's University Ontario)
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Barcode: 9780521699082
Pages: 606 Pages, 52 Halftones, Unspecified
Publication Date: 2/17/2011
Category: History Of Ideas
Description: A global history of historical writing thought and the development of the historical discipline from the ancient world to the present. This is a definitive guide to human efforts to recover understand and represent the past bringing together different historical traditions and their social economic political and cultural contexts. Daniel Woolf offers clear definitions of different genres and forms of history and addresses key themes such as the interactions between West and East the conflict of oral pictographic and written accounts of the past and the place of history in society and in politics. Numerous textual extracts and illustrations in every chapter capture the historical cultures of past civilizations and demonstrate the different forms that historical consciousness has taken around the world. The book offers unique insights into the interconnections between different historical cultures over 3000 years and relates the rise of history to key themes in world history.
Title: A Global History Of History
Author(s): Woolf Daniel (Professor Of History And Principal And Vice - Chancellor Queen's University Ontario)
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Barcode: 9780521699082
Pages: 606 Pages, 52 Halftones, Unspecified
Publication Date: 2/17/2011
Category: History Of Ideas
