The Landscape of History

How Historians Map the Past

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What is history and why should we study it? Is there such a thing as historical truth? Is history a science? One of the most accomplished historians at work today, John Lewis Gaddis, answers these and other questions in this short, witty, and humane book. Preface ix ONE The Landscape of History i TWO Time and Space 17(18) THREE Structure and Process 35(18) FOUR The Interdependency of Variables 53(18) FIVE Chaos and Complexity 71(20) SIX Causation, Contingency, and Counterfactuals 91(20) SEVEN Molecules with Minds of Their Own 111(18) EIGHT Seeing Like a Historian 129(24) Notes 153(30) Index 183
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Jaar
2004
Taal
Engels
Pagina's
208
Gewicht
170 gr
EAN
9780195171570
Afmetingen
203 x 135 x 13 mm
Bindwijze
Paperback / softback

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