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History in crisis? : recent directions in historiography /

"History in Crisis? provides students with an in-depth look at the practices, methods, and theoretical assumptions Western historians employ in their quest to decipher and interpret events of the past. Students are exposed to the inner workings of the historical world, allowing them to discover...

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Main Author: Wilson, Norman James, 1958-
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Upper Saddle River, N.J. : Pearson Prentice Hall, c2005.
Edition:2nd ed.
Subjects:
Historiography.
History > Philosophy.
History > Methodology.
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