Gibbon: Making History by Roy Porter
A study of Gibbon the Historian, how he came to write what is now considered to be the most distinguished work of history in the English language.
Gibbon: Making History
Gibbon: Making History
Summary
This is neither a full-length biography nor a specialist monograph, but a study of Gibbon the historian: a product of his own time and an enduring voice in our own. The book examines the special and controversial qualities of Gibbon as historian, showing the man and the history as intertwined.
Gibbon: Making History Summary
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GOR001655219
9781857993622
1857993624
Gibbon: Making History by Roy Porter
Used - Very Good
Paperback
Orion Publishing Co
19950904
208
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