Fifty Key Thinkers on History
Fifty Key Thinkers on History
Summary
A superb guide to historiography through the ages. The cross-section of debates and thinkers covered is unique in its breadth, taking in figures from the ancient world to the modern and from China to Europe, from America to Australia.
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Fifty Key Thinkers on History by Marnie Hughes-Warrington
Fifty Key Thinkers on History is a superb guide to historiography through the ages. The cross-section of debates and thinkers covered is unique in its breadth, taking in figures from ancient China, Greece and Rome, through the Middle Ages, to contemporary Europe, America, Africa and Australia; from Bede to Braudel; Marx to Michelet; Ranke to Rowbotham; Foucault to Fukuyama. Each clear and concise essay offers biographical information, a summary and discussion of the subjects approach to history and how others have engaged with it, a list of their major works and a guide to diverse resources for further study, including books, articles, films and websites.Marnie Hughes-Warrington is Senior Lecturer in Modern History at Macquaire University, Australia, and has previously taught at both the University of Oxford and the University of Washington in Seattle. She is the author of numerous articles on the nature of history and its role in education.Sydney. She is the editor of Palgrave Advances in World Histories (2005) and author of 'How Good an Historian Shall I Be?: R. G. Collingwood, the Historical Imagination and Education (2003) and History Goes to the Movies: Studying History on Film (Routledge, 2007).
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| ISBN 13 | 9780415366519 |
| ISBN 10 | 0415366518 |
| Title | Fifty Key Thinkers on History |
| Author | Marnie Hughes-Warrington |
| Series | Routledge Key Guides |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis Ltd |
| Year published | 2007-10-31 |
| Number of pages | 450 |
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