Clio Confused

Troubling Aspects of Historical Study from the Perspective of U.S. History

Inbunden, Engelska, 1995

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Nations and other political entities are inadequate bases for studying the human past, because the other aspects of human life are not organized along the same lines as these political entities. All communities, including local ones, are amoeba-like, changing size and shape as we observe and probe them. Historians can improve the way they generalize about the past by tailoring their conclusions to the actual evidence they use. By using an array of historical questions of interest to scholars in all of the humanistically oriented disciplines, historians can offer more profound interpretations of their subjects, rather than confining themselves to an explanation of how and why human life evolves or persists through time and space. By doing so, historians can also significantly extend their influence among the general population.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum1995-07-10
Mått161 x 240 x 14 mm
Vikt429 g
FormatInbunden
SpråkEngelska
Antal sidor176
FörlagBloomsbury Publishing Plc
ISBN9780313296826

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Preface Introduction Common Confusions From An Historical Perspective Identities Inconsistencies Traditions Historians and Nations The True Nature of Nations and Nationalism The Limitation of National Histories as Fields of Study Historians and Local Communities "Pre-Historical" Definitions of Local Communities An Historical Definition of Local Communities Current Definitions of "Community" Historians and Generalizations Problems in Historical Synthesizing False Generalizations in Historical Writing Historians and Communication History as Writing Notes Bibliography Index