The Pursuit of History: Aims, Methods, and New Directions in the Study of Modern HistoryLongman, 1984 - 205 pages This study examines questions about historians and their work; Why do we study history? How do we construct our knowledge of the past? What are the limitations of historical evidence? and What different kinds of history are being written today? |
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The raw materials | 27 |
Using the sources | 48 |
politics biography ideas | 65 |
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