000 -LEADER |
fixed length control field |
01529cam a2200229 i 4500 |
020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER |
ISBN |
019285352X |
020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER |
ISBN |
9780192853523 |
082 00 - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER |
Classification number |
901 |
100 1# - MAIN ENTRY--AUTHOR NAME |
Personal name |
Arnold, John, |
245 10 - TITLE STATEMENT |
Title |
History : |
300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION |
Number of Pages |
134 pages : |
Other physical details |
illustrations, 1 maps ; |
490 1# - SERIES STATEMENT |
Series statement |
Very short introductions |
520 1# - SUMMARY, ETC. |
Summary, etc |
"Do historians reconstruct the truth or simply tell stories? This book suggests that they do both, and that the balance between 'truth' and 'story' is tremendously important to history. Taking us from the fabulous tales of ancient Greek historians to the varied approaches of modern professionals, History: A Very Short Introduction illuminates our relationship to the past by making us aware of how 'history' has changed as a subject. Concepts such as periodization and causation are discussed, but not in a dry or abstract fashion. Instead, the book works through particular historical examples - including a medieval murderer, a seventeenth-century colonist, and an ex-slave woman - to illustrate and explain the ways in which we study and understand history, giving the reader a sense of the excitement of discovering not only the past, but also ourselves."--BOOK JACKET |
650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM |
Topical Term |
History |
650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM |
Topical Term |
History |
650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM |
Topical Term |
Historiography |
650 #4 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM |
Topical Term |
History |
856 42 - ELECTRONIC LOCATION AND ACCESS |
Uniform Resource Identifier |
http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0604/99057694-d.html |
856 41 - ELECTRONIC LOCATION AND ACCESS |
Uniform Resource Identifier |
http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0604/99057694-t.html |
856 42 - ELECTRONIC LOCATION AND ACCESS |
Uniform Resource Identifier |
http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0724/99057694-b.html |
942 ## - ADDED ENTRY ELEMENTS (KOHA) |
Koha item type |
Books |