Author : Garthine Walker
Publisher : Bloomsbury Academic
ISBN 13 : 9780340807798
Total Pages : 256 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (77 download)
Book Synopsis Writing Early Modern History by : Garthine Walker
Download or read book Writing Early Modern History written by Garthine Walker and published by Bloomsbury Academic. This book was released on 2005-05-27 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A core of undergraduates readily see the purpose of their study of historical theory, but a substantial number, in this still most empirical of disciplines, are skeptical about its value. Recognizing this, Walker has designed a volume that not only provides coverage of some of the most influential theoretical currents to have shaped history in recent decades but also demonstrates in a concrete way, by reference to particular pieces of historical writing on a variety of key topics, how it has happened. A notable feature of the book is its concentration upon the early modern period, which has its own distinctive issues and approaches.