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Autore |
Hesketh Ian |
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Titolo |
The science of history in Victorian Britain : making the past speak / / by Ian Hesketh |
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Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania : , : University of Pittsburgh Press, , 2016 |
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©2016 |
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0-8229-8184-X |
1-317-32295-9 |
1-317-32296-7 |
1-282-98503-5 |
9786612985034 |
1-84893-127-1 |
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Edizione |
[1st ed.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (243 p.) |
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Collana |
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Science and Culture in the Nineteenth Century ; ; Number 12 |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Historiography - Great Britain - History - 19th century |
Electronic books. |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Acknowledgements; Introduction; 1. The Enlarging Horizon; 2. The Sciences of History; 3. Controversial Boys; 4. Discipline and Disease; 5. History from Nowhere; 6. Broad Shadows and Little Histories; 7. The Death of the Historian; Epilogue; Notes; Works Cited; Index |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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Hesketh challenges accepted notions of a single scientific approach to history. Instead, he draws on a variety of sources - monographs, lectures, correspondence - from eminent Victorian historians to uncover numerous competing discourses. |
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