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Record Nr.

UNINA9910463303603321

Titolo

Historical knowledge [[electronic resource] ] : in quest of theory, method and evidence / / edited by Susanna Fellman and Marjatta Rahikainen

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Newcastle upon Tyne,  UK, : Cambridge Scholars Pub., 2012

ISBN

1-280-48590-6

9786613580887

1-4438-3484-X

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (210 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

FellmanSusanna

RahikainenMarjatta

Disciplina

907.2

Soggetti

Historiography

History - Methodology

Knowledge, Theory of

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

TABLE OF CONTENTS; PREFACE; INTRODUCTION; CHAPTER ONE; CHAPTER TWO; CHAPTER THREE; CHAPTER FOUR; CHAPTER FIVE; CHAPTER SIX; CHAPTER SEVEN; CONTRIBUTORS; INDEX

Sommario/riassunto

Historical Knowledge approaches the topic of historical knowledge in depth and from various angles. It seeks to offer theoretical and methodological building blocks for the use of anyone pursuing historical research. This book brings novel insights into classic and topical issues currently under debate: the importance of theory in historical thinking, the dialectic of "text" and "annotation", the actor and observer levels, the relationship between the general and the individual, the issue of...