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Hesketh Ian <1975-> |
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Titolo |
The science of history in Victorian Britain : making the past speak / / by Ian Hesketh [[electronic resource]] |
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London : , : Pickering & Chatto, , 2011 |
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1-315-65573-X |
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 (256 pages) : digital, PDF file(s) |
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Collana |
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Science and culture in the nineteenth century ; ; v. 12 |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Historiography - Great Britain - History - 19th century |
History - Study and teaching - Great Britain - History - 19th century |
History - Methodology - History - 19th century |
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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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Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 02 Oct 2015). |
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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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New attitudes towards history in nineteenth-century Britain saw a rejection of romantic, literary techniques in favour of a professionalized, scientific methodology. The development of history as a scientific discipline was undertaken by several key historians of the Victorian period, influenced by German scientific history and British natural philosophy. This study examines parallels between the professionalization of both history and science at the time, which have previously been overlooked. Hesketh challenges accepted notions of a single scientific approach to history. Instead, he draws on a variety of sources - monographs, lectures, correspondence - from eminent |
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