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UNINA9910811270203321 |
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Autore |
Hedrick Charles W. <1956-> |
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Titolo |
Ancient history [[electronic resource] ] : monuments and documents / / Charles W. Hedrick, Jr |
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Pubbl/distr/stampa |
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Malden, MA ; ; Oxford, : Blackwell, 2006 |
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ISBN |
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1-281-21435-3 |
9786611214357 |
0-470-79536-0 |
0-470-77374-X |
1-4051-5233-8 |
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Edizione |
[1st ed.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (188 p.) |
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Collana |
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Blackwell introductions to the classical world |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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History, Ancient - Study and teaching |
History, Ancient |
History, Ancient - Historiography |
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Lingua di pubblicazione |
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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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1. Monuments and documents -- 2. Geography -- 3. Chronology -- 4. Literary texts -- 5. Records -- 6. Public writing -- 7. Coins -- 8. Material culture. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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This book introduces students to the chief disciplines, methods and sources employed in 'doing' ancient history, as opposed to 'reading' it. The book:Encourages readers to engage with historical sources, rather than to be passive recipients of historical tales Gives readers a sense of the nature of evidence and its use in the reconstruction of the past Helps them to read a historical narrative with more critical appreciation Encourages them to consider the differences between their own experience of ancient sources, and the use of these objects within the everyd |
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