Ancient history [[electronic resource] ] : monuments and documents / / Charles W. Hedrick, Jr

• Autore: Hedrick Charles W. <1956->
• Pubblicazione: Malden, MA ; ; Oxford, : Blackwell, 2006
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (188 p.)
• Disciplina: 930
• Soggetto topico: History, Ancient - Study and teaching; History, Ancient; History, Ancient - Historiography
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: 1. Monuments and documents -- 2. Geography -- 3. Chronology -- 4. Literary texts -- 5. Records -- 6. Public writing -- 7. Coins -- 8. Material culture.
• Sommario/riassunto: 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
• Titolo autorizzato: Ancient history
• ISBN: 1-281-21435-3; 9786611214357; 0-470-79536-0; 0-470-77374-X; 1-4051-5233-8
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910145282203321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Blackwell introductions to the classical world.