| Fifty Key Thinkers on History Contributor(s): Hughes-Warrington, Marnie (Author) |
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ISBN: 041516981X ISBN-13: 9780415169813 Publisher: Routledge OUR PRICE: $114.00 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: September 2000 Annotation: "Fifty Key Thinkers on History" is a superb guide to historiography through the ages. The cross-section of debates and thinkers covered is unique in its breadth, taking in figures from ancient China, Greece and Rome, through the Middle Ages, to contemporary Europe, America, Africa and Australia. Various historians are covered from Herodotus to Fukuyama. Each clear and concise essay offers biographical information and a summary and discussion of the subject's approach to history and how others have engaged with it. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Historiography |
| Dewey: 907.2 |
| LCCN: 00710864 |
| Series: Routledge Key Guides |
| Physical Information: 1.34" H x 5.69" W x 8.81" (1.28 lbs) 384 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Fifty Key Thinkers on History is a superb guide to historiography through the ages. The cross-section of debates and thinkers covered is unique in its breadth, taking in figures from ancient China, Greece and Rome, through the Middle Ages, to contemporary Europe, America, Africa and Australia; from Bede to Braudel; Marx to Michelet; Ranke to Rowbotham; Foucault to Fukuyama. Each clear and concise essay offers biographical information, a summary and discussion of the subjects approach to history and how others have engaged with it, a list of their major works and a guide to diverse resources for further study, including books, articles, films and websites. |