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This collection of eleven essays furthers the dialogue between early modern history and the social sciences through an analysis of Fernand Braudel's The Mediterranean and The Mediterranean World of Philip II.
This set of twelve previously unpublished essays on historical geography written by Darby in the 1960s explains the basis of his ideas. The essays are divided into three quartets of studies relating to England, France and the United States.
Examines where, when and under what influences the writer Tocqueville wrote Democracy . The text considers the mental process through which the author passed in reflecting on his experiences in America and explores the themes of democracy, individualism, centralization and despotism.
Investigating what is relevant in human history, and what is not, this text considers the names, dates and other details which fill the many-volumed histories of the world, in an attempt to discover whether all history is trivial. He concludes that history is both valuable and important.
How do ancient historians do ancient history? This book, aimed at undergraduate and postgraduate students, discusses key debates in the theory and philosophy of history in relation to the practice of ancient history.
The application of advanced philosophical techniques in a defence of historical materialism made the first edition of this book, published in 1978, a flagship for analytical Marxism. In this edition, the author re-constructs the theory, discussing the implictions and his reservations.
Thinking of writing a history? Or commissioning one? This book provides an introduction to historical research, writing and publishing. It explains how to use books and archives, and contains practical tips on 'reading' the landscape, on oral history and on using illustrations effectively.
This is an important book that fills an important niche: a careful and comprehensive report to the field on the development and possibilities of online history. -Stephen Brier, Associate Provost and Dean for Interdisciplinary Studies, Graduate Center, CUNY
At a time of the widespread rejection of history by politicians and intellectuals, Jonathan Clark's new book is a landmark defence of continuity: a key account of how public morality, civic involvement and our sense of tradition depend on what historians write.
In 2001 the Royal Library in Copenhagen launched a digital facsimile on the internet of the unique manuscript Nueva coronica from 1616 by the ethnic Andan Felipe Guaman Poma. These technical studies supplement the facsimile with a description and analysis of the manuscript's features.
Studies real time in economics, a dimension increasingly unused by the edge of the profession. This, it is argued, has serious implications for economics' role as the premier policy-advising source for national governments and international organizations.
A massive and authoritative contribution to the intellectual and cultural history of modern England.