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Author Elton, G. R. (Geoffrey Rudolph)

Title The practice of history / G.R. Elton ; afterword by Richard Evans
Edition Second edition
Published Oxford ; Malden, Mass. : Blackwell, 2002

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 W'PONDS  907.2 Elt/Poh 2002  AVAILABLE
Description viii, 224 pages ; 24 cm
Contents 1. Purpose. -- 2. Research. -- 3. Writing. -- 4. Teaching
Summary G.R. Elton's work is a wide-ranging introduction to the practice of history for students and general readers. It sets out Elton's experience in the study, writing and teaching of history. The author perceived the work as a manifesto, an explanation of his faith and practice of the subject
Analysis History Philosophy
Notes Previous ed.: Sydney: Sydney University; London: Methuen, 1984
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Subject Historiography.
History -- Methodology.
Author Evans, Richard J.
ISBN 0631229795 alkaline paper
0631229809 pb. alkaline paper