A Global History of History

by Daniel R. Woolf

Book Overview

A global history of historical writing, thought and the development of the historical discipline from the ancient world to the present. This is a definitive guide to human efforts to recover, understand and represent the past, bringing together different historical traditions and their social, economic, political and cultural contexts. Daniel Woolf offers clear definitions of different genres and forms of history and addresses key themes such as the...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521699088
• ISBN13: 9780521699082
• Release Date: March 2011
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 606 Pages
• Weight: 2.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.8" x 9.6"