Acton and History

by Owen Chadwick

Book Overview

This is a collection of Owen Chadwick's principal writings on Lord Acton, the distinguished Victorian historian and founder of The Cambridge Modern History. Some of the pieces are no longer readily available, while one has never before appeared in English. All have been revised, sometimes extensively. This book explains the important aspects of Acton's complex mind and his great contribution to historical studies. Professor Chadwick, himself a former...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521893186
• ISBN13: 9780521893183
• Release Date: May 2002
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 0.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.1" x 9.2"