History and the Testimony of Language: Volume 16

by Christopher Ehret

Book Overview

This book is about history and the practical power of language to reveal historical change. Christopher Ehret offers a methodological guide to applying language evidence in historical studies. He demonstrates how these methods allow us not only to recover the histories of time periods and places poorly served by written documentation, but also to enrich our understanding of well-documented regions and eras. A leading historian as well as historical...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0520262050
• ISBN13: 9780520262058
• Release Date: December 2010
• Publisher: University of California Press
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 0.88 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.9" x 8.8"