The Oxford History of Historical Writing: Volume 1: Beginnings to AD 600

Book Overview

The Oxford History of Historical Writing is a five-volume series that explores representations of the past from the beginnings of writing to the present day and from all over the world. Volume I offers essays by leading scholars on the development and history of the major traditions of historical writing, including the ancient Near East, Classical Greece and Rome, and East and South Asia from their origins until c. AD 600. It provides both an authoritative...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0199218153
• ISBN13: 9780199218158
• Release Date: May 2011
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Length: 674 Pages
• Weight: 2.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.7" x 6.1" x 9.3"