Countering current historical skepticism, a historian uses case
studies to guide readers to a new confidence in and understanding
of historical inquiry.
How do we know the stories told by historians are true? To what
extent can we rely on their interpretations of the past?
Histories and Fallacies is a primer on the conceptual and
methodological problems in the discipline of history. Historian
Carl Trueman presents a series of classic historical problems as a
way to examine what history is, what it means, and how it can be
told and understood. Each chapter in Histories and Fallacies gives
an account of a particular problem, examines classic examples of
that problem, and then suggests a solution or approach that will
bear fruit for the writer or reader of history.
Readers who follow Trueman's deft writing will not just be
learning theory but will already be practicing fruitful approaches
to history. Histories and Fallacies guides both readers and writers
of history away from dead ends and methodological mistakes, and
into a fresh confidence in the productive nature of the historical
task.
General
Imprint: |
Crossway Books
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Country of origin: |
United States |
Release date: |
November 2010 |
First published: |
November 2010 |
Authors: |
Carl R. Trueman
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Dimensions: |
215 x 140 x 15mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Paperback - Trade
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Pages: |
192 |
ISBN-13: |
978-1-58134-923-8 |
Categories: |
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LSN: |
1-58134-923-8 |
Barcode: |
9781581349238 |
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