Doing History (Paperback, 3rd Edition)

Doing History bridges the gap between the way history is studied in school or as represented in the media and the way it is studied at university level.

History as an academic discipline has dramatically changed in recent decades and has been enhanced by ideas from other disciplines, the influence of postmodernism and historians’ incorporation of their own reflections into their work. Doing History presents the ideas and debates that shape how we ‘do’ history today, covering arguments about the nature of historical knowledge and the function of historical writing, whether we can ever really know what happened in the past, what sources historians depend on, and the relative value of popular and academic histories. This revised edition includes new chapters on public history and activist histories. It looks at global representations of the past across the centuries, and provides up-to-date suggestions for further reading, presenting the reader with a thorough and current introduction to studying history at an academic level as well as a pathway to progress this study further.

Clearly structured and accessibly written, it is an essential volume for all students embarking on the study of history.

Table of Contents

Part 1: What is History?

1. Introduction

2. Pre-Modern Historians on History

3. Academic History

Part 2: What Historians Do

4. Using Sources

5. Creating Historical Knowledge

6. Writing Histories. Historical Interpretations and Imagination

Part 3: Whose History?

7. The Power of History

8. Histories from Another Perspective

9. Popular History

Part 4: History Today

10. Public History

11. Liberating History

Bibliography

General

Imprint:	Taylor & Francis
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Series:	Doing... Series
Release date:	November 2020
First published:	2021
Authors:	Mark Donnelly • Claire Norton
Dimensions:	198 x 129 x 19mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	264
Edition:	3rd Edition
ISBN-13:	978-1-138-30155-9
Categories:	Books > Social sciences > Education > Study & learning skills Books > Humanities > History > Theory & methods > General Books > History > Theory & methods > General Promotions
LSN:	1-138-30155-8
Barcode:	9781138301559

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