The Pursuit of History Aims methods and new directions in the study of history 豆瓣閲讀 英文原版 史學導論 現代歷史學的目標 方法和新方向 John Tosh

基本信息

By (author) John Tosh

Format Paperback | 302 pages

Dimensions 174 x 246 x 20.32mm | 653g

Publication date 01 Dec 2015

Publisher Taylor & Francis Ltd

Imprint ROUTLEDGE

Publication City/Country London, United Kingdom

Language English

Edition New edition

Edition Statement 6th New edition

ISBN10 1138808083

ISBN13 9781138808089

頁面參數僅供參考，具體以實物為準

內容簡介

This classic introduction to the study of history invites the reader to stand back and consider some of its most fundamental questions - what is the point of studying history? How do we know about the past? Does an objective historical truth exist and can we ever access it?

In answering these central questions, John Tosh argues that, despite the impression of fragmentation created by postmodernism in recent years, history is a coherent discipline which still bears the imprint of its nineteenth-century origins. Consistently clear-sighted, he provides a lively and compelling guide to a complex and sometimes controversial subject, while making his readers vividly aware of just how far our historical knowledge is conditioned by the character of the sources and the methods of the historians who work on them.

The sixth edition has been revised and updated with key new material including:

- a brand new chapter on public history

- sections on digitised sources and historical controversy

- discussion of topics including transnational history and the nature of the archive

- an expanded range of examples and case studies

- a comprehensive companion website providing valuable supporting material, study questions and a bank of primary sources.

Lucid and engaging, this edition retains all the user-friendly features that have helped to make this book a favourite with both students and lecturers, including marginal glosses, illustrations and suggestions for further reading. Along with its companion website, this is an essential guide to the theory and practice of history.

這份經典的歷史研究導論邀請讀者退後一步，思考一些最基本的問題-研究歷史的意義是什麼？我們如何瞭解過去？是否存在客觀的歷史真相，我們是否可以使用它？

約翰·託什（John Tosh）在回答這些中心問題時指出，儘管近幾年後現代主義造成了分裂的印象，但歷史是一門連貫的學科，仍然帶有其19世紀起源的烙印。始終一目瞭然，他為複雜而有時引起爭議的主題提供了生動而引人注目的指南，同時使他的讀者生動地意識到我們的歷史知識受其來源和從事研究的歷史學家的方法所制約的程度他們。

對第六版進行了修訂和更新，其中包含以下重要的新材料：

-有關公共歷史的全新篇章

-有關數字化來源和歷史爭議的部分

-討論主題，包括跨國曆史和檔案的性質

-擴展示例和案例研究

-全面的伴侶網站，提供有價值的支持材料，研究問題和大量原始資料。

該版本清晰且引人入勝，保留了所有易於使用的功能，這些功能使該書成為學生和講師的*，包括邊際上的光澤，插圖和建議以供進一步閲讀。連同其配套網站，這是歷史理論和實踐的重要指南。

書籍目錄

List of images. Preface to the Sixth Edition. Acknowledgements. 1. Historical awareness 2. The uses of history 3. Mapping the field 4. The raw materials 5. Using the sources 6. Writing and interpretation 7. The limits of historical knowledge 8. History and social theory 9. Cultural evidence and the cultural turn 10. Gender history and postcolonial history 11. Memory and the spoken word 12. History beyond academia. Conclusion. Index.