An Intelligent Person's Guide to History - Softcover

John-vincent

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1585678627 ISBN 13: 9781585678624

Verlag: Overlook Books, 2006

Inhaltsangabe

A critically-acclaimed guide by one of Britain's most compelling and controversial historians. John Vincent has often been accused of political incorrectness, but never in his writing of history, where his work has been rightly praised for its oeverve, excitement, wit and original thought... In this sometimes contentious study, Professor Vincent goes to the very heart of the complex issues raised by the subject. An Intelligent Person's Guide to History provides a comprehensive examination of the philosophy and evolution of history. It explores the nature of historical evidence, meaning and imagination, together with morality, causality, bias and hindsight. This is a controversial work, packed with ideas. Penetrating, incisive and provocative, it will prove both a vital text for the scholar and a stimulating guide for the general reader. This revised paperback edition includes an account by the author of the critical reception that greeted the book' s original publication, and the controversy that it generated.

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John Vincent has been Professor of History at the University of Bristol since 1970. Among his many influential publications are The Foundation of the Liberal Party (1966), Gladstone and Ireland (1979) and a masterly short biography of Disraeli (1990). He is also widely known as a journalist and controversialist.

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• Verlag: Overlook Books
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2006
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN 10: 1585678627
• ISBN 13: 9781585678624
• Einband: Taschenbuch
• Anzahl der Seiten: 192
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