History: What and Why?: Ancient, Modern and Postmodern Perspectives

By Beverley Southgate

Book Overview

This is a highly accessible introductory survey of historians' views about the nature and purpose of their subject and discusses the traditional model of history as an account of the past 'as it was'.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0415256585
• ISBN13: 9780415256582
• Release Date: September 2001
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 216 Pages
• Weight: 0.92 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.6" x 8.6"