Thinking About History

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By Sarah Maza

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Thinking About History by Sarah Maza explores the evolution of historical thought from antiquity to the modern era. Maza delves into how historians have interpreted past events and the methodologies they've employed. The book examines the shifting narratives over time and offers insights into the cultural and philosophical influences on historical writing.
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You might enjoy this book if you're intrigued by how historians perceive, interpret, and write about the past. It offers a deep dive into the methodology behind history, challenging you to think critically about the narratives that shape our understanding of historical events.

Description

What distinguishes history as a discipline from other fields of study? That's the animating question of Sarah Maza’s Thinking About History, a general introduction to the field of history that revels in its eclecticism and highlights the inherent tensions and controversies that shape it.

Designed for the classroom, Thinking About History is organised around big questions: Whose history do we write, and how does that affect what stories get told and how they are told? How did we come to view the nation as the inevitable context for history, and what happens when we move outside those boundaries?

What is the relation among popular, academic, and public history, and how should we evaluate sources? What is the difference between description and interpretation, and how do we balance them? Maza provides choice examples in place of definitive answers, and the result is a book that will spark classroom discussion and offer students a view of history as a vibrant, ever-changing field of inquiry that is thoroughly relevant to our daily lives.

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Thinking About History by Sarah Maza has been praised for its insightful and skilful examination of the evolution of historical research. Reviewers appreciate the book's clear structure and vivid writing, which elucidate complex concepts and trace the shifting fields of historical study. It covers significant works and ideas that have driven change in the discipline, offering a comprehensive and accessible synthesis of modern historiography.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780226109336

Publisher: The University of Chicago Press

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 18 September 2017

Country: United States

Imprint: University of Chicago Press

Audience: General / adult, Professional and scholarly

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 1.0mm

Width: 16.0mm

Height: 23.0mm

Weight: 425g

Pages: 264

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About the Author

Sarah Maza is professor of history and the Jane Long Professor in the Arts and Sciences at Northwestern University.