skip to content
Speaking of history : conversations with historians Preview this item
ClosePreview this item
  • Preview this Item (Questia)

Speaking of history : conversations with historians

Author: Roger Adelson
Publisher: East Lansing : Michigan State University Press, ©1997.
Edition/Format:   Book : State or province government publication : EnglishView all editions and formats
Summary:
"Speaking of History is a collection of fourteen interviews with prominent historians that originally appeared in The Historian between 1990 and 1993. Each of these scholars discusses at length historical methodology, the notion of historical perspective, and ultimately how he or she interprets the past. In the process they explore convenient myths about class, culture, gender, environment, ethnicity, nationality,  Read more...
Rating:

(not yet rated) 0 with reviews - Be the first.

 

Find a copy in the library

Retrieving... Finding libraries that hold this item...

Details

Genre/Form: Interviews
Additional Physical Format: Online version:
Speaking of history.
East Lansing : Michigan State University Press, c1997
(OCoLC)606074580
Material Type: Government publication, State or province government publication
Document Type: Book
All Authors / Contributors: Roger Adelson
ISBN: 0870134647 9780870134647
OCLC Number: 35723754
Description: xxi,263 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Contents: Walter L. Arnstein --
Thomas D. Clark --
Natalie Zemon Davis --
John Demos --
Gilbert C. Fite --
Darlene Clark Hine --
Joan M. Jensen --
Afaf Lutfi Al-Sayyid Marsot --
William H. McNeill --
Helen Nader --
Stephen J. Pyne --
Theodore H. Von Laue --
C. Vann Woodward.
Responsibility: Roger Adelson, editor.

Abstract:

"Speaking of History is a collection of fourteen interviews with prominent historians that originally appeared in The Historian between 1990 and 1993. Each of these scholars discusses at length historical methodology, the notion of historical perspective, and ultimately how he or she interprets the past. In the process they explore convenient myths about class, culture, gender, environment, ethnicity, nationality, race, religion, and the nature of work. What is of particular significance about this set of interviewees is the fact that each has approached the process of research and historical writing by applying a variety of techniques from the broad spectrum of the humanities, liberal arts, and social and natural sciences; each has avoided narrow specialization by comparing the particular contexts they study with other times and places. Collectively, they see the study of history in a global perspective. In the process, each raises questions that help to explain the past, understand the present, and anticipate the future."--BOOK JACKET.

Reviews

User-contributed reviews
Retrieving weRead reviews...
Retrieving GoodReads reviews...
Retrieving Amazon reviews...

Tags

Be the first.
Confirm this request

You may have already requested this item. Please select Ok if you would like to proceed with this request anyway.

Close Window

Please sign in to WorldCat 

Don't have an account? You can easily create a free account.