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History: A Very Short Introduction By John Arnold (Paperback, 2000)

There are many stories we can tell about the past and we are not perhaps as free as we might imagine in our choice of which stories to tell or where those stories end John Arnold's Very Short Introduction is a stimulating essay about how we study and understand history The book begins by inviting us to think about various questions provoked by our investigation of history and explores the ways these questions have been answered in the past Concepts such as causation interpretation and periodization are introduced by means of concrete examples of how historians work giving the reader a sense of the excitement of discovering not only the past but also ourselves ABOUT THE SERIES The Very Short Introductions series from Oxford University Press contains hundreds of titles in almost every
subject area These pocket-sized books are the perfect way to get ahead in a new subject quickly Our expert authors combine facts analysis perspective new ideas and enthusiasm to make interesting and challenging topics highly readable
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There are many stories we can tell about the past & we are not perhaps as free as we might imagine in our choice of which stories to tell or where those stories end John Arnold's Very Short Introduction is a stimulating essay about how we study & understand history The book begins by inviting us to think about various questions provoked by our investigation of history & explores the ways these questions have been answered in the past Concepts such as causation interpretation & periodization are introduced by means of concrete examples of how historians work giving the reader a sense of the excitement of discovering not only the past but also ourselves ABOUT THE SERIES The Very Short Introductions series from Oxford University Press contains hundreds of titles in almost every subject area These pocket-sized books are the perfect way to get ahead in a new subject quickly Our expert authors combine facts analysis perspective new ideas & enthusiasm to make interesting & challenging topics highly readable

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