(Ebook) The Pursuit of History: Aims, Methods and New Directions in the Study of Modern History (4th Edition) by John Tosh, Sean Lang ISBN 9781405823517, 1405823518

(Ebook) The Pursuit of History: Aims, Methods and New Directions in the Study of Modern History (4th Edition) by John Tosh, Sean Lang ISBN 9781405823517, 1405823518

"This study examines important questions about historians and their work. In this fourth edition the main text is made more accessible through a number of new features: chapter opening summaries; marginal glosses for unfamiliar terms and concepts; boxed sections at the end of each chapter dedicated to key events and people; illustrative material throughout the book; suggestions for further reading at the end of each chapter; and section headings to facilitate navigation around the book."--BOOK JACKET. Content: 1. Historical awareness -- 2. uses of history -- 3. raw materials -- 4. Using the sources -- 5. themes of mainstream history -- 6. Writing and interpretation -- 7. limits of historical knowledge -- 8. History and social theory -- 9. History by numbers -- 10. Theories of meaning -- 11. History by word of mouth. Abstract: "This study examines important questions about historians and their work. In this fourth edition the main text is made more accessible through a number of new features: chapter opening summaries; marginal glosses for unfamiliar terms and concepts; boxed sections at the end of each chapter dedicated to key events and people; illustrative material throughout the book; suggestions for further reading at the end of each chapter; and section headings to facilitate navigation around the book."--BOOK JACKET