num_pages: 208
description: This famous study examines important questions about historians and their work - Why do we study history? How do we construct our knowledge of the past? What are the limitations of historical evidence? and What different kinds of history are being written today? The subjects covered in the book are difficult and sometimes controversial and John Tosh has proved himself an admirable guide in this justly-celebrated work. His cool eye and lively pen make the issues clear and involving; and he makes the reader vividly aware of just how far our historical knowledge is conditioned by the character of the sources and by the methods of the historians who work on them.
language: English
title: The Pursuit of History: Aims, Methods and New Directions in the Study of Modern History
titlecomplete: The Pursuit of History: Aims, Methods and New Directions in the Study of Modern History (3rd Edition)
genres: Textbooks, Grad School, Nonfiction, Academic, History, World History, History and Politics, School, Read For School, Politics
ratings_count: 741
publisher: Longman Pub Group