A study of history
Edition: A new ed edition
Publisher: Barnes & Noble Books
Published: 1995
Language: eng
Format: Unknown Binding
Number of pages: 576
ISBN-13: 9781566199377
Subjects: Civilization; Historical geography; History; Maps; Philosophy
First sentence: HISTORIANS generally illustrate rather than correct the ideas of the communities within which they live and work, and the development in the last few centuries, and more particularly in the last few generations, of the would-be self-sufficient national sovereign state has led historians to choose nations as the normal fields of historical study.