In defense of history
By: Richard J. Evans.
Edition: [American ed.]
Publisher: W.W. Norton
Published: 1999
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 287
Description: In his compact, spirited survey, Richard J. Evans shows us how historians manage to extract meaning from the recalcitrant past. To materials that are frustratingly meager, or overwhelmingly profuse, they bring an array of tools that range from agreed-upon rules of documentation and powerful computer models to the skilled investigator's sudden insight, all employed with the aim of reconstructing a verifiable, usable past.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [221]-272) and index.