Historical Knowledge Historical Error

Author : Allan Megill
Publisher : University of Chicago Press
ISBN 13 : 0226518302
Total Pages : 306 pages
Book Rating : 4.05/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Historical Knowledge, Historical Error written by Allan Megill and published by University of Chicago Press. This book was released on 2007-02 with total page 306 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the past thirty years, historians have broadened the scope of their discipline to include many previously neglected topics and perspectives. They have chronicled language, madness, gender, and sexuality and have experimented with new forms of presentation. They have turned to the histories of non-Western peoples and to the troubled relations between “the West” and the rest. Allan Megill welcomes these developments, but he also suggests that there is now confusion among historians about what counts as a justified account of the past. In Historical Knowledge, Historical Error, Megill dispels some of the confusion. Here, he discusses issues of narrative, objectivity, and memory. He attacks what he sees as irresponsible uses of evidence while accepting the art of speculation, which incomplete evidence forces upon historians. Along the way, he offers succinct accounts of the epistemological road historians have traveled from Herodotus and Thucydides through Leopold von Ranke and Alexis de Tocqueville, and on to Hayden White, Natalie Zemon Davis, and Lynn Hunt.

Author : Parsons Reuben
Publisher : Wentworth Press
ISBN 13 : 9780526418343
Total Pages : 328 pages
Book Rating : 4.46/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Some Lies and Errors of History written by Parsons Reuben and published by Wentworth Press. This book was released on 2019-03 with total page 328 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

Author : James W. Loewen
Publisher : Teachers College Press
ISBN 13 : 0807759481
Total Pages : 289 pages
Book Rating : 4.86/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Teaching What Really Happened written by James W. Loewen and published by Teachers College Press. This book was released on 2018-09-07 with total page 289 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “Should be in the hands of every history teacher in the country.”— Howard Zinn James Loewen has revised Teaching What Really Happened, the bestselling, go-to resource for social studies and history teachers wishing to break away from standard textbook retellings of the past. In addition to updating the scholarship and anecdotes throughout, the second edition features a timely new chapter entitled "Truth" that addresses how traditional and social media can distort current events and the historical record. Helping students understand what really happened in the past will empower them to use history as a tool to argue for better policies in the present. Our society needs engaged citizens now more than ever, and this book offers teachers concrete ideas for getting students excited about history while also teaching them to read critically. It will specifically help teachers and students tackle important content areas, including Eurocentrism, the American Indian experience, and slavery. Book Features: An up-to-date assessment of the potential and pitfalls of U.S. and world history education. Information to help teachers expect, and get, good performance from students of all racial, ethnic, and socioeconomic backgrounds. Strategies for incorporating project-oriented self-learning, having students conduct online historical research, and teaching historiography. Ideas from teachers across the country who are empowering students by teaching what really happened. Specific chapters dedicated to five content topics usually taught poorly in today’s schools.

Author : John Fea
Publisher : Baker Books
ISBN 13 : 1493442708
Total Pages : 206 pages
Book Rating : 4.06/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Why Study History? written by John Fea and published by Baker Books. This book was released on 2024-03-26 with total page 206 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What is the purpose of studying history? How do we reflect on contemporary life from a historical perspective, and can such reflection help us better understand ourselves, the world around us, and the God we worship and serve? Written by an accomplished historian, award-winning author, public evangelical spokesman, and respected teacher, this introductory textbook shows why Christians should study history, how faith is brought to bear on our understanding of the past, and how studying the past can help us more effectively love God and others. John Fea shows that deep historical thinking can relieve us of our narcissism; cultivate humility, hospitality, and love; and transform our lives more fully into the image of Jesus Christ. The first edition of this book has been used widely in Christian colleges across the country. The second edition provides an updated introduction to the study of history and the historian's vocation. The book has also been revised throughout and incorporates Fea's reflections on this topic from throughout the past 10 years.

Author : Reginald Francis Treharne
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 23 pages
Book Rating : 4.94/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Common Errors in History written by Reginald Francis Treharne and published by . This book was released on 1947 with total page 23 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Charles Victor Langlois
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 390 pages
Book Rating : 4.18/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Introduction to the Study of History written by Charles Victor Langlois and published by . This book was released on 1903 with total page 390 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Reuben Parsons
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781330597828
Total Pages : 332 pages
Book Rating : 4.26/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Some Lies and Errors of History (Classic Reprint) written by Reuben Parsons and published by . This book was released on 2015-07-01 with total page 332 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Some Lies and Errors of History The following essays, selected from among those contributed by the author to the "Ave Maria" during the last few years, include some subjects which, though important, are seldom brought to the attention of any but the lovers of the recondite. For the presentation of these no explanation need be tendered; but others are introduced, the themes of which have become trite, even to persons of no extraordinary erudition. Perhaps, therefore, indulgence should be asked for an apparently reckless augmentation of the mass of polemics already superfluous and tiresome. Nevertheless, such an apology shall not be made. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Author : Georg G Iggers
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1317895002
Total Pages : 381 pages
Book Rating : 4.08/5 ( download)

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Download or read book A Global History of Modern Historiography written by Georg G Iggers and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2013-09-13 with total page 381 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: So far histories of historiography have concentrated almost exclusively on the West. This is the first book to offer a history of modern historiography from a global perspective. Tracing the transformation of historical writings over the past two and half centuries, the book portrays the transformation of historical writings under the effect of professionalization, which served as a model not only for Western but also for much of non-Western historical studies. At the same time it critically examines the reactions in post-modern and post-colonial thought to established conceptions of scientific historiography. A main theme of the book is how historians in the non-Western world not only adopted or adapted Western ideas, but also explored different approaches rooted in their own cultures.

Author : Philipp Stelzel
Publisher : University of Pennsylvania Press
ISBN 13 : 0812250656
Total Pages : 248 pages
Book Rating : 4.57/5 ( download)

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Download or read book History After Hitler written by Philipp Stelzel and published by University of Pennsylvania Press. This book was released on 2019 with total page 248 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A comprehensive account of how German and American historians after World War II tackled the question of the roots of National Socialism, History After Hitler traces the development of a transatlantic scholarly community as a key part of the intellectual history of the Federal Republic and of Cold War German-American relations.

Author : Emma Marriott
Publisher : Michael O'Mara Books
ISBN 13 : 1843177773
Total Pages : 186 pages
Book Rating : 4.77/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Bad History written by Emma Marriott and published by Michael O'Mara Books. This book was released on 2011-09-30 with total page 186 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Entertaining but authoritative, Bad History debunks a wealth of historical errors. In doing so, it exposes many falsehoods that have wrongly - and sometimes dangerously - influenced our understanding of the world's history.