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"Exploring the major historiographical, theoretical, and methodological approaches that have shaped studies on slavery, this addition to the Writing History series highlights the varied ways that historians have approached the fluid and complex systems of human bondage, domination, and exploitation that have developed in societies across the world"--

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"Exploring the major historiographical, theoretical, and methodological approaches that have shaped studies on slavery, this addition to the Writing History series highlights the varied ways that historians have approached the fluid and complex systems of human bondage, domination, and exploitation that have developed in societies across the world"--

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Writing the Holocaust demonstrates the impact of current theories from the humanities and social sciences upon the treatment of Holocaust studies. It simplifies the vast range of literature on this subject, providing an accessibly written overview of the major theoretical developments which continue to inform historical writing on the Holocaust.

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"A comprehensive exploration of how visual sources can elucidate the practice of history at a thematic and conceptual level"--

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Traces ancient Iranian mythical-legendary traditions within classical sources on Median and Persian royalty.

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A thrilling true story of courage, resistance and ultimately betrayal in the Third Reich captured by internationally bestselling author and prize-winning journalist Jonathan Freedland.

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A thrilling true story of courage, resistance and ultimately betrayal in the Third Reich captured by internationally bestselling author and prize-winning journalist Jonathan Freedland.

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What is it about Australian history Students dismiss the subject for being boring while politicians and concerned parents fret over their lack of historical knowledge. This work taps into heated national debates on education and the History Wars, but takes a fresh perspective by talking to the children and teachers.

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This practical book is an indispensable guide to writing history. It advises writers on how much research is necessary, how to manage notes and files, when you should start writing, whether to use the first person, and whether to structure your work chronologically or thematically. It offers tips on how to write a compelling narrative.

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Provides a solution to the problem of how to introduce students to Hegel in a survey course in the history of Western philosophy.

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Analyzes Jonathan Edwards' redemptive mode of historical thought in the context of the Enlightenment. This book considers Edwards' historical thought as a reaction, in part, to the varieties of Enlightenment historical narratives and their growing disregard for theistic considerations.

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This is a landmark study which examines the film and reading tastes of working-class consumers in 1930s Britain. Drawing on a wealth of original research, Robert James argues that working-class consumers used popular film and fiction to answer a range of cultural and social needs in this tumultuous decade. -- .

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This work, by the co-founder of the "Annales School" deals with the uses and methods of history. It is useful for students of history, teachers of historiography and all those interested in the writings of the Annales school.

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An updated edition of this accessible critical reader, with additional chapters including an introduction that contextualises the rise of each theoretical perspective and draw links between them. -- .

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Offers an expose of attempts to substitute radically chic theorizing for real knowledge about the past. This book presents a series of case histories that demonstrate how radical theory has attempted to replace the learning of traditional history with its own political agenda.

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The Muqaddimah, often translated as "Introduction" or "Prolegomenon," is the most important Islamic history of the premodern world. Written by the great fourteenth-century Arab scholar Ibn Khaldun (d. 1406), this monumental work established the foundations of several fields of knowledge, including the philosophy of history, sociology, ethnography,

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This best-selling guide will help you get to grips with the larger themes and issues behind historical study, while also showing you how to formulate your own ideas in a clear, analytical style. Fully updated throughout, further advice on web-based sources and avoiding plagiarism will equip you with the tools you need to succeed on your course.

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A thematic overview of the cultural history of memory in antiquity.

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How all great powers decline-including the US