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Theories, trends and approaches in the writing of medieval history, explained by a group of expert authors.

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Writing Postcolonial History is the first book to provide students with an analysis of postcolonial theory in relation to historical research. In focusing on the practical application of postcolonial theory in historical writing, Majumdar ably tackles the key issues in postcolonial studies from its beginnings to the present day.

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How objective are our history books In this most recent addition to the Writing History series, Writing the History of Memory examines the critical role that memory plays in the writing of history.

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Historians and literary scholars explore the rise of parliament in the historical imagination of Tudor and early Stuart England. Collectively the essays demonstrate that the evolution of historical conceptions of parliament was central to the ecclesiological and political thinking and culture of the period before the English Revolution. -- .

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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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An incisive and illuminating history of the study of slavery in America, from the Revolutionary era to the 1619 Project, showing how these intellectual debates have shaped American public life

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

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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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How all great powers decline-including the US

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A delightful compendium of the kind of facts you immediately want to share with anyone you encounter New York Times

An ebullient, irrepressible spirit invests this book. It is erudite and sprightlySunday Times

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

A crucial four-volume collection of key readings tracing the history of historiography in a global context.

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From the creation of the first encyclopedia to Wikipedia, from ancient museums to modern kindergarten classeshere is award-winning writer Simon Winchesters brilliant and all-encompassing look at how humans acquire, retain, and pass on information and data, and how technology continues to change our lives and our minds.

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