"This study examines important questions about historians and their work. In this fourth edition the main text is made more accessible through a number of new features: chapter opening summaries; marginal glosses for unfamiliar terms and concepts; boxed sections at the end of each chapter dedicated to key events and people; illustrative material throughout the book; suggestions for further reading at the end of each Read more...
Content: 1. Historical awareness --
2. uses of history --
3. raw materials --
4. Using the sources --
5. themes of mainstream history --
6. Writing and interpretation --
7. limits of historical knowledge --
8. History and social theory --
9. History by numbers --
10. Theories of meaning --
11. History by word of mouth.
Abstract: "This study examines important questions about historians and their work. In this fourth edition the main text is made more accessible through a number of new features: chapter opening summaries; marginal glosses for unfamiliar terms and concepts; boxed sections at the end of each chapter dedicated to key events and people; illustrative material throughout the book; suggestions for further reading at the end of each chapter; and section headings to facilitate navigation around the book."--BOOK JACKET