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Title: IS HISTORY FICTION?
By: Ann Curthoys, John Docker
Format: Paperback

List price: £27.50


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ISBN 10: 0472036505
ISBN 13: 9780472036509
Publisher: THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN PRESS
Pub. date: 9 July, 2015
Edition: 2nd Revised edition
Pages: 304
Description: The relationship between history and fiction has always been a controversial one. Can we ever know that a historical narrative is giving us a true account of what actually happened? Provocative and fascinating, this book is an original and insightful examination of the ways in which history is - and might be - written. It traces History's double...
Synopsis: The title question becomes a rabbit-hole through which we tumble in search of an answer, encountering everyone from Herodotus to Humphrey Bogart along the way. Is History Fiction? is an invaluable guide on how to weld creative thinking and sound research into meaningful history, and how to understand the different arguments that have abounded throughout time regarding the nature of history. More than a book of theory, this innovative work is an asset to the undergraduate classroom and the research seminar alike. Is History Fiction? will be a welcome aid for teaching historical writing and examining an age-old question.Is History Fiction? is a must-read for undergraduate and graduate students and scholars from the humanities and social sciences, or anyone grappling with the enduring issues that have shaped the theory and practice of recording history.In this second edition, Curthoys and Docker bring their history of history up to the present in their study of the History Wars and new approaches to world history and environmental history.
Publication: US
Imprint: The University of Michigan Press
Returns: Returnable
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