That Noble Dream
by Peter NovickLorraine Daston (Contribution by)Dorothy Ross (Contribution by)Quentin. Skinner (Contribution by)James Tully (Contribution by)
Format: Paperback
ISBN13: 9780521357456
Paperback|9780521357456
✨ Featured Offer
Used, Good
$14.26
List Price: $35.99
🚚
See all 7 offers from $6.33 FREE standard delivery by: 31 Mar 2026
Overview
The aspiration to relate the past 'as it really happened' has been the central goal of American professional historians since the late nineteenth century. In this remarkable history of the profession, Peter Novick shows how the idea and ideal of objectivity were elaborated, challenged, modified, and defended over the last century. Drawing on the unpublished correspondence as well as the published writings of hundreds of American historians from J. Franklin Jameson and Charles Beard to Arthur Schlesinger, Jr., and Eugene Genovese, That Noble Dream is a richly textured account of what American historians have thought they were doing, or ought to be doing, when they wrote history - how their principles influenced their practice and practical exigencies influenced their principles.
| ISBN-13 | 9780521357456 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10 | 0521357454 |
| Weight | 1.94 Pounds |
| Dimensions | 6.00 x 1.66 x 9.00 In |
| List Price | $35.99 |
| Edition | 1st Edition |
| Format | Paperback |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Pages | 662 pages |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press |
| Published On | 1988-09-30 |
View All Offers
Sort by:
Price
Condition
Seller
Seller Comments
Price
Used, Good
Seller details
Zoom Books East
Glendale Heights, IL, USA
Book is in very good condition and may include minimal underlining highlighting. The book can also i...
Free delivery by: 03 Apr 2026
Used, Good
Seller details
Evergreen Goodwill
Seattle, WA, USA
Free delivery by: 03 Apr 2026
Used, Good
Seller details
Blue Vase Books
Interlochen, MI, USA
The item shows wear from consistent use but it remains in good condition and works perfectly. All ...
Free delivery by: 03 Apr 2026
Used, Very Good
Seller details
HPB-Ruby
Dallas, TX, USA
Connecting readers with great books since 1972! Used books may not include companion materials, and ...
Free delivery by: 03 Apr 2026
Used, Very Good
Seller details
HPB-Emerald
Dallas, TX, USA
Connecting readers with great books since 1972! Used books may not include companion materials, and ...
Free delivery by: 03 Apr 2026
✨ Used, Good
Seller details
Bookstores.com
Free delivery by: 31 Mar 2026
Used, Very Good
Seller details
Bookstores.com
Free delivery by: 31 Mar 2026