Book Specs
Binding
Trade Paper
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Published on
Jun 15, 2000
Edition
1st Edition
Dimensions
4.44x0.39x7.18 Inches
Weight
0.31 Pounds
About the Book
John Arnold's Very Short Introduction is a stimulating essay about how we study and understand history. The book begins by inviting us to think about various questions provoked by our investigation of history, and explores the ways these questions have been answered in the past. Concepts such as causation, interpretation, and periodization, are introduced by means of concrete examples of how historians work, giving the reader a sense of the excitement of discovering not only the past, but also ourselves.