Pursuit of History : Aims, Methods and New Directions in the Study of Modern History

by Tosh, John

• ISBN13: 9781405823517
• ISBN10: 1405823518
• Edition: 4th
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2006-02-17
• Publisher: Pearson

Summary

Theessential introduction to the practice of history - revised with new features to ensure it is even more popular with students. Tosh is consistently the best-selling Longman History textbookThe last 3 editions have achieved total sales of over 83,000 copiesThe use of photos of significant people and events help make the text more livelyNew layout and design enables readers to understand themes more quickly

Author Biography

John Tosh is Professor of History at Roehampton University Sean Lang is Research Fellow in History at Anglia Polytechnic University

Table of Contents

Preface to the Fourth Edition	vii
Preface to the Revised Third Edition	viii
Preface to the Third Edition	xviii
Publisher's acknowledgements	xxii
Historical awareness	1	(27)
The uses of history	28	(29)
The raw materials	57	(31)
Using the sources	88	(26)
The themes of mainstream history	114	(31)
Writing and interpretation	145	(28)
The limits of historical knowledge	173	(41)
History and social theory	214	(43)
History by numbers	257	(27)
Theories of meaning	284	(26)
History by word of mouth	310	(29)
Conclusion	339	(6)
Index	345