Pursuit of History (Refer to 9781138808089)

"An Excellent Introduction to Methodology in History Which Will Be Read With Advantage by Historians at Any Stage of Their Development." History "Can Easily Be Handled by the General Reader Wanting to Know What is Happening to History Today." British Book News This Classic Introduction to the Study of History Invites the Reader to Stand Back and Consider Some of Its Most Fundamental Questions - What is the Point of Studying History? How Do We Know About the Past? Does an Objective Historical Truth Exist and Can We Ever Access It? in Answering These Central Questions, John Tosh Argues That, Despite the Impression of Fragmentation Created by Postmodernism in Recent Years, History is a Coherent Discipline Which Still Bears the Imprint of Its Nineteenth-Century Origins. Consistently Clear-Sighted, He Provides a Lively and Compelling Guide to a Complex and Sometimes Controversial Subject, While Making His Readers Vividly Aware of Just How Far Our Historical Knowledge is Conditioned by Th