Maza, Sarah
Thinking about History
- ISBN 13:
- 9780226109336
- author:
- Maza, Sarah
- format:
- Paperback
- publisher:
- University of Chicago Press
- language:
- English
- Publication Year:
- 2017
- Pages:
- 264
- Dimensions:
- 22.61 x 14.99 x 1.52 centimetres
- Genre:
- History, Historiography, History,
- Condition:
- New
- Availability:
- Item usually sent within 10 working days
Description
Thinking About History by Sarah Maza provides a thought-provoking introduction to the field of history. This book explores the discipline's eclecticism and highlights its inherent tensions and controversies, encouraging readers to consider big questions about the nature of history. Maza examines how we write history, including issues surrounding whose stories get told and how they are presented. She also discusses the relationship between popular, academic, and public history, and how sources should be evaluated. By presenting choice examples rather than definitive answers, Maza sparks discussion and offers a dynamic view of history as a vibrant field of inquiry. This book is ideal for classroom use, providing students with a nuanced understanding of history that is relevant to their daily lives.
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