The Landscape of History; How Historians Map the Past
ISBN: 9780195171570 | 0195171578
Format: PaperbackPublisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Pub. Date: 4/8/2004
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What is history and why should we study it? Is there such a thing as historical truth? Is history a science? One of the most accomplished historians at work today, John Lewis Gaddis, answers these and other questions in this short, witty, and humane book. The Landscape of History provides asearching look at the historian's craft, as well as a strong argument for why a historical consciousness should matter to us today. Gaddis points out that while the historical method is more sophisticated than most historians realize, it doesn't require unint... MORE
| Preface | ix | ||
| ONE The Landscape of History | i | ||
| TWO Time and Space | 17 | (18) | |
| THREE Structure and Process | 35 | (18) | |
| FOUR The Interdependency of Variables | 53 | (18) |
John Lewis Gaddis is the Robert A. Lovett Professor of Military and Naval History at Yale University. A leading authority on Cold War history, his books include We Now Know, The Long Peace, and Strategies of Containment. He lives in New Haven, Connecticut.
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