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The Primacy of Method in Historical Research

Philosophy of History and the Perspective of Meaning

by Jonas Ahlskog ...

Series series Routledge Approaches to History
How does history relate to the past? According to leading historical theorists, the relation to the past in history is reducible to evidential, psychological, practical and retrospective concerns. In contrast, this volume claims that historical relations to the past are irreducible products of the logical commitments of history as method. Ahlskog argues that the method of history shapes and ... Read more

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How does history relate to the past? According to leading historical theorists, the relation to the past in history is reducible to evidential, psychological, practical and retrospective concerns. In contrast, this volume claims that historical relations to the past are irreducible products of the logical commitments of history as method. Ahlskog argues that the method of history shapes and
... Read more
Adolf Hitler: Hirohito

Les Grands Procès Manqués De L'histoire

by Jean Sénat Fleury ...

Le Procès de l’Empereur : Hirohito : Coupable ou Innocent est un ouvrage d’information et de formation, un livre de référence qui doit être lu comme un outil éducatif sur la guerre menée par le Japon dans le Sud-Est asiatique et dans le Pacifique. Le livre ouvre le débat sur la responsabilité d’Hirohito dans les crimes commis par son armée durant la Seconde Guerre mondiale et entame un procès ... Read more

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Le Procès de l’Empereur : Hirohito : Coupable ou Innocent est un ouvrage d’information et de formation, un livre de référence qui doit être lu comme un outil éducatif sur la guerre menée par le Japon dans le Sud-Est asiatique et dans le Pacifique. Le livre ouvre le débat sur la responsabilité d’Hirohito dans les crimes commis par son armée durant la Seconde Guerre mondiale et entame un procès
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Historical Dictionary of the British and Irish Civil Wars 1637-1660

by Martyn Bennett ...

Series series Historical Dictionaries of War, Revolution, and Civil Unrest
When a large number of the people in Scotland rejected King Charles I's religious policy, they set in motion a train of events that resonated throughout England, Wales, and Ireland and challenged the rule of the king. Between 1637 and 1660 the British Isles were embroiled in a series of wars, rebellions, and revolutions that affected not only all the political and social institutions within them, ... Read more

$158.99 CAD

When a large number of the people in Scotland rejected King Charles I's religious policy, they set in motion a train of events that resonated throughout England, Wales, and Ireland and challenged the rule of the king. Between 1637 and 1660 the British Isles were embroiled in a series of wars, rebellions, and revolutions that affected not only all the political and social institutions within them,
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How Good an Historian Shall I Be?

R.G. Collingwood, the Historical Imagination and Education

by Marnie Hughes-Warrington ...

Series Book 2 - British Idealist Studies Series 2: Collingwood
R.G. Collingwood’s name is familiar to historians and history educators around the world. Few, however, have charted the depths of his reflections on what it means to be educated in history. In this book Marnie Hughes-Warrington begins with the facet of Collingwood’s work best known to teachers—re-enactment—and locates it in historically-informed discussions on empathy, imagination and history ... Read more

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R.G. Collingwood’s name is familiar to historians and history educators around the world. Few, however, have charted the depths of his reflections on what it means to be educated in history. In this book Marnie Hughes-Warrington begins with the facet of Collingwood’s work best known to teachers—re-enactment—and locates it in historically-informed discussions on empathy, imagination and history
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História pessoal e sentido da vida

Historiobiografia

by Dulce Mara Critelli ...

Pode-se dizer que o eixo de História pessoal e sentido de vida se encontra na noção e na prática da narrativa. Como um elo de mediação entre os dois segmentos do título, é a narrativa da história pessoal que faz emergir o sentido da vida. E é juntando "história" e "sentido" que a narrativa enreda os eventos transformando a vida em biografia. Se, na clareza da sua escrita e da sua organização, este ... Read more

$6.99 CAD

Pode-se dizer que o eixo de História pessoal e sentido de vida se encontra na noção e na prática da narrativa. Como um elo de mediação entre os dois segmentos do título, é a narrativa da história pessoal que faz emergir o sentido da vida. E é juntando "história" e "sentido" que a narrativa enreda os eventos transformando a vida em biografia. Se, na clareza da sua escrita e da sua organização, este
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Reading Russian Sources

A Student's Guide to Text and Visual Sources from Russian History

Edited by George Gilbert ...

Series series Routledge Guides to Using Historical Sources
Reading Russian Sources is an accessible and comprehensive guide that introduces students to the wide range of sources that can be used to engage with Russian history from the early medieval to the late Soviet periods.Divided into two parts, the book begins by considering approaches that can be taken towards the study of Russian history using primary sources. It then moves on to assess both ... Read more

$81.99 CAD

Reading Russian Sources is an accessible and comprehensive guide that introduces students to the wide range of sources that can be used to engage with Russian history from the early medieval to the late Soviet periods.Divided into two parts, the book begins by considering approaches that can be taken towards the study of Russian history using primary sources. It then moves on to assess both
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Researching China in Southeast Asia

Edited by Ngeow Chow-Bing ...

Series series Routledge Contemporary Southeast Asia Series
This book maps out the state of China Studies in seven Southeast Asian countries from different perspectives. It looks at the history, current status, and characteristics of the study of China in Indonesia, the Philippines, Thailand, Vietnam, Malaysia, Singapore, and Myanmar, and what factors shaped the development and prospects of Sinology and Chinese Studies in these countries.For the first time ... Read more

$93.99 CAD

This book maps out the state of China Studies in seven Southeast Asian countries from different perspectives. It looks at the history, current status, and characteristics of the study of China in Indonesia, the Philippines, Thailand, Vietnam, Malaysia, Singapore, and Myanmar, and what factors shaped the development and prospects of Sinology and Chinese Studies in these countries.For the first time
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Bergson

by Mark Sinclair ...

Series series The Routledge Philosophers
Henri Bergson (1859-1941) was one of the most celebrated and influential philosophers of the twentieth century. He was awarded in 1928 the Nobel prize for literature for his philosophical work, and his controversial ideas about time, memory and life shaped generations of thinkers, writers and artists.In this clear and engaging introduction, Mark Sinclair examines the full range of Bergson's work. ... Read more

$49.99 CAD

Henri Bergson (1859-1941) was one of the most celebrated and influential philosophers of the twentieth century. He was awarded in 1928 the Nobel prize for literature for his philosophical work, and his controversial ideas about time, memory and life shaped generations of thinkers, writers and artists.In this clear and engaging introduction, Mark Sinclair examines the full range of Bergson's work.
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The Varieties of Historical Experience

Edited by Charles Stewart, Stephan Palmié ...

Series series The Anthropology of History
This book considers how history is not just objectively lived but subjectively experienced by people in the process of orienting their present toward the past. It analyses affectivity in historical experience, examines the digital mediation of history, and assesses the current politics of competing historical genres. The contributors explore the diverse ways in which the past may be activated and ... Read more

$91.99 CAD

This book considers how history is not just objectively lived but subjectively experienced by people in the process of orienting their present toward the past. It analyses affectivity in historical experience, examines the digital mediation of history, and assesses the current politics of competing historical genres. The contributors explore the diverse ways in which the past may be activated and
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Fieldwork in Modern Chinese History

A Research Guide

Edited by Thomas David DuBois, Jan Kiely ...

Series series The Historical Anthropology of Chinese Society Series
This book explores how fieldwork has been used to research Chinese history in the past and new ways that others might use in it the future. It introduces the previous generations of scholars who ventured out of the archive to conduct local investigations in Chinese cities, villages, farms and temples. It goes on to present the techniques of historical fieldwork, providing guidance on how to ... Read more

$88.99 CAD

This book explores how fieldwork has been used to research Chinese history in the past and new ways that others might use in it the future. It introduces the previous generations of scholars who ventured out of the archive to conduct local investigations in Chinese cities, villages, farms and temples. It goes on to present the techniques of historical fieldwork, providing guidance on how to
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Hannibal le chainon manquant

by David Mazzoni ...

On le verra, ce chaînon manquant concerne en définitive l’emplacemen... ... Read more

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On le verra, ce chaînon manquant concerne en définitive l’emplacemen...
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The Politics of Time in China and Japan

Back to the Future

by Viren Murthy ...

Series series Routledge Approaches to History
Drawing on a wide range of texts and using an interdisciplinary approach, this volume shows how Chinese and Japanese intellectuals mobilized the past to create a better future. It is especially significant today given a world where, amidst tensions within Asia and the rise of China, East Asian intellectuals and governments constantly find new political meanings in their traditions. The essays ... Read more

$85.99 CAD

Drawing on a wide range of texts and using an interdisciplinary approach, this volume shows how Chinese and Japanese intellectuals mobilized the past to create a better future. It is especially significant today given a world where, amidst tensions within Asia and the rise of China, East Asian intellectuals and governments constantly find new political meanings in their traditions. The essays
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Kristina

A Civil War Woman

by Jerome V. Lofgren ...

Kristina, A Civil War Woman is a Historical novel about the women of the south during in the Civil War. The heroine is Kristina Augustsson who fought in the Southern Army by disguising herself as a man.Kristina had emigrated from Sweden to Charleston, South Carolina in August 1860. Because she was big and unattractive, Kristina's disguise as a man gained her free passage as an indentured harness ... Read more

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Kristina, A Civil War Woman is a Historical novel about the women of the south during in the Civil War. The heroine is Kristina Augustsson who fought in the Southern Army by disguising herself as a man.Kristina had emigrated from Sweden to Charleston, South Carolina in August 1860. Because she was big and unattractive, Kristina's disguise as a man gained her free passage as an indentured harness
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Returning the Gaze

The Manichean Drama of Postcolonial Exoticism

by Asma Agzenay ...

This book is proposed as a contribution to postcolonial critiques of the colonial and postcolonial exotic. It investigates the exotic as a representation of colonial cultural difference in colonial discourse, culture and history, and its oppositional rewritings in postcolonial thought and literature. Its analyses of the exotic include classical Arabo-Islamic ethnographic texts, Marco Polo’s and ... Read more

$110.99 CAD

This book is proposed as a contribution to postcolonial critiques of the colonial and postcolonial exotic. It investigates the exotic as a representation of colonial cultural difference in colonial discourse, culture and history, and its oppositional rewritings in postcolonial thought and literature. Its analyses of the exotic include classical Arabo-Islamic ethnographic texts, Marco Polo’s and
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San Juan Hill 1898

America's Emergence as a World Power

by Angus Konstam ...

Series Book 57 - Campaign
A compact volume on a key, early battle in US American history.Labelled a 'splendid little war' by Senator John Hay, the Spanish American War was a peculiar event in America's history, provoked as much by the press as by political pressures. Here, aided by superbly detailed maps and artwork, Angus Konstam deals with the clashes at Las Guasimas and El Caney, the capture of San Juan Hill, and the ... Read more

$21.99 CAD

A compact volume on a key, early battle in US American history.Labelled a 'splendid little war' by Senator John Hay, the Spanish American War was a peculiar event in America's history, provoked as much by the press as by political pressures. Here, aided by superbly detailed maps and artwork, Angus Konstam deals with the clashes at Las Guasimas and El Caney, the capture of San Juan Hill, and the
... Read more
Of This and That, Essays, Mostly

by James Babcock ...

The variety of essays included in this volume were written as serious histories, some as would-be editorials never submitted, and some for family as memoirs. The criterion for inclusion was the notion that each contains one or more thoughts that might be of general interest. The essays deal with famous empires, the historiography of the FHA, the Federal Reserve, monetary excess, regional ... Read more

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The variety of essays included in this volume were written as serious histories, some as would-be editorials never submitted, and some for family as memoirs. The criterion for inclusion was the notion that each contains one or more thoughts that might be of general interest. The essays deal with famous empires, the historiography of the FHA, the Federal Reserve, monetary excess, regional
... Read more
Jacqueline Kennedy

First Ladies of the United States

by Hourly History ...

Series series First Ladies of the United States
Jacqueline Kennedy, the wife of President John F. Kennedy, is one of the most iconic and beloved First Ladies in American history, lauded for her style and class. But who was the woman behind the image? In this intimate biography, readers will discover the true Jackie, from her privileged upbringing and education to her marriage to JFK and her life after his assassination.Discover a plethora of ... Read more

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Jacqueline Kennedy, the wife of President John F. Kennedy, is one of the most iconic and beloved First Ladies in American history, lauded for her style and class. But who was the woman behind the image? In this intimate biography, readers will discover the true Jackie, from her privileged upbringing and education to her marriage to JFK and her life after his assassination.Discover a plethora of
... Read more
Edinburgh Sketches & Memories

by David Masson ...

Edinburgh Sketches & Memories by David Masson is a captivating collection that offers a vivid and nostalgic portrayal of Edinburgh through the eyes of one of Scotland’s esteemed literary figures. In this charming volume, Masson provides a series of evocative sketches and personal recollections that capture the essence of the city’s unique character and rich history.Drawing on his deep affection ... Read more

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Edinburgh Sketches & Memories by David Masson is a captivating collection that offers a vivid and nostalgic portrayal of Edinburgh through the eyes of one of Scotland’s esteemed literary figures. In this charming volume, Masson provides a series of evocative sketches and personal recollections that capture the essence of the city’s unique character and rich history.Drawing on his deep affection
... Read more
Imperial Culture and Colonial Projects

The Portuguese-Speaking World from the Fifteenth to the Eighteenth Centuries

by Diogo Ramada Curto ...

Beyond the immeasurable political and economic changes it brought, colonial expansion exerted a powerful effect on Portuguese culture. And as this book demonstrates, the imperial culture that emerged over the course of four centuries was hardly a homogeneous whole, as triumphalist literature and other cultural forms mingled with recurrent doubts about the expansionist project. In a series of ... Read more

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Beyond the immeasurable political and economic changes it brought, colonial expansion exerted a powerful effect on Portuguese culture. And as this book demonstrates, the imperial culture that emerged over the course of four centuries was hardly a homogeneous whole, as triumphalist literature and other cultural forms mingled with recurrent doubts about the expansionist project. In a series of
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What Is China?

Territory, Ethnicity, Culture, and History

by Zhaoguang Ge ...

Translated by Michael Gibbs Hill ...

Ge Zhaoguang, an eminent historian of traditional China and a public intellectual, takes on fundamental questions that shape the domestic and international politics of the world’s most populous country and its second largest economy. What Is China? offers an insider’s account that addresses sensitive problems of Chinese identity and shows how modern scholarship about China—whether conducted in ... Read more

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Ge Zhaoguang, an eminent historian of traditional China and a public intellectual, takes on fundamental questions that shape the domestic and international politics of the world’s most populous country and its second largest economy. What Is China? offers an insider’s account that addresses sensitive problems of Chinese identity and shows how modern scholarship about China—whether conducted in
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The United Nations and Decolonization

Edited by Nicole Eggers, Jessica Lynne Pearson, Aurora Almada e Santos ...

Series series Routledge Studies in Modern History
Differing interpretations of the history of the United Nations on the one hand conceive of it as an instrument to promote colonial interests while on the other emphasize its inﬂuence in facilitating self-determination for dependent territories. The authors in this book explore this dynamic in order to expand our understanding of both the achievements and the limits of international support for the ... Read more

$91.99 CAD

Differing interpretations of the history of the United Nations on the one hand conceive of it as an instrument to promote colonial interests while on the other emphasize its inﬂuence in facilitating self-determination for dependent territories. The authors in this book explore this dynamic in order to expand our understanding of both the achievements and the limits of international support for the
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Reform, Revolution and Crisis in Europe

Landmarks in History, Memory and Thought

Edited by Bronwyn Winter, Cat Moir ...

Series series Routledge Studies in Cultural History
Today Europe stands at a crossroads unlike any it has faced since 1945. Since the 2008 financial crash, Europe has weathered the Greek debt crisis, the 2015 refugee crisis, and the identity crisis brought about by Brexit in 2016. The future of the European project is in doubt. How will Europe respond? Reform and revolution have been two forms of response to crisis that have shaped Europe’s history ... Read more

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Today Europe stands at a crossroads unlike any it has faced since 1945. Since the 2008 financial crash, Europe has weathered the Greek debt crisis, the 2015 refugee crisis, and the identity crisis brought about by Brexit in 2016. The future of the European project is in doubt. How will Europe respond? Reform and revolution have been two forms of response to crisis that have shaped Europe’s history
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New Horizons for Early Modern European Scholarship

Edited by Ann Blair, Nicholas Popper ...

An illuminating exploration of the new frontiers—and unsettled geographical, temporal, and thematic borders—of early modern European history.The study of early modern Europe has long been the source of some of the most creative and influential movements in historical scholarship. New Horizons for Early Modern European Scholarship explores recent developments in historiography both to exhibit the ... Read more

$59.99 CAD

An illuminating exploration of the new frontiers—and unsettled geographical, temporal, and thematic borders—of early modern European history.The study of early modern Europe has long been the source of some of the most creative and influential movements in historical scholarship. New Horizons for Early Modern European Scholarship explores recent developments in historiography both to exhibit the
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Teaching Emancipation and Reconstruction, 1861-1876

Series Book 5 - Teaching Critical Themes in American History
Historians argue that the years following the Emancipation Proclamation and those immediately after the Civil War were formative years in the trajectory of the United States as a country. So, why then, does this era of history not get the proper attention it deserves in survey classes across the nation? Why does the Civil War overshadow Reconstruction? The contributors of this volume would ... Read more

$46.99 CAD

Historians argue that the years following the Emancipation Proclamation and those immediately after the Civil War were formative years in the trajectory of the United States as a country. So, why then, does this era of history not get the proper attention it deserves in survey classes across the nation? Why does the Civil War overshadow Reconstruction? The contributors of this volume would
... Read more

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