How to Read a History Book

How to Read a History Book
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Publisher : John Hunt Publishing
Total Pages : 136
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ISBN-10 : 9781785356469
ISBN-13 : 1785356461
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Book Synopsis How to Read a History Book by : Marshall T. Poe

Download or read book How to Read a History Book written by Marshall T. Poe and published by John Hunt Publishing. This book was released on 2018-01-26 with total page 136 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A deconstruction of the modern history book as artifact, How to Read a History Book explains who writes history books, how the writers are trained, and why they write them. It also discusses genre, bias (political and otherwise) and how to read history books between the lines. Written for undergraduates, intro graduate students and anyone with an informed interest in the subject, How to Read a History Book demonstrates that, rather than being objects that fall from the sky, history books are actually socially-constructed artifacts reflecting all the contradictions of modern meritocratic capitalism.


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