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of History approach is not only outdated but an inappropriate choice of scholarly inquiry since those studies in the past did not adequately condemn This is an amazing short introduction to the history of history.
Very readable. Very accessible. Balanced assessments. Really really useful for historians of all levels, Thoughtful and extremely well written, this is a graceful conversation about the development of historical thought, It mentions most of the key theoretical shifts in the practice of history, Very useful and well organized, This book should be required reading for all graduate students or upper level history majors who intend to continue on to grad school.
Maza offers a clear, insightful, and witty overview of historiography and historical methodologies, from the emergence of history as a I have taught a Historiography class, required of all sopho history majors at my college, since.
During this time I have considered and /or used every available historiography text on the market, Maza's Thinking About History is by far the best text out there, It was on my syllabus for class, so far I actually like it, It provides a lot of background information on many aspects of history including who, what and where is being studied.
This book is extremely redundant, It is the same idea regurgitated over and over, chapter after chapter, If you have a high school level knowledge of history then you already understand the ideas that make up this book.
If you are looking for an elementary level children's
What distinguishes history as a discipline from other fields of study Thats the animating question of Sarah Mazas Thinking About History, a general introduction to the field of history that revels in its eclecticism and highlights the inherent tensions and controversies that shape it.
Designed for the classroom, Thinking About History is organized around big questions: Whose history do we write, and how does that affect what stories get told and how they are told How did we come to view the nation as the inevitable context for history, and what happens when we move outside those boundaries What is the relation among popular, academic, and public history, and how should we evaluate sources What is the difference between description and interpretation, and how do we balance them Maza provides choice examples in place of definitive answers, and the result is a book that will spark classroom discussion and offer students a view of history as a vibrant, ever changing field of inquiry that is thoroughly relevant to our daily lives.