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  • Histories on Screen

    The Past and Present in Anglo-American Cinema and Television

    Edited by Dr Sam Edwards, Dr Faye Sayer, Dr Michael Dolski ...
    Series series Bloomsbury Research Skills for History
    How, as historians, should we 'read' a film? Histories on Screen answers this and other questions in a crucial volume for any history student keen to master source use.The book begins with a theoretical 'Thinking about Film' section that explores the ways in which films can be analyzed and interrogated as either primary sources, secondary sources or indeed as both. The much larger 'Using Film' ... Read more

    $33.19 USD

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  • Virtual History

    Alternatives and Counterfactuals

    by Niall Ferguson ...
    **Leading historians explore what might have been if nine of the most decisive moments in modern history had never happened.“A welcome, optimistic assault on an intellectual heresy that has done much, much more harm than good.” –Sunday Times (UK)**What if there had been no American War of Independence? What if Ireland had never been divided? What if Britain had stayed out of the First World War? ... Read more

    $16.99 USD

  • Natural Experiments of History

    by Jared Diamond ...
    In eight case studies by leading scholars in history, archaeology, business, economics, geography, and political science, the authors showcase the “natural experiment” or “comparative method”—well-known in any science concerned with the past—on the discipline of human history. That means, according to the editors, “comparing, preferably quantitatively and aided by statistical analyses, different ... Read more

    $16.39 USD

  • Joe Gould's Teeth

    by Jill Lepore ...
    From New Yorker staff writer and Harvard historian Jill Lepore, the dark, spellbinding tale of her restless search for the long-lost, longest book ever written, a century-old manuscript called “The Oral History of Our Time.”Joe Gould, a madman, believed he was the most brilliant historian of the twentieth century. So did some of his friends, a group of modernist writers and artists that included E ... Read more

    $12.99 USD

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  • History Beyond the Text

    A Student’s Guide to Approaching Alternative Sources

    Edited by Sarah Barber, Corinna Peniston-Bird ...
    Series series Routledge Guides to Using Historical Sources
    Historians are increasingly looking beyond the traditional, and turning to visual, oral, aural, and virtual sources to inform their work. The challenges these sources pose require new skills of interpretation and require historians to consider alternative theoretical and practical approaches.In order to help historians successfully move beyond traditional text, Sarah Barber and Corinna Peniston ... Read more

    $59.99 USD

  • American Settler Colonialism

    A History

    by W. Hixson ...
    Series series History (R0)
    Over the course of three centuries, American settlers helped to create the richest, most powerful nation in human history, even as they killed and displaced millions. This groundbreaking work shows that American history is defined by settler colonialism, providing a compelling framework through which to understand its rise to global dominance. ... Read more

    $125.09 USD

  • Deconstructing History

    by Alun Munslow ...
    In Deconstructing History, Alun Munslow examines history in the postmodern age. He provides an introduction to the debates and issues of postmodernist history. He also surveys the latest research into the relationship between the past, history and historical practice as well as forwarding his own challenging theories.The book discusses issues of both empiricist and deconstruction positions and ... Read more

    $61.99 USD

  • The Making of the Ancient Greek Economy

    Institutions, Markets, and Growth in the City-States

    by Alain Bresson ...
    Translated by Steven Rendall ...
    A revolutionary account of the ancient Greek economyThis comprehensive introduction to the ancient Greek economy revolutionizes our understanding of the subject and its possibilities. Alain Bresson is one of the world's leading authorities in the field, and he is helping to redefine it. Here he combines a thorough knowledge of ancient sources with innovative new approaches grounded in recent ... Read more

    $35.99 USD

  • The Letters of C. Vann Woodward

    by C. Vann Woodward ...

    $32.79 USD

  • Founding Myths

    Stories That Hide Our Patriotic Past

    by Ray Raphael ...
    First published ten years ago, award-winning historian Ray Raphael's Founding Myths has since established itself as a landmark of historical myth-busting. With Raphael's trademark wit and flair, Founding Myths exposed the errors and inventions in America's most cherished tales, from Paul Revere's famous ride to Patrick Henry's "Liberty or Death" speech. For the thousands who have been captivated ... Read more

    $15.89 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • On the Writing of History

    by Charles Oman ...
    Series series Routledge Library Editions: Historiography
    Written by one of the most eminent, (if sometimes disputed) historians of the 20th century, this book, originally published in 1939, gives guidance to the would-be historian on historical sources, research and evidence. Although inevitably a product of its time, this volume nonetheless remains one of the most comprehensive guides to historiograhy. ... Read more

    $54.99 USD

  • The Cesare Lombroso Handbook

    Edited by Paul Knepper, Per Jørgen Ystehede ...
    The Italian criminologist Cesare Lombroso (1835 – 1909) is the single-most important figure in the founding of criminology and the study of aberrant conduct in the human sciences.The Cesare Lombroso Handbook brings together essays by leading Lombroso scholars and is divided into four main parts, each focusing on a major theme. Part one examines the range and scope of Lombroso’s thinking; the ... Read more

    $82.99 USD