Description
Book Synopsisaeo Written without jargon; all central historical concepts are explained clearly and introduced in bold type. aeo Chapters are self--contained for ease of reference, though they form a logical whole. aeo Uses relevant examples from contemporary history. aeo Full reading guides follow each chapter.
Trade Review"With Michael Stanford as a guide, the journey through history becomes lively and informative. Cheerful, accessible, wise, witty, and philosophically grounded, his book engagingly connects history as lived experience and as critical reconstruction of the past. Both professional historians and students of history will learn much from Stanford's lucid common sense."
Charles Tilly, New School for Social Research, New York Table of ContentsIntroduction.
1. History as Unity.
2. History as Action.
3. History as Outlook.
4. History as Discourse.
5. History as Knowledge.
6. History as Relic.
7. History as Event.
8. History as Sequence.
9. History as Theory.
10. History Transcended: Metaphysics, Marx, Myth and Meaning.
Index.
