{"product_id":"doing-history-9781138301559","title":"Doing History","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eDoing History\u003c\/em\u003e bridges the gap between the way history is studied in school or as represented in the media and the way it is studied at university level.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHistory as an academic discipline has dramatically changed in recent decades and has been enhanced by ideas from other disciplines, the influence of postmodernism and historians’ incorporation of their own reflections into their work. \u003cem\u003eDoing History \u003c\/em\u003epresents the ideas and debates that shape how we ‘do’ history today, covering arguments about the nature of historical knowledge and the function of historical writing, whether we can ever really know what happened in the past, what sources historians depend on, and the relative value of popular and academic histories. This revised edition includes new chapters on public history and activist histories. It looks at global representations of the past across the centuries, and provides up-to-date suggestions for further reading, presenting the reader\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"\u003cem\u003eDoing History\u003c\/em\u003e reflects the deep partnership Mark Donnelly and Claire Norton have brokered between history in universities and schools, and in the wider community. This partnership tugs and shapes theory and practice in ways that sparks powerful new ideas and forms of action.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMarnie Hughes-Warrington,\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003eUniversity of South Australia, Australia\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePart 1: What is History? \u003c\/strong\u003e1. Introduction 2. Pre-Modern Historians on History 3. Academic History \u003cstrong\u003ePart 2: What Historians Do \u003c\/strong\u003e4. Using Sources 5. Creating Historical Knowledge 6. Writing Histories. Historical Interpretations and Imagination \u003cstrong\u003ePart 3: Whose History? \u003c\/strong\u003e7. The Power of History 8. Histories from Another Perspective 9. Popular History \u003cstrong\u003ePart 4: History Today \u003c\/strong\u003e10. Public History 11. Liberating History Bibliography\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Taylor \u0026 Francis Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51019477057879,"sku":"9781138301559","price":22.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781138301559.jpg?v=1750780388","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/doing-history-9781138301559","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}