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This guide should be useful to those studying and researching modern history. International and up to date, it covers sources and controversies in the subject area and includes a section of useful addresses. The volume is divided into three main sections which together comprise a reference work for contemporary historians. The first section comprises of a series of essays which cover issues as diverse as postmodernism, world security, the end of history, gender and multi-racialism. It opens with a defence of the role of the historian in the contemporary world by Eric Hobsbawm. This is followed by a section on global perspectives, analyzing the current debates among commentators and historians on Western and Eastern Europe, the USA, Latin America, Japan, China, Africa, Russia, the Middle-east and the Indian sub-continent. The final section, sources, covers the problems and possibilities of conventional sources used for understanding the contemporary period and examines the importance of uniquely contemporary sources such as television, computers, multimedia and living witnesses. The handbook concludes with a series of diverse listings along with the names and addresses of sources of further information.
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The Contemporary History Handbook
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Manchester University Press, 1996
ISBN 10 : 0719048362
ISBN 13 : 9780719048364
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Soft cover
Vendeur : Hughes & Reyes, Henlow, Royaume-Uni
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Soft cover. Etat : Very Good. A very good copy of The Contemporary History Handbook (ISBN 0719048362) offers a clean, tight, and well?kept edition of this widely used guide for studying and researching modern history. ? Condition & Physical Quality This copy shows only light shelf wear, with a solid, uncreased spine and clean pages throughout. There are no markings, highlighting, or annotations, and the covers remain bright and intact. Overall, it presents as a well?preserved and carefully handled book. ? About the Book The Contemporary History Handbook is designed as a comprehensive reference for students, researchers, and anyone working with modern historical sources. It brings together essays and guidance on major themes such as postmodernism, world security after the Cold War, the "end of history" debate, gender, and multiracialism. The volume is divided into three main sections, combining methodological advice, thematic essays, and practical resources?including useful addresses and guidance on archives and public records. It opens with a notable defence of the historian's role in contemporary society by Eric Hobsbawm. N° de réf. du vendeur B1-003
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